New research released by recruitment company, Morgan McKinley, has found that the Irish gender pay gap is wider between men and women who hold higher third-level qualifications.
The report states that there is a 10% gap between men and women holding BA degrees. The gap is much wider between those holding MA degrees, increasing to the point where women could potentially earn an average of €33,500 less than their male counterparts holding the same qualifications.
The pay gap also sees an increase with experience as the disparity between men and women with 0 - 5 years of experience is 12%, when the level of experience increases to 15 years, women earn 28% less than men.
Among different areas of employment the pay gap is at its widest in the financial sector, sitting at at 29%. conversely, the gap is at its narrowest in accounting and auditing which respectively sit at 5% and 8%.
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Women do earn 15% more than men in HR, but the report clarifies that this is down to a higher proportion of women in leadership roles within this sector.
Across the workforce as a whole, the gender pay gap is 20%, meaning women on average, earn up to €12,500 less a year than men.
