NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Women and people of color who work for the city of New York earn "thousands of dollars" less per year than their male counterparts, a City Council analysis found.
Men who work for the city full-time earn approximately $4,500 more per year, on average, than women, an analysis the Council released Thursday found.
Black city employees make around $7,600 less per year on average than white employees, while Asian employees make around $6,500 less per year than white employees, according to the analysis.
Hispanic and Latinx employees, meanwhile, make around $8,700 less per year on average than non-Hispanic and non-Latinx employees.
In a statement, Council Speaker Corey Johnson called the findings "troubling."
"For too long, the many contributions of women and people of color have been short-changed," he said. "It's incumbent on all of us to make sure we are working to right those wrongs, and address the biases and discriory practices that contribute to pay and opportunity gaps."
The full report is available on the City Council's website.
