Men in Jersey continue to earn more than women, particularly those over 40, but the gender pay gap is narrowing.
Statistics Jersey has found a 5.4% overall gender pay gap in Jersey for 2025, which is 0.9% lower than in June 2024.
READ: Jersey's gender pay gap narrows slightly to 6.3%
That is based on median hourly rates of £22.88 for males and £21.70 for females
The gap is widest for people aged over 40, while 25-29 year-old women are the only age group earning more than men of the same age.
Credit: Statistics Jersey
Women working in Information and Communication sector jobs have the biggest pay disparity with their male colleagues, at 30%.
That is in contrast to women in the utilities and waste sector, who appear to have average hour earnings that are 3.4% higher.
The Gender Pay Gap report for Jersey is published annually in March.
Jersey's government recently recorded the pay gap in the public sector as 8.6%, saying it has nearly halved since 2022.
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