Systemic gender inequality is a stubborn feature of our labor market. NACE’s First Destination Survey has consistently demonstrated that gender inequity exists in the labor market upon graduation. Our most recent report found that, for the Class of 2023, the pay gap stands at 80%. Among women graduating with a bachelor’s degree, the average salary was $59,778; for men, the average was $72,190. This is down from 78% for the Class of 2020, when NACE first began collecting data by gender.