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<p>The table below shows the average hourly earnings of the Department for Education
(DfE) staff, including the Government Equalities Office (GEO) staff, by a) female
b) male c) BME and d) non-BME.</p><p>Average Earnings of DfE Staff (including GEO)</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>Nov-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>£20.61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>£21.97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BME</p></td><td><p>£18.98</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-BME</p></td><td><p>£21.93</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the average hourly
earnings of GEO staff by a) female and b) male.</p><p>Average earnings of GEO Staff</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>Nov-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>£24.11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>£25.10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>The Department and GEO records earnings as annual salaries. In order to convert
the annual salaries to hourly rates the following calculation has been used: ((Gross
Basic Salary*FTE)/52)/Weekly hours.</p><p>The pay gap is lower when analysed at grade
level for men and women and BME and non-BME. The gaps can be largely attributed to
the fact that is greater proportions of women and BME staff of the lower pay bands.</p>
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