The Gender Pay Gap
Mean hourly earnings excluding overtime
|
Men |
Women |
Pay
gap |
| 1997 |
10.10 |
8.01 |
20.7 |
| 1998 |
10.65 |
8.39 |
21.2 |
| 1999 |
11.10 |
8.83 |
20.5 |
| 2000 |
11.53 |
9.20 |
20.2 |
| 2001 |
12.24 |
9.79 |
20.0 |
| 2002 |
12.92 |
10.32 |
20.1 |
| 2003 |
13.28 |
10.70 |
19.4 |
| 20041 |
13.76 |
11.27 |
18.1 |
| 2004 |
13.52 |
11.12 |
17.7 |
| 2005 |
14.05 |
11.65 |
17.1 |
| 2006 |
14.64 |
12.10 |
17.4 |
| 20062 |
14.58 |
12.02 |
17.5 |
| 2007 |
14.98 |
12.40 |
17.2 |
1. Results for 2004 and earlier exclude
supplementary surveys
2. In 2006 there were a
number of methodological changes made
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