Figure 15.  Male and female values represent cumulative percentages calculated for each gender category and its corresponding monthly income level from the sampled periods.   Absolute difference values were calculated by taking the absolute value of the mean percentage of males subtracted by from the mean percentage of females for each monthly income level during the course of the sampling period.

 

     In general, the effect of gender on the distribution of monthly income levels of employed Jordanians was small, accounting for less than 10% on average.  In 2004, the distributions for both male and female employed Jordanians when compared by their monthly income levels follow those of the national trends.  The majority of employed Jordanians, regardless of the gender, earn between 100-199 JD per month, constituting more than twice the proportion of those represented in the other income levels.  In contrast, those earning 500 JD or more per month constitute the smallest proportion of employed Jordanians, less than or equal to five percent, regardless of their gender.  The effect of gender on the income level of employed Jordanians has a somewhat controversial effect; in the two extreme income levels, the effect is more apparent.  In 2004, the proportion of employed Jordanians earning less than 100 JD per month were one and a half times more likely to be female, as opposed to those earning 500 JD or more per month were one a half times less likely to be female.  The largest disparity between the monthly incomes of the two genders occurred between the employed Jordanians earning 100-199 JD per month, with an 8% difference.

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