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Effect of Gender Differences and Other Factors on Remuneration of Employees in EU Countries


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Percentage difference between men’s and women’s gross income in the EU in 2019
Source: own processing of EU-SILC microdata
Percentage difference between men’s and women’s gross income in the EU in 2019 Source: own processing of EU-SILC microdata

Average gross employment income in EU countries in Euros monthly

Average men’s income Average women’s income Gender differences Average men’s income Average women’s income Gender differences
LU 5841 4892 949 ES 2053 1726 327
DK 5036 4140 896 LV 1236 966 270
FI 3903 3076 827 MT 2035 1781 254
IE 4282 3472 810 EE 1381 1139 242
UK 3452 2651 801 PT 1430 1200 230
AT 3779 3041 738 LT 1008 790 218
NL 4265 3571 694 SK 1010 795 215
DE 3630 3009 621 HR 1100 894 206
FR 3062 2513 549 SI 1863 1660 203
BE 3945 3425 520 EL 1451 1254 197
CY 2085 1577 508 PL 1033 837 196
IT 2399 1982 417 HU 795 664 131
SE 3447 3033 414 BG 613 516 97
CZ 1378 1001 377 RO 805 757 48

Factors affecting the difference in employment income between men and women

R R Square Adjusted R Square Std. Error of the Estimate
0.86 0.73 0.73 8002
ANOVA
Sum of Squares df Mean Square F Sig.
Regression 179923994323776 15 11994932954918 186379 0.000
Residue 66423709628580 1032103 64357631
Total 246347703952357 1032118

Dependence of the income quintile and job sector

Value df P-value
Pearson Chi-Square 19,395,930 44 0.000
N of Valid Cases 152,605,405

Dependence of choice of job sector and gender

Value df P-value
Pearson Chi-Square 25,314,552 11 0.000
N of Valid Cases 152,605,405

Income quintiles according to job sector

Income quintile 1 2 3 4 5
Job sector
Legislators and Managers 26.6% 16.1% 16.0% 10.6% 30.7%
Science and Technology 20.7% 17.2% 20.2% 19.0% 23.0%
Healthcare 32.3% 20.7% 22.9% 13.8% 10.3%
Training and Education 30.9% 20.9% 22.8% 14.6% 10.8%
Public Administration 34.0% 18.9% 20.6% 11.0% 15.4%
Information Technology 35.1% 14.6% 14.4% 14.4% 21.5%
Law, Culture and Sport 40.0% 20.1% 20.5% 9.2% 10.1%
Administration 31.6% 27.0% 23.7% 10.7% 7.1%
Services and Retail 39.1% 28.9% 24.6% 4.9% 2.4%
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing 27.5% 27.4% 41.4% 2.8% 0.9%
Craftsmen and Blue-collar Workers 26.0% 28.4% 32.9% 8.8% 3.9%
Total 30.1% 23.6% 24.8% 10.8% 10.8%

Factors affecting employment income in the EU

R R Square Adjusted R Square Std. Error of the Estimate
0.79 0.62 0.62 17778
ANOVA
Sum of Squares df Mean Square F Sig.
Regression 143388514070823440 12 11949042839235286 37805381 0.000
Residue 88774983921376272 280873721 316067248
Total 232163497992199712 280873733
Parameter estimates

Representation of men and women in industries and gender differences in income

Classified according to ISCO Share of men in the job sector Share of women in the job sector Differences between men’s and women’s income
Legislators and Managers 66.4% 33.6% 27%
Science and Technology 65.9% 34.1% 22%
Healthcare 27.6% 72.4% 28%
Training and Education 29.8% 70.2% 26%
Public Administration 49.9% 50.1% 34%
Information Technology 83.0% 17.0% 23%
Law, Culture and Sport 44.3% 55.7% 17%
Administration 40.4% 59.6% 35%
Services and Retail 40.0% 60.0% 45%
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing 78.0% 22.0% 67%
Craftsmen and Blue-collar Workers 85.2% 14.8% 57%

Income quintiles (Q) according to gender representation

Share of men in the quintile concerned Share of women in the quintile concerned Share of the male population in quintiles Share of the female population in quintiles Share of population in quintiles
Q 1 52% 48% 27% 35% 30%
Q 2 57% 43% 23% 25% 24%
Q 3 59% 41% 25% 24% 25%
Q 4 65% 35% 12% 9% 11%
Q 5 74% 26% 13% 7% 10%
Total 59% 41% 100% 100% 100%

Dependence of the income quintile and gender

Value df P-value
Pearson Chi-Square 2,591,547 4 0.000
N of Valid Cases 153,705,678
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