Gender Pay Gap Report

Gender pay gap 2023

All Dublin Bus employees are aligned to pay grades which provide for equal pay for equal work irrespective of gender.

The snapshot date for Dublin Bus is 24 June 2023. The publication date of our gender pay gap report will not be later than 24 December 2023.

On the snapshot date there were 3,900 employees in Dublin Bus, 3,587 men (92%) and 313 women (8%). On this date there were 50 part-time employees, 32 men (64%) and 18 women (36%). We had 403 temporary employees on this date, 369 men (92%) and 34 women (8%).

Gender pay gap – Dublin Bus

The gender pay gap is the difference in the average hourly wage of men and women across a workforce – it compares the pay of all working men and all working women; not just those in same jobs, with the same working patterns or the same competencies, qualifications or experience. 

Mean gender pay gap

The mean gender pay gap is the difference between the average hourly pay of males and females within Dublin Bus. The mean is calculated by adding up all the earnings and then dividing it by the number of people.

•    The mean gender pay gap for all employees is -4.1%
•    The mean gender pay gap for part-time employees is -0.9%
•    The mean gender pay gap for temporary employees is -7.4%

Although women are underrepresented in the company making up only 8% of total employees, 33% of women in the company are in the upper quartile of pay. This explains why our mean gender pay gap is -4.1%, which means the gap is slightly in favour of women. 

Median gender pay gap

The median gender pay gap is the difference between the average hourly pay of male and female employees at the middle of the distribution.

•    The median gender pay gap for all employees is 2.1%
•    The median gender pay gap for part-time employees is 1%
•    The median gender pay gap for temporary employees is -0.9%

In Dublin Bus there are more men within the middle of the distribution which explains why the median gender pay gap is slightly in favour of men.

Bonus gender pay gap

Bonuses are not paid to clerical or executive employees in Dublin Bus. Small value bonuses are paid to grades in Dublin Bus which are dominated by men, such as bus drivers (94% male). Temporary employees do not receive any bonuses.

•    96% of men in Dublin Bus are eligible for a bonus
•    64% of women in Dublin Bus are eligible for a bonus

•    69% of men in Dublin Bus received a bonus
•    39% of women in Dublin Bus received a bonus

•    The mean bonus gender pay gap for all employees is 52.4%
•    The mean bonus gender pay gap for part-time employees is 68.7%

•    The median bonus gender pay gap for all employees is 100%
•    The median bonus gender pay gap for part-time employees is 100%

Within Dublin Bus women are more concentrated in roles that don’t receive bonuses, which explains the bonus gender pay gap. As we increase the number of women into these areas the bonus gender pay gap will decrease.

Benefit in Kind

0.02% of male employees received BIK in 2023 and 0% of female employees received BIK in 2023.

Our 2022 Gender Pay Gap Report can be accessed below:
Dublin Bus Gender Pay Gap Report 2022