Public administration and defence ยท 500 to 999 staff

Maidstone Borough Council

Last year's median gap 1.6%

Key figures

-2.8%median hourly pay gap (sector median 3.0%)
46.7%of the top pay quartile are women
-11.1%median bonus gap
MeasureThis employerSector medianAll employers
Median hourly pay gap
how much less women earn per hour than men, at the median
-2.8%3.0%8.0%
Mean hourly pay gap3.0%3.8%10.6%
Median bonus gap-11.1%0.0%13.9%
Women paid a bonus3.8%0.0%22.0%
Men paid a bonus2.1%0.0%23.0%
Women in the top pay quartile46.7%53.5%40.6%
Women in the lowest pay quartile41.6%59.5%56.3%
Women in the workforce (from quartiles)58.0%56.9%48.8%

A positive gap means men are paid more; a negative gap means women are. Sector: Public administration and defence (470 employers). The employer's own statement

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service, 2025-26 reports (open data, Open Government Licence v3.0). Every employer with 250 or more staff reports its gender pay gap each year. Compiled by The Hardest Market.