Actually, if you look at the data, for the same job and level, women tend to get paid slightly MORE, given the same hours logged, The so-called Wage Gap is due to career choice, not a lot of women gravitate to the sort of jobs that have high pay, but also high physical danger. And, at least at the macro level, women work fewer hours. After all, if I have two people of identical capabilities and talent, and one works more hours for the same cash, who do you THINK a manager will retain and promote ? However, that is a tangent from the argument, that existing income streams independent of an employer can have a decided effect on offered compensation. . .

Given a private sector, the more likely outcome is that salaries would drop additionally by the amount of the UBI. Why do I say this ? I work in DC Metro. We HAVE people who get paid a fixed amount monthly, Military Retirees. While considered valuable employees with needed experience and skills, they routinely get lower offers simply BECAUSE the employers know they already have an outside income stream. . . .