Only 30 percent of US wives earn more than their husbands, data shows
nypost.comaccording to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.In 1981, only 15.9 percent of wives earned more than their husbands on average.Wives whose husbands who work in teaching and childcare see the greatest income disparities, out-earning their spouses by 40 percent or more, according to an analysis of labor and census stats in Self Financial.How female breadwinners fare compared to their husbands varies region to region, the Self analysis also shows.They do better in the northeast, where education levels are higher.Vermont and New York are home to the greatest share of wives who outearn their husbands, at 36.2 and 32.9 percent respectively.Wives earn the least compared to their husbands in Utah and Idaho.In Utah, only 22.4 percent of wives earn.
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