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JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC

Company number 00033774 ·

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Gender pay gap

In the 2025/26 reporting year, women's median hourly pay here was 0.1% higher than men's (1000 to 4999 employees).

That puts it in the top 10% for pay parity — closer to an equal median than 90% of the 9,656 employers who reported for 2025/26. See the pay gap league table.

Within manufacture of chemicals and chemical products it is in the top 10% of 86 sector employers who reported.

-20.0% to -17.5%: 122 employers -17.5% to -15.0%: 40 employers -15.0% to -12.5%: 53 employers -12.5% to -10.0%: 82 employers -10.0% to -7.5%: 95 employers -7.5% to -5.0%: 126 employers -5.0% to -2.5%: 250 employers -2.5% to 0.0%: 554 employers 0.0% to 2.5%: 1,894 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%: 579 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%: 389 employers 22.5% to 25.0%: 357 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 9,656 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.

-20% -15% -10% -5% 0 +5% +10% +15% +20% 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2017/18: 6.4% 2018/19: 7.2% 2019/20: 4.3% 2020/21: 4% 2021/22: 2.5% 2022/23: 3.5% 2023/24: 6.3% 2024/25: 3% 2025/26: -0.1% Median gap 2017/18: 3.7% 2018/19: 5% 2019/20: 3.8% 2020/21: -1.1% 2021/22: 1.1% 2022/23: -1.7% 2023/24: 6.5% 2024/25: 0.5% 2025/26: -4.2% Mean gap 2017/18: 15.4% 2018/19: 7.6% 2019/20: -1.4% 2020/21: 5% 2021/22: 2.6% 2022/23: -4.9% 2023/24: 2.5% 2024/25: -2.1% 2025/26: -17.2% Median bonus gap

The gap has narrowed since the 6.4% reported for 2017/18.

YearMedian gapMean gapBonus gap Women in top pay quartileWomen in lowest
2025/26 -0.1% -4.2% -17.2% 32.3% 35.4%
2024/25 3% 0.5% -2.1% 29.6% 37.1%
2023/24 6.3% 6.5% 2.5% 26.1% 37.5%
2022/23 3.5% -1.7% -4.9% 30.8% 37.8%
2021/22 2.5% 1.1% 2.6% 28.1% 37.8%
2020/21 4% -1.1% 5% 27.6% 35.1%
2019/20 4.3% 3.8% -1.4% 26.2% 37.2%
2018/19 7.2% 5% 7.6% 24.7% 38.3%
2017/18 6.4% 3.7% 15.4% 23.3% 36.9%

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.