Women earn more than men in just 11 parts of Great Britain - find out the gender pay gap in your area using our interactive map. The UK’s gender pay gap stands at 14.9%, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics.
That’s the joint lowest it’s ever been, but still means that men are earning far more than women on average. The average male wage in the UK was £15.93 per hour in 2022, compared to the female average of £13.55 per hour.
That’s a difference of £2.38 per hour, or 14.9%. There are, however, 11 local authority areas where the women who live there earn more than the men on average.
