Gender pay gap narrows to lowest on record – media release
27 August 2025
The gender pay gap was 5.2 percent in the June 2025 quarter, down from 8.2 percent in the June 2024 quarter, according to figures released by Stats NZ today.
“The June 2025 quarter gender pay gap of 5.2 percent is the lowest since the series began in 1998,” labour market spokesperson Abby Johnston said.
“Annually, the gender pay gap declined by 3.0 percentage points, the first statistically significant annual decline noted since 2017.”
In the June 2025 quarter, reductions in the gender pay gap came from larger increases in median hourly earnings from wages and salaries for women than for men.
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