Median hourly pay in England and Wales 2019, by ethnicity and gender

The median hourly pay and percentage difference in 2019 between hourly earnings with white British employees was greater between men than between women. White Irish male employees earned a median of 17.80 pounds per hour, while Bangladeshi male employees earned a median of 10.41 pounds per hour. In comparison, white Irish female employees earned a median of 16.93 pounds per hour, while Bangladeshi female employees earned a median of 10.60 pounds per hour. The highest median hourly pay was seen for Chinese male employees, at 18.05 pounds per hour. Chinese female employees also earned a high hourly pay, at 14.16 pounds per hour. Female white and black Caribbean female employees experienced the lowest median hourly pay in 2019, at just 9.71 pounds per hour.