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DS SMITH LIMITED

Company number 01377658 ·

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Gender pay gap

In the 2025/26 reporting year, women's median hourly pay here was 4.5% lower than men's (250 to 499 employees).

That puts it around the middle of the pack for pay parity — closer to an equal median than 65% of the 9,642 employers who reported for 2025/26. See the pay gap league table.

Within activities of head offices; management consultancies it is around the middle of the pack of 323 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.

-40% -30% -20% -10% 0 +10% +20% +30% +40% 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2018/19: 2.8% 2019/20: -1.5% 2020/21: -3.7% 2021/22: -0.4% 2022/23: 6.8% 2023/24: 16.8% 2024/25: 9.1% 2025/26: 4.5% Median gap 2018/19: 30.5% 2019/20: 30.2% 2020/21: 22.8% 2021/22: 28.4% 2022/23: 27.4% 2023/24: 24.8% 2024/25: 17.7% 2025/26: 15.4% Mean gap 2018/19: -30.1% 2019/20: 1.9% 2020/21: 2.1% 2021/22: 20.1% 2022/23: 17.4% 2023/24: 10.9% 2024/25: 14.4% 2025/26: 13.6% Median bonus gap

The gap has widened since the 2.8% reported for 2018/19.

YearMedian gapMean gapBonus gap Women in top pay quartileWomen in lowest
2025/26 4.5% 15.4% 13.6% 36.4% 48.5%
2024/25 9.1% 17.7% 14.4% 37.4% 47.8%
2023/24 16.8% 24.8% 10.9% 39.3% 50%
2022/23 6.8% 27.4% 17.4% 34.6% 46.6%
2021/22 -0.4% 28.4% 20.1% 36.5% 45.8%
2020/21 -3.7% 22.8% 2.1% 33.3% 38.6%
2019/20 -1.5% 30.2% 1.9% 37.4% 44.4%
2018/19 2.8% 30.5% -30.1% 21.7% 32.2%

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.