Dorset Police

Dorset Police has submitted data every year since 2017, with all 9 submissions on time.

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Last submission received on Wednesday, 1 Apr 2026 at 10:26 UTC.

Employer ID 4218
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 16.2%

In this organisation, women earned 77p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 26.1% lower than men's.

Women made up 31.6% of the highest paid quarter and 61.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 16.2%
Median hourly pay gap 22.8%
Men receiving bonus 16.8%
Women receiving bonus 14.1%
Mean bonus gap 10.0%
Median bonus gap 26.1%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 31.6%
68.4%
Upper-middle 45.6%
54.4%
Lower-middle 53.3%
46.7%
Lower quartile 61.2%
38.8%
2024 Mean pay gap 11.4%

In this organisation, women earned 76p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 21.8% lower than men's.

Women made up 30.7% of the highest paid quarter and 61.5% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 11.4%
Median hourly pay gap 24.3%
Men receiving bonus 64.8%
Women receiving bonus 35.2%
Mean bonus gap 28.9%
Median bonus gap 21.8%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 30.7%
69.3%
Upper-middle 44.7%
55.3%
Lower-middle 54.3%
45.7%
Lower quartile 61.5%
38.5%
2023 Mean pay gap 14.0%

In this organisation, women earned 77p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 30.7% of the highest paid quarter and 62.5% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 14.0%
Median hourly pay gap 23.3%
Men receiving bonus 18.6%
Women receiving bonus 12.5%
Mean bonus gap 7.6%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 30.7%
69.3%
Upper-middle 42.5%
57.5%
Lower-middle 52.4%
47.6%
Lower quartile 62.5%
37.5%
2022 Mean pay gap 11.9%

In this organisation, women earned 75p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 40.0% higher than men's.

Women made up 30.8% of the highest paid quarter and 65.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 11.9%
Median hourly pay gap 25.1%
Men receiving bonus 14.7%
Women receiving bonus 9.7%
Mean bonus gap 8.9%
Median bonus gap -40.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 30.8%
69.2%
Upper-middle 41.9%
58.1%
Lower-middle 50.2%
49.8%
Lower quartile 65.2%
34.8%
2021 Mean pay gap 12.7%

In this organisation, women earned 75p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 30.5% of the highest paid quarter and 65.4% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 12.7%
Median hourly pay gap 25.0%
Men receiving bonus 24.2%
Women receiving bonus 13.2%
Mean bonus gap -11.1%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 30.5%
69.5%
Upper-middle 42.7%
57.3%
Lower-middle 50.4%
49.6%
Lower quartile 65.4%
34.6%
2020 Mean pay gap 14.2%

In this organisation, women earned 75p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 28.5% of the highest paid quarter and 67.5% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 14.2%
Median hourly pay gap 25.3%
Men receiving bonus 26.5%
Women receiving bonus 15.5%
Mean bonus gap 4.1%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 28.5%
71.5%
Upper-middle 43.1%
56.9%
Lower-middle 47.1%
52.9%
Lower quartile 67.5%
32.5%
2019 Mean pay gap 14.7%

In this organisation, women earned 74p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 60.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 27.8% of the highest paid quarter and 64.3% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 14.7%
Median hourly pay gap 26.2%
Men receiving bonus 13.2%
Women receiving bonus 5.1%
Mean bonus gap 18.3%
Median bonus gap 60.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 27.8%
72.2%
Upper-middle 38.8%
61.2%
Lower-middle 48.5%
51.5%
Lower quartile 64.3%
35.7%
2018 Mean pay gap 15.4%

In this organisation, women earned 72p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 20.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 25.3% of the highest paid quarter and 64.1% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 15.4%
Median hourly pay gap 27.9%
Men receiving bonus 13.6%
Women receiving bonus 4.3%
Mean bonus gap 7.2%
Median bonus gap 20.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 25.3%
74.7%
Upper-middle 40.0%
60.0%
Lower-middle 48.5%
51.5%
Lower quartile 64.1%
35.9%
2017 Mean pay gap 14.4%

In this organisation, women earned 73p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 21.5% lower than men's.

Women made up 25.8% of the highest paid quarter and 61.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 14.4%
Median hourly pay gap 27.0%
Men receiving bonus 12.8%
Women receiving bonus 5.6%
Mean bonus gap 5.2%
Median bonus gap 21.5%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 25.8%
74.2%
Upper-middle 36.1%
63.9%
Lower-middle 50.3%
49.7%
Lower quartile 61.6%
38.4%