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Gender pay gap

Time series : Labour_2.3.5_EN.xls

GENDER PAY GAP
%
Economic activity 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Total 13.6 13.7 12.3 11.8 12.6
Mining and quarrying 12.2 13.9 12.9 13.6 13.8
Manufacturing 22.4 22.7 22.6 22.2 22.8
Electricity,gas,steam and air conditioning supply 11.4 8.2 6.1 7.7 5.8
Water supply,sewerage,waste management and remediation activities 7.8 5.6 8.5 8.0 5.4
Construction -14.5 -11.5 -15.5 -14.2 -16.1
Wholesale and retail trade;repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12.6 12.8 11.8 14.1 13.4
Transportation and storage 10.1 11.0 10.1 8.7 10.1
Accommodation and food service activities 6.8 7.8 4.8 7.8 9.6
Information and communication 21.7 22.4 22.5 22.1 19.9
Financial and insurance activities 25.9 29.5 32.5 33.5 30.2
Real estate activities -11.1 -7.5 -10.2 -7.2 -10.1
Professional,scientific and technical activities 12.1 16.5 9.0 15.4 13.6
Administrative and support service activities -33.2 -29.8 -26.3 -22.1 -20.0
Public administration and defence;compulsory social security 8.3 8.4 10.2 11.3 8.7
Education 12.0 9.3 9.1 9.1 6.8
Human health and social work activities 29.9 29.5 27.1 26.4 24.0
Arts,entertainment and recreation 23.5 24.7 23.1 22.2 20.8
Other service activities -7.3 -2.3 0.0 -1.9 -8.7

2019, 2020,2021,2022 - Preliminary data
The gender pay gap is given as the difference between average gross hourly earnings of male paid employees and of female paid employees as a percentage of average gross hourly earnings of male paid employees. The Gender Pay Gap (GPG) is provided for employees working in enterprises with 10+ employees and belonging to all economic activities except "Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing" according to NACE.BG 2008. When the value of Gender Pay Gap is positive then the gross hourly earnings of male employees are higher than those of female employees.
20.02.2024