Section 5: Mean and Median pay per quartile
| Quartile | Mean Hourly Rate | Mean EPG (Exclude Unknown) | Mean EPG (Include Unknown) | |||
| DEC | White | Unknown | White & Unknown | |||
|
Lower |
£14.11 | £14.06 | £14.09 | £14.06 | -0.4% | -0.3% |
|
Lower Middle |
£17.09 | £17.13 | £17.03 | £17.11 | 0.2% | 0.1% |
|
Upper Middle |
£20.17 | £20.08 | £20.27 | £20.12 | -0.4% | -0.2% |
|
Upper |
£27.82 | £29.07 | £28.67 | £29.00 | 4.3% | 4.1% |
|
Quartile |
Median Hourly Rate |
Median EPG (Exclude Unknown) |
Median EPG (Include Unknown) |
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|
DEC |
White |
Unknown |
White & Unknown |
|||
|
Lower |
£14.13 |
£14.13 |
£14.13 |
£14.13 |
0.0% |
0.0% |
|
Lower Middle |
£16.92 |
£17.19 |
£16.92 |
£17.19 |
1.6% |
1.6% |
|
Upper Middle |
£20.45 |
£20.17 |
£20.17 |
£20.17 |
-1.4% |
-1.4% |
|
Upper |
£26.31 |
£27.08 |
£26.10 |
£26.85 |
2.9% |
2.0% |
|
Quartile |
Pay Range |
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|
DEC |
White |
Unknown |
White & Unknown |
All |
|
|
Lower |
£9.85 - £15.42 |
£7.65 - £15.42 |
£11.43 - £15.39 |
£7.65 - £15.42 |
£7.65 - £15.42 |
|
Lower Middle |
£15.42 - £18.25 |
£15.42 - £18.25 |
£15.46 - £18.25 |
£15.42 - £18.25 |
£15.42 - £18.25 |
|
Upper Middle |
£18.25 - £22.63 |
£18.25 - £22.63 |
£18.25 - £22.63 |
£18.25 - £22.63 |
£18.25 - £22.63 |
|
Upper |
£22.63 - £58.64 |
£22.63 - £99.13 |
£22.63 - £73.67 |
£22.63 - £99.13 |
£22.63 - £99.13 |
|
Grand Total |
£9.85 - £58.64 |
£7.65 - £99.13 |
£11.43 - £73.67 |
£7.65 - £99.13 |
£7.65 - £99.13 |
| Quartile | Mean Hourly Rate | Mean EPG (Exclude Unknown) | Mean EPG (Include Unknown) | |||
| DEC | White | Unknown | White & Unknown | |||
|
Lower |
£14.11 | £14.06 | £14.09 | £14.06 | -0.4% | -0.3% |
|
Lower Middle |
£17.09 | £17.13 | £17.03 | £17.11 | 0.2% | 0.1% |
|
Upper Middle |
£20.17 | £20.08 | £20.27 | £20.12 | -0.4% | -0.2% |
|
Upper |
£27.82 | £29.07 | £28.67 | £29.00 | 4.3% | 4.1% |
|
Quartile |
Median Hourly Rate |
Median EPG (Exclude Unknown) |
Median EPG (Include Unknown) |
|||
|
DEC |
White |
Unknown |
White & Unknown |
|||
|
Lower |
£14.13 |
£14.13 |
£14.13 |
£14.13 |
0.0% |
0.0% |
|
Lower Middle |
£16.92 |
£17.19 |
£16.92 |
£17.19 |
1.6% |
1.6% |
|
Upper Middle |
£20.45 |
£20.17 |
£20.17 |
£20.17 |
-1.4% |
-1.4% |
|
Upper |
£26.31 |
£27.08 |
£26.10 |
£26.85 |
2.9% |
2.0% |
|
Quartile |
Pay Range |
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|
DEC |
White |
Unknown |
White & Unknown |
All |
|
|
Lower |
£9.85 - £15.42 |
£7.65 - £15.42 |
£11.43 - £15.39 |
£7.65 - £15.42 |
£7.65 - £15.42 |
|
Lower Middle |
£15.42 - £18.25 |
£15.42 - £18.25 |
£15.46 - £18.25 |
£15.42 - £18.25 |
£15.42 - £18.25 |
|
Upper Middle |
£18.25 - £22.63 |
£18.25 - £22.63 |
£18.25 - £22.63 |
£18.25 - £22.63 |
£18.25 - £22.63 |
|
Upper |
£22.63 - £58.64 |
£22.63 - £99.13 |
£22.63 - £73.67 |
£22.63 - £99.13 |
£22.63 - £99.13 |
|
Grand Total |
£9.85 - £58.64 |
£7.65 - £99.13 |
£11.43 - £73.67 |
£7.65 - £99.13 |
£7.65 - £99.13 |
Examination of the 2025 pay quartiles in more detail and calculating the ethnicity pay gap, finds that there is a negative ethnicity pay gap in the lower, showing diverse ethnic communities (DEC) staff in the lower quarter have higher hourly pay than white staff. There is no pay gap in the lower middle and upper middle pay quartiles.
Within the upper quartile, the mean ethnicity pay gap, excluding unknown, is the highest at 4.7% and median 2.2% indicating that white staff have more of the highest hourly pay rates and a higher median (mid-point) hourly pay rate than staff from diverse ethnic communities.
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