OECD Family database (www.oecd.

org/els/social/family/database)

Chart LMF5.1: Gender gap in median earnings of full-time employees, 2006 or latest year available 1

Average Year
Moyenne Année
Korea 38.0 17.6 2006 Corée
Japan 33.0 17.6 2006 Japon
Germany 23.0 17.6 2005 Allemagne
Canada 21.0 17.6 2006 Canada
United Kingdom 21.0 17.6 2006 Royaume-Uni
Switzerland 19.0 17.6 2006 Suisse
United States 19.0 17.6 2006 États-Unis
Finland 19.0 17.6 2005 Finlande
Portugal 18.9 17.6 2003 Portugal
Czech Republic 18.0 17.6 2006 République tchèque
Spain 17.3 17.6 2002 Espagne
Australia 17.0 17.6 2006 Australie
Netherlands 17.0 17.6 2005 Pays-Bas
Sweden 15.0 17.6 2004 Suède
Ireland 14.0 17.6 2006 Irlande
Hungary 13.2 17.6 2000 Hongrie
France 12.0 17.6 2005 France
Greece 11.5 17.6 2003 Grèce
Denmark 11.0 17.6 2006 Danemark
Poland 10.0 17.6 2004 Pologne
New Zealand 10.0 17.6 2006 Nouvelle-Zélande
Belgium 9.3 17.6 2003 Belgique
OECD-21 17.6 OCDE-21
Countries are ranked, in decreasing order of the gender wage gap.
1) Data refer to 2003 (instead of 2006) for Belgium, Portugal and Greece; 2004 for Poland and
Sweden; and to 2005 for Finland, France, Germany and the Netherlands.

Source: OECD Earnings database.

 OECD Family database (www.oecd.org/els/social/family/database)

Chart LMF5.2 Gender gap in full-time earnings at the top and bottom of the earnings distribution, 2006 or lastest year available

Bottom/Bas Top/Haut
Year 20 percentile 80 percentile
th th
45
20th percentile
Deux premiers Deux derniers 40 80th percentile
déciles déciles
35
2006 Korea 29 41
2006 Japan 29 37 30
2005 Germany 31 25 25
2004 Finland 15 24
20
2004 Switzerland 20 23
2005 United States 15 23 15
2004 Sweden 13 21 10
2006 United Kingdom 17 20
5
OECD-17 16 20
2005 Australia 9 19 0
2005 France 10 18 ea n y d d s n m 7 lia e a d rk d m
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2006 New Zealand 9 16 Sw nit ite
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2005 Denmark 14 15 U

2004 Poland 9 14
2003 Belgium 11 12
2003 Portugal 15 11
2003 Greece 0 5

Countries are ranked in decreasing order of the gender wage gap for top earnings.

OECD(2006), Society at a Glance (www.oecd.org/els/social/indicators/SAG) / OCDE(2006), Panorama de la Société (www/oecd.org/els/social/indicateurs/SAG)

 OECD Family database (www.oecd.org/els/social/family/database)

Chart LMF5.3: Gender gap in average earnings, 2006 or latest year available 1
2006
Italy ..
Netherlands ..
30%
Estonia 25
Cyprus(3,4) 24 25
Germany 22
Slovakia 22 20 EU27 average: 15%
United Kingdom 21
Austria 20
15
Finland 20
10
Czech Republic 18
Denmark 17 5
Latvia 16
Lithuania 16 0
Sweden 16 ia 4) ny ia m ria nd lic rk ia ia en ria rg in nd ce ry ce ia nd al ia m lta
Bulgaria 14 t on s(3, ma vak gdo ust nla ub ma atv uan ed lga bou Spa ola ran nga ree an ela rtug ven lgiu Ma
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Luxembourg 14 Es pru Ger Slo Kin A F Re Den Li S B e R S
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Spain 13
C ti e ec L
Poland 12 Un Cz
France 11
Hungary 11
Greece 10
Romania 10
Ireland 9
Portugal 8
Slovenia 8
Belgium 7
Malta 3
EU 27 15
1) Data refer to 2000 for Estonia
2) The target population consists if all paid-employees aged 16-64 that are at work 15 hours per week or more.
3) Footnote by Turkey: The information in this document with reference to " Cyprus " relates to the southern part of the Island. There is no single authority representing both Turkish and Greek Cypriot people
on the Island. Turkey recognizes the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). Until a lasting and equitable solution is found within the context of United Nations, Turkey shall preserve its position
concerning the "Cyprus issue".

