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"Men continue to outstrip women in the salary stakes, with men’s median annual
salary $11,542 greater than women’s, according to newly released data for
Australian private companies. It’s a gap of 14.5%, down from last year’s 15.4%.
Men’s median annual base salary in 2022-23 of $79,613 compares to $68,071 for
women.
When bonuses and overtime are added - common for high-paying jobs mostly held
by men - the gap in total remuneration widens to $18,461, equivalent to 19% and
hardly budging from the previous year’s 19.8%).
This is the first time that the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, which
annually reports gender pay gaps by industry, has released the names of actual
companies and the differences in what they pay male and female employees.
In this year’s snapshot released on Tuesday, the difference is largest in
male-dominated industries (including mining, construction and utilities), with
a gender gap in base salaries of 17.5%.
The WGEA data is based on the median of workers’ annual salaries in all large
private companies in Australia. The agency includes all workers and converts
the numbers into full-time equivalent earnings.
The gap, highlighted in these figures, is the difference between what men and
women in each company earn overall, as opposed to the differences between what
they are paid for doing the same job.
While the latest ABS figures for average weekly earnings released last week
show women’s wages are improving, they are still lagging behind men."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
