General Dental Council

United Kingdom · 250-499 · www.gdc-uk.org/about-us/our-organisation/reports/gender-pay-gap

Reporting year: 2024

Mean pay gap

16.7%

16.7%in favour of men

Median pay gap

18%

18%in favour of men

Bonus gap

19.1%

19.1%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

47.42%

52.58%

Upper middle

61.86%

38.14%

Lower middle

73.4%

26.6%

Lower (lowest paid)

71.74%

28.26%

women men

Mandatory UK gender pay gap report, snapshot year 2024 (employers 250+). Positive % means men paid more.

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service

Reporting year: 2023

Mean pay gap

13.6%

13.6%in favour of men

Median pay gap

17.9%

17.9%in favour of men

Bonus gap

-15.6%

15.6%in favour of women

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

52.69%

47.31%

Upper middle

58.7%

41.3%

Lower middle

66.02%

33.98%

Lower (lowest paid)

69.35%

30.65%

women men

Mandatory UK gender pay gap report, snapshot year 2023 (employers 250+). Positive % means men paid more.

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service

Reporting year: 2022

Mean pay gap

14.7%

14.7%in favour of men

Median pay gap

21.4%

21.4%in favour of men

Bonus gap

88.2%

88.2%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

43.96%

56.04%

Upper middle

54.12%

45.88%

Lower middle

64.37%

35.63%

Lower (lowest paid)

73.56%

26.44%

women men

Mandatory UK gender pay gap report, snapshot year 2022 (employers 250+). Positive % means men paid more.

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service

Reporting year: 2021

Mean pay gap

10.6%

10.6%in favour of men

Median pay gap

15%

15%in favour of men

Bonus gap

5.8%

5.8%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

48.3%

51.7%

Upper middle

51.7%

48.3%

Lower middle

62.2%

37.8%

Lower (lowest paid)

67.4%

32.6%

women men

Mandatory UK gender pay gap report, snapshot year 2021 (employers 250+). Positive % means men paid more.

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service

Reporting year: 2020

Mean pay gap

11.3%

11.3%in favour of men

Median pay gap

15.5%

15.5%in favour of men

Bonus gap

13.8%

13.8%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

51.1%

48.9%

Upper middle

49.5%

50.5%

Lower middle

62.6%

37.4%

Lower (lowest paid)

65.6%

34.4%

women men

Mandatory UK gender pay gap report, snapshot year 2020 (employers 250+). Positive % means men paid more.

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service

Reporting year: 2018

Mean pay gap

13.2%

13.2%in favour of men

Median pay gap

18.4%

18.4%in favour of men

Bonus gap

-18.3%

18.3%in favour of women

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

46.2%

53.8%

Upper middle

58.2%

41.8%

Lower middle

69.2%

30.8%

Lower (lowest paid)

68.9%

31.1%

women men

Mandatory UK gender pay gap report, snapshot year 2018 (employers 250+). Positive % means men paid more.

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service

Reporting year: 2017

Mean pay gap

10.4%

10.4%in favour of men

Median pay gap

18.4%

18.4%in favour of men

Bonus gap

14.7%

14.7%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

51.7%

48.3%

Upper middle

60.2%

39.8%

Lower middle

71.6%

28.4%

Lower (lowest paid)

65.9%

34.1%

women men

Mandatory UK gender pay gap report, snapshot year 2017 (employers 250+). Positive % means men paid more.

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service