St. Pete Among Best Paying Cities for Women – Do You Agree?

St. Petersburg, along with Clearwater and Tampa, has made a Top 10 list of the highest paying regions for women in the U.S. to work.

It's commonly known that women in full-time jobs make less than their male counterparts (an average of 78 percent as a percentage of men's salaries).

But the wage gap varies, depending on geographical area, according to the Institute for Women's Policy Research.

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater (grouped as a region) came in at No. 10 on the list in its wages for women, USA Today. Sarasota-Bradenton-Northport came in at No. 3.

Although median earnings for women in the Tampa metropolitan area were lower than the U.S. median of $37,199, they were closer to men's compared to the country as a whole. In office and administrative support positions, where 16.6% of full-time workers in the area were employed, women made 93.4% of men's wages, compared to 87.7% across the country. In sales-related occupations, women made 80.9% of men's pay. Although this gap was wider than the wage gap as a whole, it was better than all but one other metropolitan area. Production occupations, which nationwide pay women less than 70% of men's salaries, are far less common in Tampa, accounting for just 3.8% of workers there, vs. 6.8% nationwide.

So for women willing to move, or those lucky enough to be in the right spot, here's a look at the best-paying cities for gals.

1. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California: Women's pay as a pct. of men's: 91.4%

2. Fresno, California: Women's pay as a pct. of men's: 89.1%

3. North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida: Women's pay as a pct. of men's: 87.5%

4. Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada: Women's pay as a pct. of men's: 87.0%

5. Stockton, California: Women's pay as a pct. of men's: 87.0%

6. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas: Women's pay as a pct. of men's: 86.5%

7. El Paso, Texas: Women's pay as a pct. of men's: 85.6%

8. San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas: Women's pay as a pct. of men's: 85.5%

9. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida: Women's pay as a pct. of men's: 85.4%

10. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida: Women's pay as a pct. of men's: 84.8%

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