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ABB LIMITED

Company number 03780764 ·

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Gender pay gap

In the 2025/26 reporting year, women's median hourly pay here was 23.4% lower than men's (1000 to 4999 employees).

That puts it in the bottom quarter for pay parity — closer to an equal median than 18% of the 9,642 employers who reported for 2025/26. See the pay gap league table.

Within manufacture of electrical equipment it is in the bottom quarter of 59 sector employers who reported.

-20.0% to -17.5%: 122 employers -17.5% to -15.0%: 40 employers -15.0% to -12.5%: 52 employers -12.5% to -10.0%: 82 employers -10.0% to -7.5%: 95 employers -7.5% to -5.0%: 125 employers -5.0% to -2.5%: 250 employers -2.5% to 0.0%: 553 employers 0.0% to 2.5%: 1,886 employers 2.5% to 5.0%: 835 employers 5.0% to 7.5%: 698 employers 7.5% to 10.0%: 599 employers 10.0% to 12.5%: 578 employers 12.5% to 15.0%: 527 employers 15.0% to 17.5%: 487 employers 17.5% to 20.0%: 438 employers 20.0% to 22.5%: 388 employers 22.5% to 25.0%: 356 employers 25.0% to 27.5%: 302 employers 27.5% to 30.0%: 253 employers 30.0% to 32.5%: 197 employers 32.5% to 35.0%: 159 employers 35.0% to 37.5%: 131 employers 37.5% to 40.0%: 489 employers -20% -10% 0 +10% +20% +30% +40% ← women paid more men paid more → this company

All 9,642 reporting employers for 2025/26 by median gap. 0 is equal pay; bars right of it are employers where men's median pay is higher, bars left of it where women's is.

0 +10% +20% +30% +40% +50% +60% +70% 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2017/18: 32.7% 2018/19: 30.6% 2019/20: 30.6% 2020/21: 31.1% 2021/22: 28.8% 2022/23: 26.9% 2023/24: 27.6% 2024/25: 27.6% 2025/26: 23.4% Median gap 2017/18: 26.5% 2018/19: 22.4% 2019/20: 23.5% 2020/21: 22.6% 2021/22: 20% 2022/23: 13.5% 2023/24: 13.8% 2024/25: 8.2% 2025/26: 5.5% Mean gap 2017/18: 68.5% 2018/19: 33.9% 2019/20: 25% 2020/21: 31.5% 2021/22: 19.4% 2022/23: 15.9% 2023/24: 14.1% 2024/25: 27.5% 2025/26: 25.5% Median bonus gap

The gap has narrowed since the 32.7% reported for 2017/18.

YearMedian gapMean gapBonus gap Women in top pay quartileWomen in lowest
2025/26 23.4% 5.5% 25.5% 21.1% 30.6%
2024/25 27.6% 8.2% 27.5% 20.5% 28.7%
2023/24 27.6% 13.8% 14.1% 18% 30.6%
2022/23 26.9% 13.5% 15.9% 17.4% 33.9%
2021/22 28.8% 20% 19.4% 15.7% 35.9%
2020/21 31.1% 22.6% 31.5% 12.2% 33%
2019/20 30.6% 23.5% 25% 12.1% 35.5%
2018/19 30.6% 22.4% 33.9% 10.3% 35.7%
2017/18 32.7% 26.5% 68.5% 9.4% 35.4%

Reported by the employer under the gender pay gap regulations — full report on the official service. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.