Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service

Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service has submitted data every year since 2017, with all 9 submissions on time.

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Last submission received on Monday, 3 Nov 2025 at 14:05 UTC.

Employer ID 14088
Company Number N/A
Employer Size 500 to 999
Years Submitted
201720182019202020212022202320242025

Overall workforce composition

Deviation from a 50:50 gender split, averaged across all four pay quartiles per year. 0% represents an equal split of men and women; positive values mean more women, negative means fewer women.

Hourly pay gap over time

Positive values indicate women's hourly pay is lower than men's by that percentage. A value of 0 indicates equal pay; negative values indicate women earn more.

Pay quartile breakdown

Each band shows the percentage of that quartile that is male vs female.

Lower quartile bottom 25% of earners

Lower-middle quartile 25–50th percentile

Upper-middle quartile 50–75th percentile

Top quartile top 25% of earners

Bonus pay

Percentage of each gender who received a bonus payment.

Bonus pay gap — positive values indicate women's bonus pay is lower than men's.

Year by year

Each year's submission in full. Most recent year shown first.

2025 Mean pay gap 8.3%

In this organisation, women earned 96p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 22.0% of the highest paid quarter and 45.3% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 8.3%
Median hourly pay gap 3.8%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 22.0%
78.0%
Upper-middle 27.8%
72.2%
Lower-middle 22.0%
78.0%
Lower quartile 45.3%
54.7%
2024 Mean pay gap 8.4%

In this organisation, women earned 97p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 21.6% of the highest paid quarter and 47.5% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 8.4%
Median hourly pay gap 3.4%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 21.6%
78.4%
Upper-middle 28.3%
71.7%
Lower-middle 17.6%
82.4%
Lower quartile 47.5%
52.5%
2023 Mean pay gap 9.1%

In this organisation, women earned 98p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 20.9% of the highest paid quarter and 44.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 9.1%
Median hourly pay gap 2.3%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 20.9%
79.1%
Upper-middle 26.9%
73.1%
Lower-middle 18.4%
81.6%
Lower quartile 44.2%
55.8%
2022 Mean pay gap 10.4%

In this organisation, women earned 98p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 19.4% of the highest paid quarter and 43.7% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 10.4%
Median hourly pay gap 2.3%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 19.4%
80.6%
Upper-middle 24.5%
75.5%
Lower-middle 27.8%
72.2%
Lower quartile 43.7%
56.3%
2021 Mean pay gap 11.4%

In this organisation, women earned 95p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 17.1% of the highest paid quarter and 46.4% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 11.4%
Median hourly pay gap 5.2%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 17.1%
82.9%
Upper-middle 20.8%
79.2%
Lower-middle 22.5%
77.5%
Lower quartile 46.4%
53.6%
2020 Mean pay gap 11.7%

In this organisation, women earned 95p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 17.9% of the highest paid quarter and 47.4% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 11.7%
Median hourly pay gap 4.8%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 17.9%
82.1%
Upper-middle 19.7%
80.3%
Lower-middle 21.8%
78.2%
Lower quartile 47.4%
52.6%
2019 Mean pay gap 11.7%

In this organisation, women earned 96p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 17.0% of the highest paid quarter and 50.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 11.7%
Median hourly pay gap 3.9%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 17.0%
83.0%
Upper-middle 16.0%
84.0%
Lower-middle 22.6%
77.4%
Lower quartile 50.2%
49.8%
2018 Mean pay gap 11.7%

In this organisation, women earned 96p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 16.2% of the highest paid quarter and 50.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 11.7%
Median hourly pay gap 3.9%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%
Mean bonus gap 0.0%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 16.2%
83.8%
Upper-middle 16.2%
83.8%
Lower-middle 14.5%
85.5%
Lower quartile 50.2%
49.8%
2017 Mean pay gap 12.1%

In this organisation, women earned 98p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 15.0% of the highest paid quarter and 48.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 12.1%
Median hourly pay gap 2.3%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%
Mean bonus gap 0.0%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 15.0%
85.0%
Upper-middle 18.0%
82.0%
Lower-middle 11.0%
89.0%
Lower quartile 48.0%
52.0%