Cheshire Fire Authority

Cheshire Fire Authority has submitted data every year since 2017. 1 of 9 submissions were filed after the deadline.

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Last submission received on Thursday, 26 Mar 2026 at 12:39 UTC.

Employer ID 3169
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 9.3%

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

Women made up 22.0% of the highest paid quarter and 47.3% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 9.3%
Median hourly pay gap 2.4%
Men receiving bonus 57.8%
Women receiving bonus 18.2%
Mean bonus gap -7.6%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 22.0%
78.0%
Upper-middle 19.1%
80.9%
Lower-middle 17.2%
82.8%
Lower quartile 47.3%
52.7%
2024 Mean pay gap 9.6%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 47.9% lower than men's.

Women made up 21.0% of the highest paid quarter and 41.9% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 9.6%
Median hourly pay gap 2.4%
Men receiving bonus 57.8%
Women receiving bonus 20.5%
Mean bonus gap 26.7%
Median bonus gap 47.9%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 21.0%
79.0%
Upper-middle 13.9%
86.1%
Lower-middle 20.9%
79.1%
Lower quartile 41.9%
58.1%
2023 Mean pay gap 8.6%

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

Women made up 19.3% of the highest paid quarter and 41.3% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 8.6%
Median hourly pay gap 2.6%
Men receiving bonus 60.0%
Women receiving bonus 17.0%
Mean bonus gap 20.6%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 19.3%
80.7%
Upper-middle 12.7%
87.3%
Lower-middle 18.9%
81.1%
Lower quartile 41.3%
58.7%
2022 Mean pay gap 18.9%

In this organisation, women earned 91p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 47.2% lower than men's.

Women made up 8.8% of the highest paid quarter and 44.5% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 18.9%
Median hourly pay gap 9.1%
Men receiving bonus 68.5%
Women receiving bonus 24.5%
Mean bonus gap -4.2%
Median bonus gap 47.2%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 8.8%
91.2%
Upper-middle 5.4%
94.6%
Lower-middle 16.1%
83.9%
Lower quartile 44.5%
55.5%
2021 Mean pay gap 19.6%

In this organisation, women earned 87p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 7.2% lower than men's.

Women made up 7.0% of the highest paid quarter and 44.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 19.6%
Median hourly pay gap 13.5%
Men receiving bonus 67.0%
Women receiving bonus 20.0%
Mean bonus gap -10.1%
Median bonus gap 7.2%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 7.0%
93.0%
Upper-middle 11.0%
89.0%
Lower-middle 14.0%
86.0%
Lower quartile 44.0%
56.0%
2020 Mean pay gap 16.6% Late submission

In this organisation, women earned 78p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 7.0% of the highest paid quarter and 37.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 16.6%
Median hourly pay gap 22.0%
Men receiving bonus 53.0%
Women receiving bonus 12.0%
Mean bonus gap -24.0%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 7.0%
93.0%
Upper-middle 9.0%
91.0%
Lower-middle 20.0%
80.0%
Lower quartile 37.0%
63.0%
2019 Mean pay gap 24.6%

In this organisation, women earned 80p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 5.8% of the highest paid quarter and 42.3% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 24.6%
Median hourly pay gap 20.1%
Men receiving bonus 56.8%
Women receiving bonus 13.3%
Mean bonus gap -14.3%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 5.8%
94.2%
Upper-middle 5.8%
94.2%
Lower-middle 14.0%
86.0%
Lower quartile 42.3%
57.7%
2018 Mean pay gap 20.9%

In this organisation, women earned 83p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 8.7% of the highest paid quarter and 43.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 20.9%
Median hourly pay gap 17.0%
Men receiving bonus 58.8%
Women receiving bonus 15.9%
Mean bonus gap -32.1%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 8.7%
91.3%
Upper-middle 7.8%
92.2%
Lower-middle 14.6%
85.4%
Lower quartile 43.2%
56.8%
2017 Mean pay gap 25.5%

In this organisation, women earned 81p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 6.2% of the highest paid quarter and 48.9% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 25.5%
Median hourly pay gap 18.9%
Men receiving bonus 61.5%
Women receiving bonus 14.7%
Mean bonus gap -31.8%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 6.2%
93.8%
Upper-middle 9.7%
90.3%
Lower-middle 12.3%
87.7%
Lower quartile 48.9%
51.1%