Hesse: Gender pay gap increases with age

Wiesbaden (dpa/lhe) - The difference in earnings between women and men in Hesse increases significantly with age.

Hesse: Gender pay gap increases with age

Wiesbaden (dpa/lhe) - The difference in earnings between women and men in Hesse increases significantly with age. The difference was the smallest for those under 25, at three percent, as the State Statistical Office announced on Monday in Wiesbaden. The largest differences in earnings, at 29 percent, are among the 55 to 59 year olds.

Overall, women in Hessen earned an average of 21.35 euros gross per hour in 2022. According to the statisticians, that was EUR 5.55 (21 percent) less than the average gross hourly wage for men of EUR 26.90.