-- Nearly 1 in 2 employers (45%) have a median pay gap in target range of +/-5% --
-- More than half of employers reduced their gender pay gap in the past 12 months --
-- Commonwealth public sector pay gap of 6.4% means men earn, on average, $8,200 more than women each year --
The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) published the gender pay gaps for 120 public sector employers and 2 corporate groups for the first time today following legislative changes in 2023.
Australians can now view the gender pay gaps for well-known Commonwealth public sector employers such as Australia Post, the ATO, the Reserve Bank and the CSIRO along with dozens of other Federal Government departments, agencies and businesses on the WGEA website.
The information is available on the Data Explorer on WGEA's website and in the Commonwealth Public Sector Gender Equality Scorecard: Key employer results from 2023 report.
Today's release follows WGEA's publication of private sector employer gender pay gaps in February 2024 and March 2025. Commonwealth public sector employers report to a different timeline to the private sector and this is the first time that WGEA is able to publish their information.
