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PFIZER LIMITED

Company number 00526209 ·

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Gender pay gap

In the 2025/26 reporting year, women's median hourly pay here was 14.1% 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 36% 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.

0 +10% +20% +30% +40% +50% 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2017/18: 17.6% 2018/19: 21.3% 2019/20: 26% 2020/21: 17.7% 2021/22: 17.2% 2022/23: 17.4% 2023/24: 13.8% 2024/25: 13.8% 2025/26: 14.1% Median gap 2017/18: 18.7% 2018/19: 24.8% 2019/20: 26.1% 2020/21: 19.2% 2021/22: 20.4% 2022/23: 19.8% 2023/24: 17.6% 2024/25: 16.5% 2025/26: 15.6% Mean gap 2017/18: 27.9% 2018/19: 37.7% 2019/20: 42.9% 2020/21: 38.5% 2021/22: 39.9% 2022/23: 45.9% 2023/24: 33.2% 2024/25: 31% 2025/26: 28.1% Median bonus gap

The gap has narrowed since the 17.6% reported for 2017/18.

YearMedian gapMean gapBonus gap Women in top pay quartileWomen in lowest
2025/26 14.1% 15.6% 28.1% 43.2% 69%
2024/25 13.8% 16.5% 31% 43% 69.8%
2023/24 13.8% 17.6% 33.2% 42.3% 67.5%
2022/23 17.4% 19.8% 45.9% 42.7% 72.3%
2021/22 17.2% 20.4% 39.9% 40.5% 73.3%
2020/21 17.7% 19.2% 38.5% 40.1% 72.3%
2019/20 26% 26.1% 42.9% 39% 71.7%
2018/19 21.3% 24.8% 37.7% 38% 62.5%
2017/18 17.6% 18.7% 27.9% 38.9% 61%

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.