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National Equal Pay Day

Every spring, a date lands on the calendar that should not have to exist. National Equal Pay Day marks how far into the new year women must work to earn what men earned the year before. The National Committee on Pay Equity sets the date each year from the latest Census data. Most recently it fell on March 26, 2026, one day later than the year before, because the gap widened instead of closing.

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Created in 1996 by the National Committee on Pay Equity to raise public awareness of the gap between men's and women's wages.
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National Equal Pay Day moves each year (Changes Annually). This year it is Thursday, March 26, 2026. Check back for future years.

Fast facts

2026In 2026, women working full time, year round earned 81 cents for every dollar men earned, the second straight year the gap widened.
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