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Kansas City Still Strong on Women Tech Pay

Women working in technology in Kansas City have no gender pay gap, actually earning more than men. That was one of the reasons Kansas City was named the second-best municipality for women in tech for the third straight year.

But there is a downside. There seems to be fewer women drawing that better paycheck even though tech jobs have grown.

The figures show that in 2015 median pay for women in Kansas City was $69,770 in computer and mathematical jobs, while the median pay for men was $67,461. The report came from SmartAsset, which utilized data from the Census Bureau and other sources.

With some gains have come some losses. Data shows that tech employment grew by 10 percent in Kansas City between 2012 and 2015. Despite that growth, the percentage of tech jobs filled by women has declined. In 2014, women comprised about 34 percent of the tech workforce, compared to about 30 percent now.

Washington, D.C., was the top city for women in the tech industry for three years in a row. The percentage of tech jobs filled by women rose by about 1.5 percent between 2014 and 2015. Female employees now make up 41 percent of the D.C. tech workers, but the gender pay gap widened slightly.

Women Still in Minority // Key finds in the survey indicated that women are still in the minority in the percentage of computer and mathematical jobs, remaining at about 26 percent.

Gender Pay Gap // Based on the analysis, the average female-to-male earnings ratio is 84.8 percent. It was 86.7 percent last year. While female tech workers earn more than their male counterparts in some cities, there needs to be more pressure for equal pay for equal work for women.