Chorley Borough Council

Chorley Borough Council has submitted data every year since 2017, with all 9 submissions on time.

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Last submission received on Wednesday, 28 Jan 2026 at 16:00 UTC.

Employer ID 559
Company Number N/A
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 -0.2%

In this organisation, women earned £1.05 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 45.8% of the highest paid quarter and 34.9% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -0.2%
Median hourly pay gap -4.9%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 45.8%
54.2%
Upper-middle 53.0%
47.0%
Lower-middle 60.2%
39.8%
Lower quartile 34.9%
65.1%
2024 Mean pay gap -3.2%

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

Women made up 55.1% of the highest paid quarter and 39.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -3.2%
Median hourly pay gap -6.7%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 55.1%
44.9%
Upper-middle 48.1%
51.9%
Lower-middle 58.2%
41.8%
Lower quartile 39.2%
60.8%
2023 Mean pay gap -3.8%

In this organisation, women earned £1.08 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 56.4% of the highest paid quarter and 35.4% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -3.8%
Median hourly pay gap -7.7%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 56.4%
43.6%
Upper-middle 51.3%
48.7%
Lower-middle 57.7%
42.3%
Lower quartile 35.4%
64.6%
2022 Mean pay gap -2.4%

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

Women made up 50.7% of the highest paid quarter and 30.7% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -2.4%
Median hourly pay gap -5.7%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 50.7%
49.3%
Upper-middle 52.6%
47.4%
Lower-middle 57.3%
42.7%
Lower quartile 30.7%
69.3%
2021 Mean pay gap 1.1%

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

Women made up 48.9% of the highest paid quarter and 45.7% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 1.1%
Median hourly pay gap -5.8%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 48.9%
51.1%
Upper-middle 52.7%
47.3%
Lower-middle 43.5%
56.5%
Lower quartile 45.7%
54.3%
2020 Mean pay gap -1.9%

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

Women made up 50.6% of the highest paid quarter and 34.1% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -1.9%
Median hourly pay gap 4.0%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 50.6%
49.4%
Upper-middle 53.4%
46.6%
Lower-middle 53.4%
46.6%
Lower quartile 34.1%
65.9%
2019 Mean pay gap -4.4%

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

Women made up 52.4% of the highest paid quarter and 40.7% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -4.4%
Median hourly pay gap -7.1%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 52.4%
47.6%
Upper-middle 53.7%
46.3%
Lower-middle 47.6%
52.4%
Lower quartile 40.7%
59.3%
2018 Mean pay gap 0.1%

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

Women made up 52.6% of the highest paid quarter and 41.8% of the lowest paid quarter.

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

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 52.6%
47.4%
Upper-middle 48.1%
51.9%
Lower-middle 60.8%
39.2%
Lower quartile 41.8%
58.2%
2017 Mean pay gap 1.2%

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

Women made up 45.8% of the highest paid quarter and 44.5% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 1.2%
Median hourly pay gap 0.0%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%
Mean bonus gap 0.0%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 45.8%
54.2%
Upper-middle 53.5%
46.5%
Lower-middle 61.4%
38.6%
Lower quartile 44.5%
55.5%