C&M reveals travel’s gender pay split in 2024
The gender pay gap in the travel h=job market widened in 2024, according to the latest research from C&M Travel Recruitment.
The typical female working in travel took home 13.83% less than their male equivalent last year, compared to 11.15% in 2023.
This equates to a gender pay gap difference of £5,238 in 2024.
Women earned an average of £35,245 while men received £40,483.
However, the gap can largely be attributed to the wide difference in pay for those earning the highest salaried jobs.
The pay gap for roles paying up to £29,999 stood at 1.06% and 1.47% for roles paying between £30,000 and £39,999.
The pay gap widened significantly for roles paying £60,000 or more, with men outearning women by 23.81%.
Females continued to be awarded the majority of new jobs in the travel industry in 2024 with a total of 66.1%.
Barbara Kolosinska, Co-Owner and Managing Director at C&M Travel Recruitment, said: “It’s very disappointing to see that the overall gender pay gap in the travel industry widened last year.
“On the face of it we have made very little progress in combating the gender pay gap over the past five years, which is disheartening. However, the overall figure doesn’t tell the whole story. The gaps were relatively small at most levels.”
“While the gender pay gap for the average travel employee could be considered small, this is certainly not the case at the top, which continues to be dominated by men.”
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