Female staff in Clare County Council are earning 10% more on average than male employees.
However this does not necessarily mean men are being paid less for the same role.
As an organisation with more than 150 employees, Clare County Council is required by law to conduct a gender pay gap report.
The 2024 Clare County Council report shows a Mean Gender Pay Gap of -10.29% which means the average hourly rate of females is higher than the average hourly rate of males on the snapshot date.
This does not mean that males are paid less than females for doing the same job, but it does indicate that, on average, females occupy higher paid roles.
The report also showed a Median Gender Pay Gap of -18.61 per cent.
The median is the figure that falls in the middle of a range where the salary of all relevant employees is listed, from the lowest to the highest.
The median pay gap is the difference between the hourly rate of the middle-paid male and the hourly rate of the middle-paid female, expressed as a percentage of the male hourly rate.
In 2024, Clare County Council was the first local authority in Ireland to achieve Platinum certification against ‘Excellence Through People’ accreditation with the National Standards Authority of Ireland.
Clare County Council currently employs over 1,000 staff, 35% of which are working in management or administration roles.
62% of the total workforce are male, with the remainder female.
