Matthew Yglesias uses the NYT’s groovy new salary comparison calculator to illustrate gender gaps in pay for young women, and concludes that “Most of these people are just starting out, and the men are already earning substantially more.”
Indeed. As I noted here, U.S. Department of Education data show that young men are earning more than women in their first jobs out of college–even after you control for field of study.
Table B. Average annual salary of 1992-93 and 1999-2000 bachelor’s degree recipients who were employed full time, by undergraduate field and gender: 1994 and 2001
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1Sciences include life sciences, physical sciences, and computer/information science. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 1993/97 and 2000/01 Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study (B&B:93/97 and B&B:2000/01).
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