The Highest Paying Jobs For Women In 2017
It’s no secret women are paid roughly 79 cents less than men – while you might think that’s nothing, it’s something. Tell it to a women who loses almost half a million dollars to men throughout their careers. That’s not the worst part – women in the minority are paid even less and if you are a young women between the ages of 25 to 34, your gender pay gap is getting worse. I can’t imagine what it’s like to have one of the highest paying jobs for women!
Being a #GirlBoss takes hard work and we’re usually penalized for it. Generally women who hold higher office positions are faced with adversary; they’re often discouraged and labeled as a bitch, or any other derogatory terminology for that matter. Its apparent equal rights across the board have yet to be attained. In fact several women are suing Trump in attempts to help end the gender pay gap. Women have always kicked ass but are really cranking it up a notch. Brave women are stepping forward in regards to sexual harassment, pink tax and the gender pay gap. To honor those bad ass women, here’s the 2017 Forbes statistics of the highest paying jobs for women.
The Highest Paying Jobs for Women
Management Analysts
Median annual earnings: $69,784
Engineers
Median annual earnings: $72,852
Surgeons & Physicians
Median annual earnings: $76,752
Physician Assistants
Median annual earnings: $80,444
Lawyers
Median annual earnings: $84,188
Computer & Information Systems Managers
Median annual earnings: $87,260
Only 25% of women hold this job position.
Nurse Practitioners
Median annual earnings: $91,156
Here’s a shout out to women holding roughly 92% of this job position.
Pharmacists
Median annual earnings: $95,628
Chief Executive Officers
Median annual earnings: $97,552
28% of these jobs are held by women. Here’s to those 28% of Girl Bosses.
What’s YOUR take on the highest paying jobs for women? Let us know #GirlBosses!
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