COSTCO WHOLESALE UK LIMITED

COSTCO WHOLESALE UK LIMITED has submitted data every year since 2017. 2 of 9 submissions were filed after the deadline.

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Last submission received on Monday, 23 Mar 2026 at 09:31 UTC.

Employer ID 3611
Company Number 02635489
Employer Size 5000 to 19,999
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 0.7%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 11.4% lower than men's.

Women made up 42.9% of the highest paid quarter and 42.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 0.7%
Median hourly pay gap -1.2%
Men receiving bonus 65.9%
Women receiving bonus 65.7%
Mean bonus gap 41.5%
Median bonus gap 11.4%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 42.9%
57.1%
Upper-middle 48.3%
51.7%
Lower-middle 43.2%
56.8%
Lower quartile 42.2%
57.8%
2024 Mean pay gap 4.0%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 13.1% lower than men's.

Women made up 36.3% of the highest paid quarter and 45.4% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 4.0%
Median hourly pay gap 1.9%
Men receiving bonus 62.2%
Women receiving bonus 60.8%
Mean bonus gap 39.7%
Median bonus gap 13.1%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 36.3%
63.7%
Upper-middle 43.5%
56.5%
Lower-middle 41.9%
58.1%
Lower quartile 45.4%
54.6%
2023 Mean pay gap 5.4%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 12.7% lower than men's.

Women made up 37.2% of the highest paid quarter and 46.9% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 5.4%
Median hourly pay gap 2.8%
Men receiving bonus 67.4%
Women receiving bonus 62.2%
Mean bonus gap 42.0%
Median bonus gap 12.7%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 37.2%
62.8%
Upper-middle 41.3%
58.7%
Lower-middle 40.9%
59.1%
Lower quartile 46.9%
53.1%
2022 Mean pay gap 3.8%

In this organisation, women earned 99p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 20.1% lower than men's.

Women made up 38.9% of the highest paid quarter and 46.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 3.8%
Median hourly pay gap 1.2%
Men receiving bonus 72.9%
Women receiving bonus 68.2%
Mean bonus gap 47.6%
Median bonus gap 20.1%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 38.9%
61.1%
Upper-middle 44.5%
55.5%
Lower-middle 40.8%
59.2%
Lower quartile 46.0%
54.0%
2021 Mean pay gap 3.2% Late submission

In this organisation, women earned 100p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 14.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 36.5% of the highest paid quarter and 42.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 3.2%
Median hourly pay gap 0.5%
Men receiving bonus 74.5%
Women receiving bonus 70.5%
Mean bonus gap 45.9%
Median bonus gap 14.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 36.5%
63.5%
Upper-middle 46.1%
53.9%
Lower-middle 40.8%
59.2%
Lower quartile 42.6%
57.4%
2020 Mean pay gap 20.0%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 14.5% lower than men's.

Mean hourly pay gap 20.0%
Median hourly pay gap 2.7%
Men receiving bonus 67.0%
Women receiving bonus 66.0%
Mean bonus gap 58.5%
Median bonus gap 14.5%
2019 Mean pay gap 13.9%

In this organisation, women earned 98p 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 41.9% of the highest paid quarter and 50.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 13.9%
Median hourly pay gap 1.9%
Men receiving bonus 68.0%
Women receiving bonus 66.0%
Mean bonus gap 49.7%
Median bonus gap 16.7%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 41.9%
58.1%
Upper-middle 40.4%
59.6%
Lower-middle 43.4%
56.6%
Lower quartile 50.2%
49.8%
2018 Mean pay gap 21.9% Late submission

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

Women's median bonus pay was 14.6% lower than men's.

Women made up 28.5% of the highest paid quarter and 40.8% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 21.9%
Median hourly pay gap 4.7%
Men receiving bonus 67.1%
Women receiving bonus 63.8%
Mean bonus gap 45.8%
Median bonus gap 14.6%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 28.5%
71.5%
Upper-middle 28.6%
71.4%
Lower-middle 34.7%
65.3%
Lower quartile 40.8%
59.2%
2017 Mean pay gap 10.7%

In this organisation, women earned 99p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 13.7% lower than men's.

Women made up 39.1% of the highest paid quarter and 46.9% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 10.7%
Median hourly pay gap 1.4%
Men receiving bonus 63.5%
Women receiving bonus 60.7%
Mean bonus gap 46.6%
Median bonus gap 13.7%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 39.1%
60.9%
Upper-middle 43.3%
56.7%
Lower-middle 42.3%
57.7%
Lower quartile 46.9%
53.1%