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Gender pay gap for median full-time hourly earnings in the United Kingdom in 2017, by age

Gender pay gap for median full-time hourly earnings in the United Kingdom in April 2017, by age group

The data displays the gender pay gap in the UK for April 2017. The 'gender pay gap' is defined as the difference between men’s and women’s hourly earnings as a percentage of men’s earnings. The gender pay gap differed through the different age groups, with the largest difference is among those aged 50 to 59 where the gender pay gap for median full-time hourly earnings reaches 16.2%.

16 to 17 11.7
18 to 21 3
22 to 29 2.2
30 to 39 2
40 to 49 13.7
50 to 59 16.2
60 and over 12.9