Cheshire West and Chester Council

Cheshire West and Chester Council has submitted data every year since 2017, with all 9 submissions on time.

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Last submission received on Monday, 16 Feb 2026 at 14:19 UTC.

Employer ID 3172
Company Number N/A
Employer Size 1000 to 4999
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 -0.1%

In this organisation, women earned £1.03 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 75.1% of the highest paid quarter and 73.5% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -0.1%
Median hourly pay gap -3.3%
Men receiving bonus 4.9%
Women receiving bonus 4.3%
Mean bonus gap -1.5%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 75.1%
24.9%
Upper-middle 76.3%
23.7%
Lower-middle 71.9%
28.1%
Lower quartile 73.5%
26.5%
2024 Mean pay gap 1.5%

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

Women made up 74.0% of the highest paid quarter and 73.7% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 1.5%
Median hourly pay gap -6.9%
Men receiving bonus 5.2%
Women receiving bonus 4.9%
Mean bonus gap 5.0%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 74.0%
26.0%
Upper-middle 75.2%
24.8%
Lower-middle 73.5%
26.5%
Lower quartile 73.7%
26.3%
2023 Mean pay gap 2.7%

In this organisation, women earned £1.02 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 72.6% of the highest paid quarter and 72.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 2.7%
Median hourly pay gap -1.9%
Men receiving bonus 4.6%
Women receiving bonus 5.5%
Mean bonus gap 1.2%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 72.6%
27.4%
Upper-middle 74.7%
25.3%
Lower-middle 72.0%
28.0%
Lower quartile 72.6%
27.4%
2022 Mean pay gap 0.1%

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

Women made up 71.7% of the highest paid quarter and 68.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 0.1%
Median hourly pay gap 0.0%
Men receiving bonus 35.6%
Women receiving bonus 42.0%
Mean bonus gap 2.5%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 71.7%
28.3%
Upper-middle 71.4%
28.6%
Lower-middle 70.8%
29.2%
Lower quartile 68.0%
32.0%
2021 Mean pay gap 2.3%

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

Women made up 70.5% of the highest paid quarter and 71.7% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 2.3%
Median hourly pay gap 0.0%
Men receiving bonus 26.6%
Women receiving bonus 26.7%
Mean bonus gap 10.3%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 70.5%
29.5%
Upper-middle 72.8%
27.2%
Lower-middle 69.9%
30.1%
Lower quartile 71.7%
28.3%
2020 Mean pay gap 2.3%

In this organisation, women earned £1.02 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 71.0% of the highest paid quarter and 71.4% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 2.3%
Median hourly pay gap -1.9%
Men receiving bonus 28.7%
Women receiving bonus 29.8%
Mean bonus gap 4.8%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 71.0%
29.0%
Upper-middle 73.2%
26.8%
Lower-middle 69.4%
30.6%
Lower quartile 71.4%
28.6%
2019 Mean pay gap 1.8%

In this organisation, women earned £1.06 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 70.3% of the highest paid quarter and 71.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 1.8%
Median hourly pay gap -5.9%
Men receiving bonus 30.4%
Women receiving bonus 29.1%
Mean bonus gap 5.8%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 70.3%
29.7%
Upper-middle 75.3%
24.7%
Lower-middle 69.3%
30.7%
Lower quartile 71.6%
28.4%
2018 Mean pay gap 3.4%

In this organisation, women earned £1.03 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 68.5% of the highest paid quarter and 69.4% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 3.4%
Median hourly pay gap -3.2%
Men receiving bonus 23.4%
Women receiving bonus 27.8%
Mean bonus gap 9.4%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 68.5%
31.5%
Upper-middle 75.2%
24.8%
Lower-middle 72.3%
27.7%
Lower quartile 69.4%
30.6%
2017 Mean pay gap 1.9%

In this organisation, women earned £1.02 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 69.5% of the highest paid quarter and 70.8% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 1.9%
Median hourly pay gap -2.1%
Men receiving bonus 22.5%
Women receiving bonus 23.1%
Mean bonus gap -0.7%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 69.5%
30.5%
Upper-middle 72.1%
27.9%
Lower-middle 67.6%
32.4%
Lower quartile 70.8%
29.2%