FSA Gender Pay Gap 2025
This is the Food Standard Agency's ninth Gender Pay Gap report. It is based on a snapshot of all FSA staff as at 31 March 2025 and fulfils our reporting requirements.
Applies to England, Northern Ireland and Wales
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The report analyses the figures in more detail and sets out what we are doing to close the gender pay gap in the organisation.
The Food Standard Agency (FSA) uses Civil Service grades ranging from Administrative Officer to Senior Civil Servant. Grades vary according to the level of responsibility that staff have and each grade has a set pay range. Salaries are paid according to grade and annual pay awards within the grade are paid irrespective of gender.
All grades with the exception of the Senior Civil Service (SCS) have both a London and National pay range.
On 31 March 2025, 1,587 people worked for the FSA, an increase of 9 from the previous year, with 51% of the FSA workforce female.
Gender balance at different grades is one of the main contributing factors to an organisation’s gender pay gap. A breakdown of gender representation at each grade is presented in our report.