4) Footnote by all the European Union Member States of the OECD and the European Commission: The Republic of Cyprus is recognized by all members of the United Nations with the exception of Turkey.
The information in this document relates to the area under the effective control of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus.
 OECD Family database (www.oecd.org/els/social/family/database)

Source: EU Survey on Income and Living Conditions and national sources, 2006
 OECD Family database (www.oecd.org/els/social/family/database)

Chart LMF5.4 Trends in gender wage gap in median earnings of full-time employees, 1980-2006

1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 latest year
Australia 18.8 18.3 20.8 19.2 18.7 19.6 18.8 18.5 18.8 18.6 18.2 16.0 14.3 13.2 14.4 14.5 15.3 13.2 14.3 17.2 14.3 15.0 13.0 14.4 15.8 17.0 17.0 Australie
Austria 35.1 32.6 32.9 32.6 32.2 31.7 31.1 30.8 30.8 31.2 31.7 32.3 32.8 32.9 22.0 22.0 Autriche
Belgium 10.0 8.8 7.7 6.8 9.3 9.3 Belgique
Canada 25.4 24.6 24.5 24.0 24.4 24.0 22.5 22.6 21.8 21.0 21.0 Canada
Czech Republic 21.1 21.3 25.1 21.8 21.8 19.8 18.9 18.6 18.3 18.1 18.0 18.0 République tchèque
Denmark 14.1 13.4 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.5 13.7 12.3 12.3 12.0 11.0 11.0 Danemark
Finland 26.6 26.0 25.6 23.4 22.5 23.6 23.0 23.6 22.9 21.5 20.3 22.0 23.1 22.4 20.6 21.3 20.8 21.7 20.4 21.2 20.4 20.1 20.0 19.5 19.0 19.0 Finlande
France 19.7 19.0 18.2 17.6 17.2 17.0 16.2 16.2 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.4 14.7 13.2 11.2 10.3 9.9 9.8 9.5 10.0 10.8 11.8 11.7 12.0 12.0 France
Germany 29.5 27.0 29.0 28.2 26.5 27.8 27.2 27.1 25.5 23.7 23.7 23.5 23.7 23.6 23.8 23.2 23.0 25.1 24.1 24.5 24.6 24.8 23.0 23.0 Allemagne
Hungary 26.0 17.4 15.2 17.8 15.7 15.3 13.2 Hongrie
Ireland 25.5 21.7 19.7 18.2 16.1 14.0 14.0 Irlande
Italy 18.8 17.6 19.4 19.5 19.5 18.7 17.9 16.3 16.7 17.1 16.7 16.7 Italie
Japan 41.7 42.0 42.2 41.9 41.9 41.7 41.6 41.2 41.0 41.0 40.6 39.9 38.9 38.5 37.8 37.1 36.8 36.5 35.3 34.6 33.9 33.9 32.5 32.0 33.0 33.0 Japon
Korea 51.9 45.9 46.2 44.4 43.1 42.2 41.1 40.9 40.7 40.7 40.2 39.8 38.5 38.5 Corée
Netherlands 25.6 25.0 22.6 23.1 22.3 22.2 22.1 21.7 17.0 17.0 Pays-Bas
New Zealand 10.1 10.1
Poland 19.9 17.0 19.8 18.6 19.9 20.2 18.3 16.7 16.8 14.0 11.0 10.7 10.4 10.4 Pologne
Spain 17.3 17.3
Sweden 14.5 16.9 15.3 16.2 17.6 18.4 16.8 16.4 19.2 21.2 19.6 19.6 19.1 18.8 17.3 19.0 16.5 16.6 16.8 16.8 15.5 16.6 15.9 14.9 14.8 14.9 15.0 15.0 Suède
Switzerland 26.4 25.8 27.8 27.3 25.5 24.8 26.5 23.6 23.6 25.7 23.6 23.8 22.6 20.1 19.6 19.0 19.0 Suisse
United Kingdom 35.3 34.0 34.2 33.1 33.6 33.6 33.5 33.0 32.5 32.2 31.2 29.5 28.4 27.1 26.4 26.6 25.6 25.3 25.2 23.9 24.0 23.1 22.1 20.0 20.3 20.4 20.6 20.6 Royaume-Uni
United States 36.6 35.2 34.7 34.3 33.4 33.0 32.2 31.0 30.1 29.4 28.5 26.6 25.1 23.9 23.9 24.6 23.8 23.8 23.3 24.6 24.5 24.1 22.4 21.6 20.4 19.8 19.2 19.2 États-Unis
Source: OECD Earnings database.