Gender pay gaps

Inland Revenue has been working over a number of years to ensure gender and ethnicity are not a determining factor in what people get paid.

The drivers of our gender and ethnic pay gaps relate to representation. This means that although we have diversity within our frontline roles and lower paid roles, the level of diversity reduces in higher paid, more senior or influential roles.

Gender pay gaps

The current average gender pay gap is 15.8%. This has reduced from 20.6% since 2016. Our analysis shows the following:

There are minimal like-for-like gender pay differences within roles.
Where the average salary differs within roles, this can be attributed to factors such as capability, tenure or length of time in roles.
Our gender balance across male and female in leadership is at levels we are satisfied with, and we aim to maintain this.
As far as we are aware there are no gender diverse people in leadership.

Measurement

When referring to gender pay, the measurements do not include employees that identify outside the gender binary, due to limited numbers and the risk associated with publishing figures that may cause individual employee data to be identified.

Average and median gender pay gap over time
Year	Average	Median
2016	20.6%	24.7%
2017	19.6%	24.2%
2018	19.4%	24.5%
2019	18.8%	25.8%
2020	17.9%	26.1%
2021	18.3%	23.8%
2022	17.7%	23.0%
2023	15.8%	21.6%

Our median pay gap has decreased by 4.3 and the average pay gap has decreased by 4.6% since 2016

The gender pay gap is driven by representation.

There is a high proportion of women in frontline roles and lower paid roles at almost 70%, for example, Customer Service Officers. We do not intend to force a change here, but rather see this as an opportunity for women to enter the organisation and a pipeline for future talent. For this reason, Inland Revenue is likely to always have a gender pay gap of >10%.

Our pay gap is not driven by within-role difference but rather by uneven representation across roles. Women are less represented than men in roles earning above $120,000. Since 2022, their representation has decreased in roles earning between $179,000 and $210,000.

At senior leadership level (tiers 1-3) female representation is 63%, management is 45%, and team lead level is 65% (as at 30 June 2023). Female representation has increased for team lead and senior management roles since 2022, but has decreased slightly for management roles.

Female representation by organisation level from 2022 to 2023
Role	Representation	Change
Staff	68%	No change
Team Leader	65%	+1%
Management	45%	-1%
Senior Management	63%	+6%

