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SAFEWAY STORES LIMITED

Company number 00746956 ·

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Gender pay gap

In the 2025/26 reporting year, women's median hourly pay here was equal to men's (20,000 or more employees).

That puts it in the top 10% for pay parity — closer to an equal median than 99% of the 9,656 employers who reported for 2025/26. See the pay gap league table.

Within retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles it is in the top 10% of 363 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.

0 +10% +20% +30% +40% +50% +60% +70% +80% 2017/18 2018/19 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2017/18: 18.6% 2018/19: 17.9% 2020/21: 16% 2021/22: 4.3% 2022/23: 6.1% 2023/24: 3% 2024/25: 3.1% 2025/26: 0% Median gap 2017/18: 20.8% 2018/19: 19.8% 2020/21: 17.2% 2021/22: 8.1% 2022/23: 7.5% 2023/24: 9.3% 2024/25: 6.9% 2025/26: 5.7% Mean gap 2017/18: 33.1% 2018/19: 33.6% 2020/21: 0% 2021/22: 25% 2022/23: 0% 2023/24: 0% 2024/25: 0% 2025/26: 76% Median bonus gap

The gap has narrowed since the 18.6% reported for 2017/18.

YearMedian gapMean gapBonus gap Women in top pay quartileWomen in lowest
2025/26 0% 5.7% 76% 37.6% 63.6%
2024/25 3.1% 6.9% 0% 37.4% 62.9%
2023/24 3% 9.3% 0% 34.6% 66.4%
2022/23 6.1% 7.5% 0% 47.2% 66.1%
2021/22 4.3% 8.1% 25% 46.9% 57.9%
2020/21 16% 17.2% 0% 37.9% 73.7%
2018/19 17.9% 19.8% 33.6% 33.7% 77.9%
2017/18 18.6% 20.8% 33.1% 32% 80%

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.