Latina women working full time, year-round earn 58 cents for every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic men, according to data collected by the National Women's Law Center.
That gap in pay translates to a loss of nearly $1.3 million over a 40-year career.
Break that down further and Latinas lose $32,070 in wages per year, or $2,672 every month, compared with the dominant cohort.
"The increase in lifetime losses and widening of the wage gap for all Latina workers, including part-time workers, is likely because white men's wages are increasing at a faster rate than other demographic groups," said Ashir Coillberg, NWLC senior research analyst.
Despite the narrow improvement for full-time workers, the gap actually widens for part-time and part-year Latina workers, falling to 51 cents on the dollar compared with 52 cents last year.
Persons:
NWLC, Ashir Coillberg
Organizations:
National Women's Law, Latina
Locations:
San Diego, San Diego , CA