Female representation by Salary since 2016
Salary group	Salary	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016
>45	45000	34%	33%	30%	31%	29%	27%	27%	24%
>46	46000	34%	33%	30%	31%	29%	27%	26%	23%
>47	47000	34%	33%	30%	31%	28%	26%	24%	22%
>48	48000	34%	33%	30%	30%	27%	25%	23%	22%
>49	49000	34%	33%	30%	31%	26%	23%	23%	21%
>50	50000	34%	33%	30%	30%	25%	22%	22%	21%
>51	51000	34%	33%	30%	30%	23%	21%	21%	18%
>52	52000	34%	33%	29%	29%	23%	20%	20%	18%
>53	53000	34%	31%	29%	29%	22%	20%	19%	17%
>54	54000	34%	31%	27%	27%	21%	19%	18%	16%
>55	55000	34%	31%	26%	25%	20%	18%	18%	15%
>56	56000	34%	29%	26%	25%	19%	17%	17%	14%
>57	57000	34%	29%	23%	23%	18%	15%	15%	13%
>58	58000	33%	28%	22%	22%	17%	15%	14%	11%
>59	59000	33%	26%	21%	21%	16%	12%	12%	11%
>60	60000	32%	26%	19%	19%	14%	12%	12%	10%
>61	61000	32%	25%	18%	17%	13%	11%	11%	9%
>62	62000	31%	23%	17%	16%	13%	11%	11%	9%
>63	63000	31%	22%	16%	15%	12%	10%	10%	8%
>64	64000	30%	21%	16%	15%	12%	9%	10%	8%
>65	65000	29%	20%	15%	15%	11%	9%	9%	8%
>66	66000	28%	20%	15%	15%	11%	8%	9%	7%
>67	67000	25%	19%	15%	15%	10%	7%	8%	6%
>68	68000	24%	19%	13%	13%	10%	7%	8%	6%
>69	69000	23%	19%	13%	13%	9%	6%	8%	6%
>70	70000	23%	18%	12%	12%	9%	6%	7%	6%
>71	71000	23%	18%	12%	12%	8%	6%	7%	5%
>72	72000	23%	17%	12%	12%	8%	6%	7%	4%
>73	73000	23%	17%	11%	11%	8%	6%	6%	3%
>74	74000	23%	16%	10%	10%	7%	6%	5%	2%
>75	75000	22%	15%	10%	10%	7%	5%	4%	1%
>76	76000	22%	13%	9%	10%	7%	4%	3%	0%
>77	77000	20%	13%	9%	9%	6%	3%	2%	0%
>78	78000	20%	12%	8%	8%	6%	2%	2%	0%
>79	79000	20%	12%	7%	7%	5%	1%	1%	0%
>80	80000	20%	11%	7%	7%	5%	1%	0%	-2%
>81	81000	19%	11%	7%	7%	5%	0%	0%	-3%
>82	82000	18%	9%	6%	6%	3%	-1%	-1%	-4%
>83	83000	17%	9%	6%	6%	2%	-1%	-2%	-5%
>84	84000	16%	9%	6%	6%	1%	-1%	-2%	-5%
>85	85000	15%	9%	6%	6%	1%	-2%	-3%	-5%
>86	86000	15%	9%	6%	5%	1%	-2%	-3%	-6%
>87	87000	14%	9%	5%	5%	1%	-4%	-4%	-7%
>88	88000	13%	8%	5%	4%	0%	-5%	-4%	-7%
>89	89000	13%	8%	5%	4%	0%	-5%	-5%	-8%
>90	90000	13%	8%	4%	3%	0%	-6%	-6%	-9%
>91	91000	12%	7%	4%	3%	0%	-7%	-6%	-9%
>92	92000	12%	7%	1%	0%	0%	-7%	-7%	-10%
>93	93000	12%	6%	1%	0%	-1%	-8%	-7%	-12%
>94	94000	12%	7%	1%	0%	-1%	-8%	-8%	-13%
>95	95000	12%	6%	0%	-1%	-2%	-9%	-9%	-13%
>96	96000	11%	6%	0%	-1%	-2%	-10%	-10%	-13%
>97	97000	10%	3%	0%	-1%	-2%	-11%	-12%	-14%
>98	98000	10%	2%	-1%	-2%	-8%	-12%	-13%	-14%
>99	99000	10%	2%	-1%	-3%	-9%	-13%	-13%	-14%
>100	100000	9%	2%	-2%	-3%	-9%	-14%	-12%	-13%
>101	101000	9%	1%	-3%	-4%	-11%	-14%	-12%	-15%
>102	102000	9%	0%	-3%	-7%	-11%	-14%	-14%	-17%
>103	103000	8%	0%	-3%	-6%	-12%	-18%	-15%	-16%
>104	104000	8%	-1%	-3%	-6%	-14%	-18%	-14%	-16%
>105	105000	8%	-2%	-4%	-7%	-16%	-18%	-15%	-15%
