BRITISH AIRWAYS PLC

BRITISH AIRWAYS PLC has submitted data every year since 2017, with all 8 submissions on time.

This company has been viewed 1 time in the last 30 days.

Last submission received on Monday, 30 Mar 2026 at 09:19 UTC.

Employer ID 549
Company Number 01777777
Employer Size 20,000 or more
Years Submitted
20172018202020212022202320242025

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 54.0%

In this organisation, women earned 69p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 17.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 22.0% of the highest paid quarter and 71.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 54.0%
Median hourly pay gap 31.0%
Men receiving bonus 97.0%
Women receiving bonus 98.0%
Mean bonus gap 35.0%
Median bonus gap 17.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 22.0%
78.0%
Upper-middle 42.0%
58.0%
Lower-middle 38.0%
62.0%
Lower quartile 71.0%
29.0%
2024 Mean pay gap 54.0%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 57.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 22.0% of the highest paid quarter and 71.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 54.0%
Median hourly pay gap 27.0%
Men receiving bonus 89.0%
Women receiving bonus 49.0%
Mean bonus gap 60.0%
Median bonus gap 57.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 22.0%
78.0%
Upper-middle 43.0%
57.0%
Lower-middle 40.0%
60.0%
Lower quartile 71.0%
29.0%
2023 Mean pay gap 57.0%

In this organisation, women earned 63p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 24.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 18.0% of the highest paid quarter and 72.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 57.0%
Median hourly pay gap 37.0%
Men receiving bonus 51.0%
Women receiving bonus 85.0%
Mean bonus gap 58.0%
Median bonus gap 24.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 18.0%
82.0%
Upper-middle 43.0%
57.0%
Lower-middle 46.0%
54.0%
Lower quartile 72.0%
28.0%
2022 Mean pay gap 67.0%

In this organisation, women earned 68p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 87.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 16.6% of the highest paid quarter and 69.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 67.0%
Median hourly pay gap 32.0%
Men receiving bonus 60.0%
Women receiving bonus 77.0%
Mean bonus gap 55.0%
Median bonus gap 87.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 16.6%
83.4%
Upper-middle 34.2%
65.8%
Lower-middle 46.9%
53.1%
Lower quartile 69.0%
31.0%
2021 Mean pay gap 45.4%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 3.3% higher than men's.

Women made up 18.5% of the highest paid quarter and 50.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 45.4%
Median hourly pay gap 22.2%
Men receiving bonus 23.4%
Women receiving bonus 66.0%
Mean bonus gap 13.5%
Median bonus gap -3.3%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 18.5%
81.5%
Upper-middle 31.4%
68.6%
Lower-middle 35.5%
64.5%
Lower quartile 50.0%
50.0%
2020 Mean pay gap 53.6%

In this organisation, women earned 63p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 2.9% lower than men's.

Women made up 6.1% of the highest paid quarter and 43.5% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 53.6%
Median hourly pay gap 37.0%
Men receiving bonus 86.1%
Women receiving bonus 89.8%
Mean bonus gap 29.9%
Median bonus gap 2.9%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 6.1%
93.9%
Upper-middle 20.2%
79.8%
Lower-middle 29.6%
70.4%
Lower quartile 43.5%
56.5%
2018 Mean pay gap 39.7%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 8.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 32.0% of the highest paid quarter and 53.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 39.7%
Median hourly pay gap 13.0%
Men receiving bonus 98.0%
Women receiving bonus 97.0%
Mean bonus gap 33.0%
Median bonus gap 8.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 32.0%
68.0%
Upper-middle 45.0%
55.0%
Lower-middle 48.0%
52.0%
Lower quartile 53.0%
47.0%
2017 Mean pay gap 35.0%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 19.0% higher than men's.

Women made up 34.0% of the highest paid quarter and 49.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 35.0%
Median hourly pay gap 10.0%
Men receiving bonus 98.0%
Women receiving bonus 96.0%
Mean bonus gap 20.0%
Median bonus gap -19.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 34.0%
66.0%
Upper-middle 45.0%
55.0%
Lower-middle 47.0%
53.0%
Lower quartile 49.0%
51.0%