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Department for Education gender pay gap 2025
Gender pay gap information for the Department for Education (DfE) as of 31 March 2025.
Applies to England, Northern Ireland and Wales
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The gender pay gap is an equality measure that shows the difference in average earnings between women and men.
Gender pay gap legislation requires all employers of 250 or more employees to publish their data.
DfE’s pay approach supports the fair treatment and reward of all staff irrespective of gender.
Further gender pay gap reporting data is available.
Updates to this page
Published 16 December 2025