>106	106000	8%	-2%	-4%	-8%	-17%	-19%	-15%	-16%
>107	107000	8%	-2%	-4%	-10%	-17%	-18%	-14%	-16%
>108	108000	5%	-3%	-8%	-11%	-17%	-18%	-14%	-16%
>109	109000	5%	-3%	-8%	-10%	-17%	-17%	-15%	-17%
>110	110000	5%	-4%	-9%	-11%	-18%	-18%	-15%	-18%
>111	111000	3%	-4%	-13%	-15%	-18%	-17%	-15%	-19%
>112	112000	4%	-4%	-13%	-15%	-17%	-18%	-16%	-18%
>113	113000	3%	-7%	-14%	-16%	-16%	-18%	-16%	-19%
>114	114000	2%	-7%	-14%	-17%	-16%	-17%	-16%	-20%
>115	115000	1%	-7%	-15%	-18%	-17%	-18%	-17%	-19%
>116	116000	1%	-7%	-17%	-17%	-18%	-18%	-16%	-18%
>117	117000	1%	-11%	-17%	-18%	-17%	-18%	-16%	-20%
>118	118000	1%	-11%	-18%	-19%	-18%	-19%	-16%	-20%
>119	119000	0%	-12%	-20%	-19%	-18%	-19%	-17%	-21%
>120	120000	-2%	-12%	-19%	-18%	-18%	-19%	-17%	-22%
>121	121000	-2%	-13%	-19%	-19%	-18%	-20%	-17%	-22%
>122	122000	-2%	-13%	-19%	-19%	-18%	-21%	-17%	-25%
>123	123000	-2%	-15%	-20%	-20%	-17%	-21%	-18%	-26%
>124	124000	-3%	-14%	-19%	-21%	-19%	-20%	-18%	-28%
>125	125000	-2%	-14%	-20%	-21%	-19%	-20%	-20%	-27%
>126	126000	-2%	-16%	-17%	-20%	-19%	-20%	-21%	-28%
>127	127000	-4%	-16%	-19%	-20%	-19%	-21%	-22%	-30%
>128	128000	-4%	-13%	-20%	-20%	-19%	-21%	-24%	-29%
>129	129000	-8%	-14%	-22%	-22%	-19%	-23%	-24%	-28%
>130	130000	-8%	-17%	-23%	-22%	-19%	-24%	-25%	-30%
>131	131000	-10%	-16%	-24%	-23%	-20%	-25%	-25%	-32%
>132	132000	-10%	-15%	-23%	-23%	-22%	-24%	-25%	-33%
>133	133000	-13%	-16%	-23%	-23%	-22%	-24%	-26%	-34%
>134	134000	-13%	-16%	-23%	-23%	-22%	-24%	-25%	-34%
>135	135000	-9%	-18%	-23%	-24%	-23%	-23%	-27%	-35%
>136	136000	-9%	-19%	-24%	-24%	-22%	-22%	-30%	-34%
>137	137000	-9%	-19%	-23%	-25%	-22%	-23%	-29%	-33%
>138	138000	-10%	-19%	-23%	-25%	-21%	-26%	-29%	-35%
>139	139000	-10%	-19%	-23%	-24%	-21%	-27%	-29%	-35%
>140	140000	-10%	-20%	-25%	-23%	-20%	-26%	-31%	-34%
>141	141000	-11%	-19%	-24%	-23%	-21%	-25%	-31%	-35%
>142	142000	-14%	-18%	-24%	-22%	-21%	-26%	-31%	-35%
>143	143000	-15%	-17%	-24%	-24%	-19%	-26%	-30%	-35%
>144	144000	-14%	-18%	-24%	-22%	-22%	-27%	-30%	-34%
>145	145000	-15%	-19%	-23%	-24%	-25%	-27%	-29%	-35%
>146	146000	-15%	-20%	-25%	-25%	-26%	-28%	-30%	-34%
>147	147000	-15%	-21%	-25%	-26%	-25%	-28%	-29%	-34%
>148	148000	-15%	-20%	-23%	-24%	-26%	-27%	-29%	-33%
>149	149000	-16%	-20%	-23%	-28%	-26%	-26%	-28%	-33%
>150	150000	-16%	-21%	-25%	-29%	-26%	-27%	-27%	-33%
>151	151000	-16%	-20%	-26%	-29%	-26%	-26%	-25%	-34%
>152	152000	-16%	-21%	-25%	-29%	-25%	-26%	-26%	-37%
>153	153000	-16%	-20%	-24%	-28%	-25%	-25%	-26%	-37%
>154	154000	-16%	-20%	-26%	-28%	-24%	-26%	-26%	-36%
>155	155000	-17%	-19%	-26%	-29%	-24%	-26%	-25%	-36%
>156	156000	-16%	-18%	-26%	-28%	-23%	-25%	-26%	-36%
>157	157000	-17%	-17%	-33%	-32%	-27%	-27%	-25%	-36%
