Luton Borough Council

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

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Last submission received on Monday, 23 Mar 2026 at 12:14 UTC.

Employer ID 7909
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 -1.5%

In this organisation, women earned £1.02 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 39.7% higher than men's.

Women made up 62.4% of the highest paid quarter and 51.8% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -1.5%
Median hourly pay gap -2.5%
Men receiving bonus 11.0%
Women receiving bonus 13.2%
Mean bonus gap -21.4%
Median bonus gap -39.7%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 62.4%
37.6%
Upper-middle 63.0%
37.0%
Lower-middle 70.5%
29.5%
Lower quartile 51.8%
48.2%
2024 Mean pay gap -1.2%

In this organisation, women earned 100p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 36.0% higher than men's.

Women made up 63.5% of the highest paid quarter and 54.4% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -1.2%
Median hourly pay gap 0.4%
Men receiving bonus 11.0%
Women receiving bonus 11.1%
Mean bonus gap -26.7%
Median bonus gap -36.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 63.5%
36.5%
Upper-middle 60.7%
39.3%
Lower-middle 70.4%
29.6%
Lower quartile 54.4%
45.6%
2023 Mean pay gap -1.5%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 26.4% lower than men's.

Women made up 65.0% of the highest paid quarter and 54.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -1.5%
Median hourly pay gap 1.3%
Men receiving bonus 9.8%
Women receiving bonus 12.1%
Mean bonus gap -13.4%
Median bonus gap 26.4%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 65.0%
35.0%
Upper-middle 58.0%
42.0%
Lower-middle 72.0%
28.0%
Lower quartile 54.0%
46.0%
2022 Mean pay gap -0.8%

In this organisation, women earned 97p 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 63.0% of the highest paid quarter and 52.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -0.8%
Median hourly pay gap 2.7%
Men receiving bonus 11.2%
Women receiving bonus 23.9%
Mean bonus gap 12.6%
Median bonus gap 87.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 63.0%
37.0%
Upper-middle 58.0%
42.0%
Lower-middle 73.0%
27.0%
Lower quartile 52.0%
48.0%
2021 Mean pay gap 1.3%

In this organisation, women earned 94p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 63.5% of the highest paid quarter and 59.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 1.3%
Median hourly pay gap 5.8%
Men receiving bonus 4.0%
Women receiving bonus 8.5%
Mean bonus gap -11.3%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 63.5%
36.5%
Upper-middle 60.4%
39.6%
Lower-middle 72.6%
27.4%
Lower quartile 59.6%
40.4%
2020 Mean pay gap 3.7%

In this organisation, women earned 92p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 2.3% higher than men's.

Women made up 64.0% of the highest paid quarter and 62.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 3.7%
Median hourly pay gap 8.4%
Men receiving bonus 3.7%
Women receiving bonus 7.3%
Mean bonus gap -10.7%
Median bonus gap -2.3%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 64.0%
36.0%
Upper-middle 62.8%
37.2%
Lower-middle 71.3%
28.7%
Lower quartile 62.6%
37.4%
2019 Mean pay gap 7.0%

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

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

Women made up 63.8% of the highest paid quarter and 68.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 7.0%
Median hourly pay gap 12.6%
Men receiving bonus 3.5%
Women receiving bonus 7.2%
Mean bonus gap -21.2%
Median bonus gap -20.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 63.8%
36.2%
Upper-middle 62.9%
37.1%
Lower-middle 72.7%
27.3%
Lower quartile 68.2%
31.8%
2018 Mean pay gap 6.0%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 10.0% higher than men's.

Women made up 64.7% of the highest paid quarter and 69.3% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 6.0%
Median hourly pay gap 12.6%
Men receiving bonus 2.6%
Women receiving bonus 6.6%
Mean bonus gap -20.1%
Median bonus gap -10.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 64.7%
35.3%
Upper-middle 61.9%
38.1%
Lower-middle 73.3%
26.7%
Lower quartile 69.3%
30.7%
2017 Mean pay gap 8.3%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 9.4% lower than men's.

Women made up 60.5% of the highest paid quarter and 69.3% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 8.3%
Median hourly pay gap 13.3%
Men receiving bonus 2.5%
Women receiving bonus 6.5%
Mean bonus gap -8.1%
Median bonus gap 9.4%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 60.5%
39.5%
Upper-middle 64.7%
35.3%
Lower-middle 73.2%
26.8%
Lower quartile 69.3%
30.7%