Hertfordshire County Council

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

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Last submission received on Friday, 27 Mar 2026 at 12:42 UTC.

Employer ID 6129
Company Number N/A
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 -0.4%

In this organisation, women earned £1.04 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 67.5% of the highest paid quarter and 66.3% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -0.4%
Median hourly pay gap -3.6%
Men receiving bonus 0.6%
Women receiving bonus 1.1%
Mean bonus gap 38.8%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 67.5%
32.5%
Upper-middle 70.4%
29.6%
Lower-middle 68.1%
31.9%
Lower quartile 66.3%
33.7%
2024 Mean pay gap 0.5%

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

Women made up 66.6% of the highest paid quarter and 65.5% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 0.5%
Median hourly pay gap 1.0%
Men receiving bonus 0.4%
Women receiving bonus 1.1%
Mean bonus gap 14.2%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 66.6%
33.4%
Upper-middle 67.1%
32.9%
Lower-middle 71.6%
28.4%
Lower quartile 65.5%
34.5%
2023 Mean pay gap 3.1%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 1.7% lower than men's.

Women made up 65.0% of the highest paid quarter and 68.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 3.1%
Median hourly pay gap 4.9%
Men receiving bonus 3.6%
Women receiving bonus 6.6%
Mean bonus gap 7.3%
Median bonus gap 1.7%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 65.0%
35.0%
Upper-middle 72.8%
27.2%
Lower-middle 71.0%
29.0%
Lower quartile 68.0%
32.0%
2022 Mean pay gap 0.6%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 1.6% lower than men's.

Women made up 65.9% of the highest paid quarter and 62.3% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 0.6%
Median hourly pay gap 0.0%
Men receiving bonus 6.7%
Women receiving bonus 15.1%
Mean bonus gap 7.0%
Median bonus gap 1.6%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 65.9%
34.1%
Upper-middle 59.0%
41.0%
Lower-middle 62.7%
37.3%
Lower quartile 62.3%
37.7%
2021 Mean pay gap 0.2%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 12.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 67.5% of the highest paid quarter and 67.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 0.2%
Median hourly pay gap 3.2%
Men receiving bonus 3.1%
Women receiving bonus 6.3%
Mean bonus gap 9.4%
Median bonus gap 12.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 67.5%
32.5%
Upper-middle 60.5%
39.5%
Lower-middle 72.4%
27.6%
Lower quartile 67.2%
32.8%
2020 Mean pay gap 3.5%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 18.8% lower than men's.

Women made up 65.6% of the highest paid quarter and 71.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 3.5%
Median hourly pay gap 4.6%
Men receiving bonus 3.1%
Women receiving bonus 6.9%
Mean bonus gap 17.2%
Median bonus gap 18.8%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 65.6%
34.4%
Upper-middle 66.0%
34.0%
Lower-middle 67.6%
32.4%
Lower quartile 71.6%
28.4%
2019 Mean pay gap -2.8%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 7.7% higher than men's.

Women made up 67.8% of the highest paid quarter and 62.3% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -2.8%
Median hourly pay gap 1.8%
Men receiving bonus 2.9%
Women receiving bonus 5.5%
Mean bonus gap 23.9%
Median bonus gap -7.7%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 67.8%
32.2%
Upper-middle 60.3%
39.7%
Lower-middle 78.9%
21.1%
Lower quartile 62.3%
37.7%
2018 Mean pay gap -2.9%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 18.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 66.4% of the highest paid quarter and 60.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -2.9%
Median hourly pay gap 1.9%
Men receiving bonus 2.8%
Women receiving bonus 4.7%
Mean bonus gap 35.8%
Median bonus gap 18.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 66.4%
33.6%
Upper-middle 62.6%
37.4%
Lower-middle 77.2%
22.8%
Lower quartile 60.2%
39.8%
2017 Mean pay gap -0.9%

In this organisation, women earned £1.00 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

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

Women made up 64.3% of the highest paid quarter and 61.4% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -0.9%
Median hourly pay gap -0.4%
Men receiving bonus 2.9%
Women receiving bonus 6.2%
Mean bonus gap 32.1%
Median bonus gap -11.5%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 64.3%
35.7%
Upper-middle 61.7%
38.3%
Lower-middle 75.2%
24.8%
Lower quartile 61.4%
38.6%