Unadjusted gap
Average total pay by sex (base plus variable and complementary components), mean and median. Base pay is also shown separately by category of workers.
Build your pay system · Gap reporting
The unadjusted gap is reported. The adjusted gap tells you where to act.
Four analyses turn a single reported number into a plan.
Four analysis types
Distribution by grade
A pyramid showing where women and men sit on the grade scale.
Heat map
Gaps by job family × grade, showing where they concentrate.
Decomposition
From unadjusted to adjusted gap, factor by factor.
Read moreDecomposition: from unadjusted to adjusted gap
Unadjusted gap: 10.0%
Adjusted gap (unexplained) 2.0%
Explained is not the same as justified – some explaining factors, such as part-time effects, may themselves need justification.
What counts as pay in reporting
European Commission services, FAQ on the Pay Transparency Directive – preliminary views, not an official position. Only the CJEU interprets EU law.
- All pay elements for workers employed in the reporting period.
- Benefits in kind, given a monetary value.
- Employer contributions to occupational pension schemes – always included.
- Benefits given to everyone without conditions (e.g. lunch vouchers, laptops) and unconditional voluntary benefits may be left out.
- Statutory social security benefits are not pay.
The gap is only as reliable as the data behind it.
Data foundation