SAINSBURY'S SUPERMARKETS LTD

SAINSBURY'S SUPERMARKETS LTD has submitted data every year since 2017. 1 of 9 submissions were filed after the deadline.

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Last submission received on Wednesday, 25 Mar 2026 at 14:34 UTC.

Employer ID 16
Company Number 03261722
Employer Size 20,000 or more
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 6.6%

In this organisation, women earned 93p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 16.7% lower than men's.

Women made up 36.7% of the highest paid quarter and 66.8% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 6.6%
Median hourly pay gap 6.7%
Men receiving bonus 62.3%
Women receiving bonus 65.5%
Mean bonus gap 40.2%
Median bonus gap 16.7%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 36.7%
63.3%
Upper-middle 40.2%
59.8%
Lower-middle 60.2%
39.8%
Lower quartile 66.8%
33.2%
2024 Mean pay gap 7.4%

In this organisation, women earned 94p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 16.7% lower than men's.

Women made up 36.5% of the highest paid quarter and 67.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 7.4%
Median hourly pay gap 6.2%
Men receiving bonus 65.5%
Women receiving bonus 69.1%
Mean bonus gap 44.7%
Median bonus gap 16.7%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 36.5%
63.5%
Upper-middle 41.4%
58.6%
Lower-middle 61.8%
38.2%
Lower quartile 67.2%
32.8%
2023 Mean pay gap 8.3% Late submission

In this organisation, women earned 93p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 14.3% lower than men's.

Women made up 36.2% of the highest paid quarter and 67.4% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 8.3%
Median hourly pay gap 6.8%
Men receiving bonus 68.7%
Women receiving bonus 70.5%
Mean bonus gap 45.1%
Median bonus gap 14.3%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 36.2%
63.8%
Upper-middle 43.5%
56.5%
Lower-middle 63.2%
36.8%
Lower quartile 67.4%
32.6%
2022 Mean pay gap 8.3%

In this organisation, women earned 94p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 31.6% lower than men's.

Women made up 38.2% of the highest paid quarter and 65.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 8.3%
Median hourly pay gap 6.0%
Men receiving bonus 84.8%
Women receiving bonus 87.3%
Mean bonus gap 45.7%
Median bonus gap 31.6%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 38.2%
61.8%
Upper-middle 46.1%
53.9%
Lower-middle 64.0%
36.0%
Lower quartile 65.6%
34.4%
2021 Mean pay gap 8.3%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 22.1% lower than men's.

Women made up 40.6% of the highest paid quarter and 64.7% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 8.3%
Median hourly pay gap 4.3%
Men receiving bonus 93.4%
Women receiving bonus 94.2%
Mean bonus gap 41.3%
Median bonus gap 22.1%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 40.6%
59.4%
Upper-middle 44.8%
55.2%
Lower-middle 63.9%
36.1%
Lower quartile 64.7%
35.3%
2020 Mean pay gap 9.6%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 30.4% lower than men's.

Women made up 39.9% of the highest paid quarter and 67.9% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 9.6%
Median hourly pay gap 5.0%
Men receiving bonus 57.1%
Women receiving bonus 66.5%
Mean bonus gap 56.9%
Median bonus gap 30.4%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 39.9%
60.1%
Upper-middle 47.1%
52.9%
Lower-middle 63.8%
36.2%
Lower quartile 67.9%
32.1%
2019 Mean pay gap 10.3%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 33.2% lower than men's.

Women made up 37.6% of the highest paid quarter and 69.9% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 10.3%
Median hourly pay gap 4.9%
Men receiving bonus 62.7%
Women receiving bonus 72.5%
Mean bonus gap 56.3%
Median bonus gap 33.2%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 37.6%
62.4%
Upper-middle 50.8%
49.2%
Lower-middle 63.6%
36.4%
Lower quartile 69.9%
30.1%
2018 Mean pay gap 11.7%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 29.6% lower than men's.

Women made up 39.0% of the highest paid quarter and 66.1% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 11.7%
Median hourly pay gap 3.7%
Men receiving bonus 69.0%
Women receiving bonus 75.1%
Mean bonus gap 43.0%
Median bonus gap 29.6%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 39.0%
61.0%
Upper-middle 52.9%
47.1%
Lower-middle 64.2%
35.8%
Lower quartile 66.1%
33.9%
2017 Mean pay gap 14.8%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 30.3% lower than men's.

Women made up 37.8% of the highest paid quarter and 64.5% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 14.8%
Median hourly pay gap 5.1%
Men receiving bonus 67.4%
Women receiving bonus 74.0%
Mean bonus gap 56.7%
Median bonus gap 30.3%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 37.8%
62.2%
Upper-middle 56.5%
43.5%
Lower-middle 65.9%
34.1%
Lower quartile 64.5%
35.5%