DS SMITH PAPER LIMITED

DS SMITH PAPER LIMITED has submitted data every year since 2017, with all 9 submissions on time.

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Last submission received on Tuesday, 31 Mar 2026 at 07:11 UTC.

Employer ID 4278
Company Number 00058614
Employer Size 250 to 499
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 22.0%

In this organisation, women earned 90p 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 7.7% of the highest paid quarter and 55.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 22.0%
Median hourly pay gap 10.5%
Men receiving bonus 28.1%
Women receiving bonus 52.1%
Mean bonus gap 26.8%
Median bonus gap 7.2%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 7.7%
92.3%
Upper-middle 7.3%
92.7%
Lower-middle 40.0%
60.0%
Lower quartile 55.6%
44.4%
2024 Mean pay gap 3.8%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 51.2% higher than men's.

Women made up 6.7% of the highest paid quarter and 34.8% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 3.8%
Median hourly pay gap 13.4%
Men receiving bonus 26.0%
Women receiving bonus 46.3%
Mean bonus gap -26.6%
Median bonus gap -51.2%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 6.7%
93.3%
Upper-middle 8.3%
91.7%
Lower-middle 27.3%
72.7%
Lower quartile 34.8%
65.2%
2023 Mean pay gap 14.4%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 37.4% higher than men's.

Women made up 5.4% of the highest paid quarter and 34.4% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 14.4%
Median hourly pay gap 27.8%
Men receiving bonus 20.7%
Women receiving bonus 32.6%
Mean bonus gap -7.9%
Median bonus gap -37.4%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 5.4%
94.6%
Upper-middle 7.5%
92.5%
Lower-middle 46.2%
53.8%
Lower quartile 34.4%
65.6%
2022 Mean pay gap -0.7%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 20.6% higher than men's.

Women made up 10.5% of the highest paid quarter and 26.8% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -0.7%
Median hourly pay gap 16.7%
Men receiving bonus 20.8%
Women receiving bonus 46.2%
Mean bonus gap 6.1%
Median bonus gap -20.6%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 10.5%
89.5%
Upper-middle 2.0%
98.0%
Lower-middle 1.6%
98.4%
Lower quartile 26.8%
73.2%
2021 Mean pay gap 5.6%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 100.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 9.9% of the highest paid quarter and 20.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 5.6%
Median hourly pay gap 21.9%
Men receiving bonus 0.5%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%
Mean bonus gap 100.0%
Median bonus gap 100.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 9.9%
90.1%
Upper-middle 3.6%
96.4%
Lower-middle 1.1%
98.9%
Lower quartile 20.2%
79.8%
2020 Mean pay gap 2.4%

In this organisation, women earned 79p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 11.5% lower than men's.

Women made up 11.2% of the highest paid quarter and 18.1% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 2.4%
Median hourly pay gap 20.8%
Men receiving bonus 20.1%
Women receiving bonus 31.0%
Mean bonus gap 12.7%
Median bonus gap 11.5%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 11.2%
88.8%
Upper-middle 2.6%
97.4%
Lower-middle 0.0%
100.0%
Lower quartile 18.1%
81.9%
2019 Mean pay gap 1.4%

In this organisation, women earned 96p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 15.7% lower than men's.

Women made up 7.4% of the highest paid quarter and 27.8% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 1.4%
Median hourly pay gap 4.1%
Men receiving bonus 20.0%
Women receiving bonus 32.5%
Mean bonus gap 37.3%
Median bonus gap 15.7%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 7.4%
92.6%
Upper-middle 8.1%
91.9%
Lower-middle 25.0%
75.0%
Lower quartile 27.8%
72.2%
2018 Mean pay gap 5.3%

In this organisation, women earned 93p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 15.5% lower than men's.

Women made up 10.0% of the highest paid quarter and 14.7% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 5.3%
Median hourly pay gap 6.8%
Men receiving bonus 21.1%
Women receiving bonus 27.3%
Mean bonus gap 29.6%
Median bonus gap 15.5%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 10.0%
90.0%
Upper-middle 1.9%
98.1%
Lower-middle 3.7%
96.3%
Lower quartile 14.7%
85.3%
2017 Mean pay gap 6.5%

In this organisation, women earned 90p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 19.3% lower than men's.

Women made up 9.9% of the highest paid quarter and 15.5% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 6.5%
Median hourly pay gap 9.8%
Men receiving bonus 18.9%
Women receiving bonus 38.2%
Mean bonus gap 35.6%
Median bonus gap 19.3%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 9.9%
90.1%
Upper-middle 2.7%
97.3%
Lower-middle 2.7%
97.3%
Lower quartile 15.5%
84.5%