Since 1997, the gender pay gap has closed most markedly among 40- to 49-year-olds
Figure 3: Gender pay gap for median gross hourly earnings (excluding overtime) by age group, UK, April 1997 to 2018
Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) - Office for National Statistics
Notes:
Age group 16 to 17 years has been excluded from this chart due to sample size volatility.
Footnotes applicable to all charts in this bulletin can be found in Section 5: Measuring these data.