Silicon Valley Latinas face ‘acute’ wage gap; median pay about a third that of white males

LATINAS IN SILICON VALLEY have the largest pay gap of any large metropolitan area in California.

Latinas had a median annual per capita income of $34,400 in 2022, compared to white males who made a median income of $102,000, according to a recent report by Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE). For every dollar a white male earned in San Jose, Sunnyvale and Santa Clara — defined as part of the Silicon Valley metropolitan area — a Latina earned 33 cents. In San Diego, Latinas earned 47 cents to every dollar a white male earned, making nearly $30,300 compared to $63,500 for a white male. In Riverside, Latinas earned 52 cents to every dollar a white person earned, or $25,300 compared to $48,600 respectively.