Exploring the Gender Pay Gap in the Maritime Industry, Report

Spinnaker’s exploration of the gender pay gap in the maritime industry spans across the UK, EU, and globally. Since 2016, their shore-based salary survey has been collecting gender data alongside salary information, allowing for the calculation of the Maritime Gender Pay Gap in various locations.

In the UK, the 2024 salary survey included data from over 2,500 maritime employees, revealing a Mean Gender Pay Gap of 34.19% within the Maritime HR Association. While there has been a gradual decrease in the Gender Pay Gap since reporting began in 2017, the percentage of female employees in all pay quartiles decreased in 2024 compared to previous years.

The EU data from the 2024 survey, which included nearly 6,000 maritime employees, showed a Mean Gender Pay Gap of 35.96%, similar to the UK. The distribution of female employees across pay quartiles varied, with 60% at the lower quartile and only 15% at the upper quartile.

Globally, the 2024 survey included 35,000 maritime employees, with 39% being women. Female representation at the highest levels of leadership has decreased, and certain sectors within the industry have significantly lower female representation. More than half of employees in HR, Secretarial and Administration, Marketing and Communications are women, while sectors like Chartering and Freight Trading have less than 20% female representation.

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