Reigate & Banstead Borough Council Gender Pay Gap 2023

Gender balance

  • At 31 March 2023 we had a workforce of 514 staff with a gender balance of 54.8% male and 45.2% female. In 2022, the gender balance was 54.8% male and 45.2% female.

Bonus Pay

  • Between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023, 94.02% of men and 87.5% of women received a bonus. In 2022, 50.49% of men and 38.2% of women received a bonus.

Pay and bonus comparison

Gender pay mean (average)

  • For every £1 earned by our male employees, female employees earned £1.15.

Bonus pay mean (average)

  • For every £1 of bonus given to male employees, £1.06 was given to female employees.

Difference (gap) between men and women for gender pay and bonus pay as a percentage

  • The mean (average) gender pay gap is 14.7% in favour of women. In 2022 it was 14.14% in favour of women.
  • The median (middle) gender pay gap is 27.95% in favour of women. In 2022 the figure was also 24.9% in favour of women.
  • The mean (average) gender bonus gap is 5.58% in favour of women. In 2022 it was 60.51% in favour of women.
  • The median (middle) gender bonus gap is 0%. In 2022 it was 193.37% in favour of men.

Pay quartiles and the proportion of men and women in each pay band.

  • The proportion of men in the highest paid, upper quartile is 49.3%. In 2022 it was 47.86% men.
  • The proportion of women in the highest paid, upper quartile is 50.69%. In 2022 it was 52.14% women.
  • The proportion of men in the upper middle quartile is 35.4%. In 2022 it was 36.99% men.
  • The proportion of women in the upper middle quartile is 64.49%. In 2022 it was 63.01% women.
  • The proportion of men in the lower middle quartile is 65.63%. In 2022 it was 55.32% men.
  • The proportion of women in the lower middle quartile is 34.38%. In 2022 it was 44.68% women.
  • The proportion of men in the lowest paid, lower quartile is 75.18%. In 2022 it was 80.88% men.
  • The proportion of women in the lowest paid, lower quartile is 24.82%. In 2022 it was 19.12% women.