The gender pay gap measures the difference between the average gross earnings of men and the average gross earnings of women in relation to the average gross wages of men, in all cases taking into account both full- and part-time workers. It is calculated using data from Eurostat's Structure of Earnings survey, which is carried out every four years, complemented with national estimates based on national sources for the intervening years.
The indicator covers all major sectors of the economy (industry, construction, and services) apart from the area of public administration and defence, and compulsory social security, for which data are incomplete for a number of countries.
Available flags:
b | break in time series | c | confidential |
d | definition differs, see metadata | e | estimated |
f | forecast | i | see metadata |
m | imputed | n | not significant |
p | provisional | r | revised |
s | Eurostat estimate | u | low reliability |
x | dropped due to insufficient sample size | y | unreliable due to small sample size |
z | not applicable |