Burnley Borough Council

Burnley Borough Council has submitted data every year since 2017, with all 9 submissions on time.

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Last submission received on Thursday, 12 Mar 2026 at 08:56 UTC.

Employer ID 2588
Company Number N/A
Employer Size Less than 250
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 -2.0%

In this organisation, women and men earned the same median hourly pay.

Women made up 55.0% of the highest paid quarter and 37.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -2.0%
Median hourly pay gap 0.0%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 55.0%
45.0%
Upper-middle 45.0%
55.0%
Lower-middle 61.0%
39.0%
Lower quartile 37.0%
63.0%
2024 Mean pay gap -1.6%

In this organisation, women earned £1.04 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 55.0% of the highest paid quarter and 38.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -1.6%
Median hourly pay gap -4.2%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 55.0%
45.0%
Upper-middle 47.0%
53.0%
Lower-middle 54.0%
46.0%
Lower quartile 38.0%
62.0%
2023 Mean pay gap -2.1%

In this organisation, women earned £1.05 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 52.0% of the highest paid quarter and 34.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -2.1%
Median hourly pay gap -4.8%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 52.0%
48.0%
Upper-middle 50.0%
50.0%
Lower-middle 53.0%
47.0%
Lower quartile 34.0%
66.0%
2022 Mean pay gap -1.7%

In this organisation, women earned £1.07 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 48.0% of the highest paid quarter and 33.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -1.7%
Median hourly pay gap -6.6%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 48.0%
52.0%
Upper-middle 48.0%
52.0%
Lower-middle 46.0%
54.0%
Lower quartile 33.0%
67.0%
2021 Mean pay gap 0.7%

In this organisation, women earned £1.07 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 50.9% of the highest paid quarter and 42.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 0.7%
Median hourly pay gap -6.6%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 50.9%
49.1%
Upper-middle 49.1%
50.9%
Lower-middle 43.6%
56.4%
Lower quartile 42.6%
57.4%
2020 Mean pay gap 2.7%

In this organisation, women earned £1.01 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 45.3% of the highest paid quarter and 40.4% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 2.7%
Median hourly pay gap -0.6%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 45.3%
54.7%
Upper-middle 42.3%
57.7%
Lower-middle 47.2%
52.8%
Lower quartile 40.4%
59.6%
2019 Mean pay gap -0.2%

In this organisation, women earned £1.04 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 47.0% of the highest paid quarter and 39.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -0.2%
Median hourly pay gap -3.8%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 47.0%
53.0%
Upper-middle 43.0%
57.0%
Lower-middle 44.0%
56.0%
Lower quartile 39.0%
61.0%
2018 Mean pay gap 4.7%

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

Women made up 38.2% of the highest paid quarter and 38.8% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 4.7%
Median hourly pay gap 5.5%
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 38.2%
61.8%
Upper-middle 41.8%
58.2%
Lower-middle 49.1%
50.9%
Lower quartile 38.8%
61.2%
2017 Mean pay gap 2.3%

In this organisation, women earned 92p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 38.3% of the highest paid quarter and 44.1% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 2.3%
Median hourly pay gap 7.9%
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 38.3%
61.7%
Upper-middle 35.6%
64.4%
Lower-middle 47.5%
52.5%
Lower quartile 44.1%
55.9%