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<p>Salary in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is determined by a range of
factors including grade, performance, and length of time in employment. The latest
data on average salaries of FCO staff by gender and grade are set out below and can
be found in the FCO Diversity and Equality report, which was published in April 2014
and based on data for 2013. Full details can be found on page 12 of the report.</p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Grade</td><td><p>Average Female Pay</p></td><td><p>Average
Male Pay</p></td><td><p>% Male Pay Exceeds Female Pay</p></td></tr><tr><td>SMS 3&4</td><td>£118,470</td><td>£131,360</td><td>10.88%</td></tr><tr><td>SMS
2</td><td>£88,471</td><td>£89,669</td><td>1.35%</td></tr><tr><td>SMS 1</td><td>£67,030</td><td>£68,286</td><td>1.87%</td></tr><tr><td>D7</td><td>£57,147</td><td>£58,195</td><td>1.83%</td></tr><tr><td>D6</td><td>£47,204</td><td>£47,576</td><td>0.79%</td></tr><tr><td>C5</td><td>£35,581</td><td>£36,233</td><td>1.83%</td></tr><tr><td>C4</td><td>£28,753</td><td>£28,710</td><td>-0.15%</td></tr><tr><td>B3</td><td>£24,690</td><td>£24,612</td><td>-0.32%</td></tr><tr><td>A2</td><td>£20,700</td><td>£20,492</td><td>-1.00%</td></tr><tr><td>A1</td><td>£18,156</td><td>£18,156</td><td>0.00%</td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>The pay gap between men and women at Senior Management Structure 3&4 is
due to the relatively small number of women currently in those grades.</p>
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