Heres How Much the Highest-Paid Women in Every U.S. State Make Compared to Men The Difference in Their Salaries is Stunning

Here's How Much the Highest-Paid Women in Every U.S. State Make Compared to Men â€" The Difference in Their Salaries is Stunning Across the US, the average income for the top 2% of all earners is $206,000. But among women in the top 2%, the average salary is $145,000, compared to $371,000 for men, according to an analysis of the 2015 American Community Survey by labor economics research firm Job Search Intelligence (JSI). That means the average woman in the top 2% makes just 39 cents for every dollar a man makes. Overall, women earn an average of 79 cents for every dollar a man makes in the US, according to a 2016 report published by the Joint Economic Committee Democratic Staff. While striking, the pay gap at the top isn’t likely a matter of women being paid significantly less than their male counterparts, but rather that women are underrepresented at the highest levels of management. In fact, in some states, so few women make it into the top 1% â€" which requires an average annual salary of $389,436 or more, based on calculations by the Economic Policy Institute â€" that, to protect anonymity, salary data is not reported by gender, according to JSI. That’s why we’re comparing earnings among the top 2%, instead of the more standard top 1% of earners. Below, see the average income for the top earners in every US state â€" listed from the smallest gender wage gap to the largest â€" as well as the average income for women and men in the top 2% of all earners. Alaska: Women earn $50,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $185,000 A man in the top 2%: $200,000 A woman in the top 2%: $150,000 North Dakota: Women earn $70,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $150,000 A man in the top 2%: $170,000 A woman in the top 2%: $100,000 Indiana: Women earn $80,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $170,000 A man in the top 2%: $200,000 A woman in the top 2%: $120,000 Wisconsin: Women earn $81,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $180,000 A man in the top 2%: $211,000 A woman in the top 2%: $130,000 Iowa: Women earn $83,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $150,000 A man in the top 2%: $193,000 A woman in the top 2%: $110,000 Kansas: Women earn $85,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $175,000 A man in the top 2%: $215,000 A woman in the top 2%: $130,000 South Dakota: Women earn $85,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $150,000 A man in the top 2%: $186,000 A woman in the top 2%: $101,000 Vermont: Women earn $88,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $176,000 A man in the top 2%: $215,000 A woman in the top 2%: $127,000 Minnesota: Women earn $100,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $200,000 A man in the top 2%: $250,000 A woman in the top 2%: $150,000 Colorado: Women earn $104,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $225,000 A man in the top 2%: $264,000 A woman in the top 2%: $160,000 West Virginia: Women earn $163,000 less Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $160,000 A man in the top 2%: $283,000 A woman in the top 2%: $120,000 New Mexico: Women earn $179,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $158,000 A man in the top 2%: $304,000 A woman in the top 2%: $125,000 Mississippi: Women earn $183,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $150,000 A man in the top 2%: $290,000 A woman in the top 2%: $107,000 Maine: Women earn $199,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $180,000 A man in the top 2%: $324,000 A woman in the top 2%: $125,000 Alabama: Women earn $209,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $175,000 A man in the top 2%: $333,000 A woman in the top 2%: $124,000 Idaho: Women earn $210,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $150,000 A man in the top 2%: $316,000 A woman in the top 2%: $106,000 Hawaii: Women earn $211,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $180,000 A man in the top 2%: $351,000 A woman in the top 2%: $140,000 Arkansas: Women earn $216,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $180,000 A man in the top 2%: $336,000 A woman in the top 2%: $120,000 South Carolina: Women earn $217,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $185,000 A man in the top 2%: $347,000 A woman in the top 2%: $130,000 Louisiana: Women earn $221,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $200,000 A man in the top 2%: $346,000 A woman in the top 2%: $125,000 Arizona: Women earn $227,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $200,000 A man in the top 2%: $367,000 A woman in the top 2%: $140,000 Nevada: Women earn $227,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $180,000 A man in the top 2%: $357,000 A woman in the top 2%: $130,000 Oregon: Women earn $228,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $198,000 A man in the top 2%: $378,000 A woman in the top 2%: $150,000 Utah: Women earn $228,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $200,000 A man in the top 2%: $362,000 A woman in the top 2%: $134,000 Montana: Women earn $229,000 less Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $185,000 A man in the top 2%: $354,000 A woman in the top 2%: $125,000 Kentucky: Women earn $231,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $190,000 A man in the top 2%: $358,000 A woman in the top 2%: $127,000 Rhode Island: Women earn $233,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $225,000 A man in the top 2%: $383,000 A woman in the top 2%: $150,000 Michigan: Women earn $242,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $194,000 A man in the top 2%: $382,000 A woman in the top 2%: $140,000 New Hampshire: Women earn $244,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $220,000 A man in the top 2%: $404,000 A woman in the top 2%: $160,000 Delaware: Women earn $253,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $200,000 A man in the top 2%: $403,000 A woman in the top 2%: $150,000 Oklahoma: Women earn $255,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $180,000 A man in the top 2%: $375,000 A woman in the top 2%: $120,000 Tennessee: Women earn $255,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $200,000 A man in the top 2%: $390,000 A woman in the top 2%: $135,000 Missouri: Women earn $257,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $190,000 A man in the top 2%: $387,000 A woman in the top 2%: $130,000 Ohio: Women earn $257,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $196,000 A man in the top 2%: $392,000 A woman in the top 2%: $135,000 Pennsylvania: Women earn $260,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $200,000 A man in the top 2%: $408,000 A woman in the top 2%: $148,000 Nebraska: Women earn $264,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $175,000 A man in the top 2%: $384,000 A woman in the top 2%: $120,000 North Carolina: Women earn $266,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $200,000 A man in the top 2%: $416,000 A woman in the top 2%: $150,000 Washington: Women earn $268,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $240,000 A man in the top 2%: $440,000 A woman in the top 2%: $172,000 Georgia: Women earn $269,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $217,000 A man in the top 2%: $419,000 A woman in the top 2%: $150,000 Florida: Women earn $279,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $220,000 A man in the top 2%: $429,000 A woman in the top 2%: $150,000 California: Women earn $283,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $250,000 A man in the top 2%: $483,000 A woman in the top 2%: $200,000 Virginia: Women earn $288,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $233,000 A man in the top 2%: $460,000 A woman in the top 2%: $172,000 Texas: Women earn $295,000 less Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $250,000 A man in the top 2%: $451,000 A woman in the top 2%: $156,000 Maryland: Women earn $296,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $250,000 A man in the top 2%: $482,000 A woman in the top 2%: $186,000 Wyoming: Women earn $305,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $170,000 A man in the top 2%: $425,000 A woman in the top 2%: $120,000 Illinois: Women earn $335,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $245,000 A man in the top 2%: $505,000 A woman in the top 2%: $170,000 Massachusetts: Women earn $351,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $300,000 A man in the top 2%: $551,000 A woman in the top 2%: $200,000 New Jersey: Women earn $355,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $300,000 A man in the top 2%: $555,000 A woman in the top 2%: $200,00 Washington, D.C.: Women earn $357,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $379,000 A man in the top 2%: $637,000 A woman in the top 2%: $280,000 New York: Women earn $413,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $280,000 A man in the top 2%: $613,000 A woman in the top 2%: $200,000 Connecticut: Women earn $444,000 less. Average income for: Top 2% of earners: $360,000 A man in the top 2%: $658,000 A woman in the top 2%: $214,000 This story originally appeared on Business Insider.