Gender pay gap in Italy 2023

In 2023, Italian women earned annually 2,300 euros less than men. However, the gender pay gap decreased in the last years. In 2016, it amounted to 12.7 percent in favor of men, whereas the difference in 2022 was equal to 11.5 percent. For 2023, it reduced to 7.3 percent. According to JobPricing, the annual gross salary of women amounted to 29,400 euros in 2023. On the other hand, men had an average annual salary of 31,700 euros. 

Differences in the sectors

Different sectors registered various levels of pay gaps. For instance, in the banking and financial services, the difference in between the salaries of men and women favored men by 8,700 euros in 2020. Nonetheless, in very few sectors, the gap favors women. In the construction industry, women earned, on average, around 4,000 euros more than men. In the field of metallurgy and steel, women and men were equally paid.

Regional differences

In Italy, significant wage differences can also be observed among regions. As of 2023, the north Italian regions registered higher average annual salaries compared to the southern regions. Lombardy, in the north, had the highest average wages in the country, 33,000 euros per year. On the other hand, people living in Basilicata, in the south, had the lowest wages in the country, 26,200 euros annually.