For many centuries, women have fought hard to receive the same benefits as men do. In today’s society women typically make less than the average man. Data provided by the U.S. Department of Labor also shows the many indifferences present between a woman and man’s salary, given they work in the same profession. While this wage gap can be fueled by many situations such as education levels, childcare assistance, or race, it is obvious in today’s world that women do not receive the same opportunities as men. For this reason, research was conducted on whether wage gap was supported by perceptions or qualifications. A survey was created where participants were asked to choose who they would hire for 5 different jobs based off pictures of Caucasian, African American, and Hispanic men and women. They were also given a chance to choose who they would hire based off ethnic and nonethnic names. It was hypothesized that majority of the participants would choose to hire the nonethnic named employees and choose the Caucasian men and women over the African American and Hispanic variables. This hypothesis was created based upon national data that shows the percentage of employees that work in each job field. The hypothesis was supported in most cases with the men and ethnic/nonethnic names, but in terms of women, majority of participants chose the African American women to hire over the Caucasian woman. These results show that perception does not necessarily impact wage gaps.