>158	158000	-16%	-16%	-33%	-30%	-27%	-26%	-23%	-38%
>159	159000	-17%	-18%	-34%	-31%	-28%	-27%	-23%	-38%
>160	160000	-17%	-19%	-35%	-32%	-25%	-24%	-24%	-39%
>161	161000	-17%	-20%	-35%	-32%	-24%	-25%	-26%	-39%
>162	162000	-15%	-21%	-35%	-32%	-24%	-24%	-26%	-39%
>163	163000	-16%	-21%	-34%	-31%	-25%	-25%	-27%	-38%
>164	164000	-15%	-21%	-32%	-30%	-23%	-23%	-30%	-38%
>165	165000	-17%	-21%	-31%	-30%	-22%	-24%	-32%	-37%
>166	166000	-17%	-21%	-30%	-29%	-22%	-24%	-31%	-37%
>167	167000	-15%	-21%	-29%	-29%	-21%	-26%	-30%	-38%
>168	168000	-15%	-22%	-28%	-29%	-19%	-25%	-28%	-42%
>169	169000	-15%	-17%	-25%	-26%	-19%	-29%	-27%	-43%
>170	170000	-16%	-17%	-25%	-26%	-21%	-30%	-26%	-46%
>171	171000	-17%	-16%	-25%	-26%	-21%	-28%	-28%	-46%
>172	172000	-17%	-17%	-25%	-26%	-22%	-26%	-30%	-46%
>173	173000	-16%	-17%	-25%	-25%	-23%	-26%	-30%	-48%
>174	174000	-17%	-17%	-25%	-26%	-23%	-25%	-29%	-49%
>175	175000	-16%	-18%	-27%	-26%	-24%	-25%	-31%	-51%
>176	176000	-17%	-17%	-27%	-31%	-23%	-23%	-30%	-50%
>177	177000	-16%	-17%	-28%	-31%	-20%	-23%	-33%	-49%
>178	178000	-18%	-17%	-28%	-31%	-21%	-24%	-36%	-49%
>179	179000	-16%	-16%	-27%	-30%	-20%	-27%	-37%	-47%
>180	180000	-17%	-14%	-25%	-27%	-22%	-28%	-38%	-51%
>181	181000	-17%	-14%	-25%	-28%	-24%	-28%	-37%
>182	182000	-20%	-13%	-22%	-27%	-26%	-29%	-40%
>183	183000	-20%	-15%	-24%	-28%	-25%	-31%	-41%
>184	184000	-21%	-12%	-20%	-25%	-24%	-32%	-39%
>185	185000	-20%	-10%	-18%	-24%	-24%	-32%	-38%
>186	186000	-20%	-8%	-19%	-24%	-23%	-32%	-40%
>187	187000	-20%	-8%	-19%	-24%	-23%	-32%	-43%
>188	188000	-17%	-8%	-20%	-23%	-22%	-32%	-42%
>189	189000	-17%	-10%	-21%	-22%	-23%	-33%
>190	190000	-17%	-11%	-21%	-24%	-23%	-31%
>191	191000	-15%	-13%	-23%	-25%	-24%	-34%
>192	192000	-16%	-13%	-22%	-26%	-24%	-34%
>193	193000	-15%	-13%	-22%	-26%	-29%	-34%
>194	194000	-13%	-13%	-22%	-25%	-25%	-31%
>195	195000	-13%	-12%	-19%	-24%	-24%	-30%
>196	196000	-14%	-12%	-19%	-25%	-22%	-32%
>197	197000	-15%	-12%	-19%	-25%	-23%	-31%
>198	198000	-15%	-11%	-19%	-24%	-24%
>199	199000	-15%	-9%	-18%	-25%	-21%
>200	200000	-15%	-7%	-17%	-23%	-30%
>201	201000	-14%	-7%	-19%	-21%	-30%
>202	202000	-13%	-4%	-16%	-20%
>203	203000	-13%	-4%	-16%	-20%
>204	204000	-13%	-2%	-16%	-24%
>205	205000	-13%	-4%	-19%	-26%
>206	206000	-12%	-4%	-19%
>207	207000	-10%	-4%	-19%
>208	208000	-8%	-4%	-19%
>209	209000	-5%	-4%	-19%
>210	210000	-5%	-6%	-22%
>211	211000	-4%	-8%
>212	212000	-4%	-8%
>213	213000	-4%	-6%
>214	214000	-8%	-6%
>215	215000	-6%	-6%
>216	216000	-8%	-6%
>217	217000	-8%	-6%
>218	218000	-8%	-6%
>219	219000	-10%	-6%
>220	220000	-10%	-9%
>221	221000	-10%	-9%
>222	222000	-10%	-9%