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L'OREAL (U.K.) LIMITED

Company number 00271555 ·

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Gender pay gap

In the 2025/26 reporting year, women's median hourly pay here was 18.95% lower than men's (1000 to 4999 employees).

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

Within wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles it is in the bottom quarter of 361 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.

-20% -10% 0 +10% +20% +30% +40% +50% +60% 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2017/18: 32% 2018/19: 30.8% 2019/20: 32.9% 2020/21: 33.6% 2021/22: 32.9% 2022/23: 26.45% 2023/24: 37% 2024/25: 26.24% 2025/26: 18.95% Median gap 2017/18: 35.7% 2018/19: 36.5% 2019/20: 35.1% 2020/21: 34.4% 2021/22: 32.9% 2022/23: 25.14% 2023/24: 30% 2024/25: 27.37% 2025/26: 20.61% Mean gap 2017/18: 34.5% 2018/19: 36.4% 2019/20: 36% 2020/21: 34.6% 2021/22: 57.3% 2022/23: 17.66% 2023/24: 24% 2024/25: 11.93% 2025/26: -11.28% Median bonus gap

The gap has narrowed since the 32% reported for 2017/18.

YearMedian gapMean gapBonus gap Women in top pay quartileWomen in lowest
2025/26 18.95% 20.61% -11.28% 68.1% 80.3%
2024/25 26.24% 27.37% 11.93% 70.1% 82.9%
2023/24 37% 30% 24% 69% 94%
2022/23 26.45% 25.14% 17.66% 69% 85.1%
2021/22 32.9% 32.9% 57.3% 68.4% 92.3%
2020/21 33.6% 34.4% 34.6% 70.8% 93.5%
2019/20 32.9% 35.1% 36% 70.7% 91.1%
2018/19 30.8% 36.5% 36.4% 71.2% 91.6%
2017/18 32% 35.7% 34.5% 70% 91.9%

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.