Gender pay gap narrows slightly in 2023 but law, construction and finance firms fare worst

Women lose out in top firms when it comes to high bonuses

The gap in average pay has narrowed by less than a point since 2022 – Irish Independent analysis put it at 12.3pc. Stock image: PA

Sarah Collins

Women were paid 11.5pc less than men, on average, at Ireland’s largest firms last year.

Analysis by the Irish Independent of almost 600 gender pay gap reports – the second year that large firms have been required to publish the data by law – found that men were paid more than women at 88pc of Ireland’s big companies.