A €2,984 difference between the average gross salaries of men and women was seen in 2015, according to reports released by the National Statistics Office (NSO), with men earning the higher

According to the Regional Statistics report, the average gross annual basic salary for men was €17,813, whilst that for women was recorded at €14,829. The average gross annual basic salary for all employees was estimated at €16,565 at the end of that year.

Men residing in the Western district of Malta, the geographical location which includes Attard, Balzan, Dingli, Iklin, Lija, Mdina, Mtarfa, Rabat, Siggiewi and Zebbug earn the highest average gross annual basic salary, according to charts.  Amongst women, it is also the Western district which earns the most, on average, both closely followed by the Northern district, which includes Gharghur, Mellieha, Mgarr, Mosta, Naxxar and St Paul’s Bay.

Between 2010 and 2015, the average gross annual basic salary increased by over €2,000. It increased by €2,670 for men and a lower €1,382 for women.