Women in Engineering in Pennsylvania
How women in engineering fare in Pennsylvania — state-adjusted pay gap, state ranking, and the national context that frames the local picture.
The state-adjusted picture
Women in engineering nationally face the same structural conditions as women in every other field — but the overall wage environment in Pennsylvania modifies the baseline by -3.8% relative to the US average. A state where the overall pay gap is narrower tends to reflect narrower gaps within fields too, though field-specific dynamics dominate for specialized professions.
Pennsylvania has never elected a woman US Senator.
National context
Engineering remains the most male-dominated STEM field. Women earn 24% of engineering degrees and hold 16% of engineering jobs. This page tracks the numbers by specialty, pay, and where the pipeline leaks hardest.
National headline stats (engineering)
Other fields in Pennsylvania
Engineering in other states
Related pages
Frequently asked
What is the pay gap for women in engineering in Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania’s overall pay ratio is 80.6% — a 19.4% gap. The gap within engineering follows the national pattern modified by Pennsylvania’s overall wage environment. See the full national field data for in-field specifics.
How does Pennsylvania rank on pay equity?
Pennsylvania ranks #31 of 51 US jurisdictions on pay equity, per Census ACS state ratios.
How are women represented in Pennsylvania politics?
30.1% of Pennsylvania state legislators are women (CAWP 2024). 4 women from Pennsylvania serve in the 119th US Congress.
Where does the national engineering data come from?
BLS Labor Force Statistics; NSF NCSES Women, Minorities, Persons with Disabilities in S&E; Society of Women Engineers Research