NOVO NORDISK LIMITED

NOVO NORDISK LIMITED has submitted data every year since 2017. 1 of 9 submissions were filed after the deadline.

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Last submission received on Monday, 30 Mar 2026 at 10:25 UTC.

Employer ID 9197
Company Number 01118740
Employer Size 500 to 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 20.7%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 7.8% lower than men's.

Women made up 59.0% of the highest paid quarter and 86.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 20.7%
Median hourly pay gap 17.2%
Men receiving bonus 92.0%
Women receiving bonus 93.0%
Mean bonus gap 24.5%
Median bonus gap 7.8%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 59.0%
41.0%
Upper-middle 68.0%
32.0%
Lower-middle 66.0%
34.0%
Lower quartile 86.0%
14.0%
2024 Mean pay gap 18.5%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 17.4% lower than men's.

Women made up 59.0% of the highest paid quarter and 86.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 18.5%
Median hourly pay gap 9.9%
Men receiving bonus 92.0%
Women receiving bonus 91.0%
Mean bonus gap 28.5%
Median bonus gap 17.4%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 59.0%
41.0%
Upper-middle 68.0%
32.0%
Lower-middle 66.0%
34.0%
Lower quartile 86.0%
14.0%
2023 Mean pay gap 19.4% Late submission

In this organisation, women earned 89p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 19.2% lower than men's.

Women made up 50.0% of the highest paid quarter and 71.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 19.4%
Median hourly pay gap 11.0%
Men receiving bonus 95.0%
Women receiving bonus 97.0%
Mean bonus gap 27.3%
Median bonus gap 19.2%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 50.0%
50.0%
Upper-middle 64.0%
36.0%
Lower-middle 72.0%
28.0%
Lower quartile 71.0%
29.0%
2022 Mean pay gap 19.5%

In this organisation, women earned 88p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 14.1% lower than men's.

Women made up 55.0% of the highest paid quarter and 77.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 19.5%
Median hourly pay gap 11.6%
Men receiving bonus 89.0%
Women receiving bonus 93.0%
Mean bonus gap 27.3%
Median bonus gap 14.1%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 55.0%
45.0%
Upper-middle 62.0%
38.0%
Lower-middle 68.0%
32.0%
Lower quartile 77.0%
23.0%
2021 Mean pay gap 21.0%

In this organisation, women earned 86p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 27.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 55.0% of the highest paid quarter and 80.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 21.0%
Median hourly pay gap 14.0%
Men receiving bonus 92.0%
Women receiving bonus 94.0%
Mean bonus gap 36.0%
Median bonus gap 27.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 55.0%
45.0%
Upper-middle 61.0%
39.0%
Lower-middle 69.0%
31.0%
Lower quartile 80.0%
20.0%
2020 Mean pay gap 22.8%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 32.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 52.0% of the highest paid quarter and 79.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 22.8%
Median hourly pay gap 17.5%
Men receiving bonus 92.0%
Women receiving bonus 94.0%
Mean bonus gap 35.4%
Median bonus gap 32.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 52.0%
48.0%
Upper-middle 58.0%
42.0%
Lower-middle 72.0%
28.0%
Lower quartile 79.0%
21.0%
2019 Mean pay gap 20.6%

In this organisation, women earned 80p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 26.1% lower than men's.

Women made up 56.0% of the highest paid quarter and 83.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 20.6%
Median hourly pay gap 19.6%
Men receiving bonus 91.0%
Women receiving bonus 92.0%
Mean bonus gap 31.8%
Median bonus gap 26.1%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 56.0%
44.0%
Upper-middle 50.0%
50.0%
Lower-middle 73.0%
27.0%
Lower quartile 83.0%
17.0%
2018 Mean pay gap 19.3%

In this organisation, women earned 82p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 21.9% lower than men's.

Women made up 57.0% of the highest paid quarter and 64.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 19.3%
Median hourly pay gap 18.1%
Men receiving bonus 85.0%
Women receiving bonus 82.0%
Mean bonus gap 23.8%
Median bonus gap 21.9%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 57.0%
43.0%
Upper-middle 68.0%
32.0%
Lower-middle 67.0%
33.0%
Lower quartile 64.0%
36.0%
2017 Mean pay gap 29.9%

In this organisation, women earned 88p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 22.6% lower than men's.

Women made up 54.7% of the highest paid quarter and 68.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 29.9%
Median hourly pay gap 12.3%
Men receiving bonus 93.4%
Women receiving bonus 92.8%
Mean bonus gap 36.1%
Median bonus gap 22.6%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 54.7%
45.3%
Upper-middle 67.1%
32.9%
Lower-middle 69.4%
30.6%
Lower quartile 68.2%
31.8%