In which sectors there is greater and lower salary gap
According to the gender perspective report in Bumeran’s work, the exception in which women ask for better salaries, occurs in the sector of Human resourceswhere women request an average salary 4.21% higher than that of men. Women ask for an average of $1,223,451 pesos monthly, while men request $1.171,996. This phenomenon is remarkable, since in the rest of the areas the trend in favor of men is maintained.
For example, in the area Commercialthe salary gap reaches the 22.28%. Men ask for a $ salary965,640 per month, while women request $789.703evidencing a substantial difference. In Administration and financethe difference is also significant, with a gap of 18.81% between what men ($ 1,149,771) and women ($ 967,770) ask for their services.
In the segment called Otherswhich includes various areas and functions, the wage gap reaches 14.91%with men requesting a salary of $947,556 pesos in front of the $ 824,628 that women require. In turn, in sectors such as Production, supply and logisticsthe difference is from 14.61%with men requesting a salary of $1,028,268 compared to $897,165 Women’s.
However, not all areas show such marked salary disparities. In Marketing and communicationthe difference is smaller, with a single gap 2.44% In favor of men ($ 1,321,597 compared to $ 1,290,173). Similarly, in the sector of Technologythe difference is small, with men asking for $1.161.116 And women requesting $1,134,368 a month.
These data show how gender wage gap is still present in many sectors, although in some cases it is more Moderate “The data show that the gap in the wages required according to gender is a reality in almost all areas, with differences that exceed 20% in some sectors. While in human resources women request 4.21% more than men, this is an exception and not the norm. The key is to understand what factors drive these differences and work on strategies that promote greater equity, ”explains Carolina Molinaro, Head of Marketing from Jobint.
The gap of the required salaries was reduced, but grew again
On average, the men request a salary 10.89% greater than that of women. While they aspire to $ 1,457,285 per month, they request $ 1,314,130 per month.
During the last yearthe gap in the requested remuneration showed significant variations. In January 2024 reached 17.23%reducing to your Lower point in June with 4.91%. However, since then began to grow againreachingL 10.89% in January 2025.
If the perspective is extended to last five yearsthe gap higher was recorded in October 2023when men requested a 20.45% More than women.
The gap grows with the seniority: in chief and supervisor roles it reaches 28%
The gender wage gap increases with the Seniority level. In positions juniorthe difference is small, with women requesting $826,669 and men $838,574which represents only one 1.44% difference. However, the gap is significantly expanded in roles semi senior and seniorwith men asking for $1,257,413a 23.05% More than women ($1.021.904). The biggest difference occurs in positions of Chief and Supervisorwhere men require $1,439,643compared to $1.120.216 of women, which implies a gap of 28.51%.
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Regarding the Participation in applicationsalso presents outstanding differences according to Seniority. In Junior and Semi Senior and Senior positionsWomen represent most of the shares, with 51.18% and 52.05%, respectively, compared to 48.82% and 47.95% of men. However, this trend is reversed at the highest levels. In Chief and Supervisor rolesthe male presence increases significantly, reaching 57.98% of the applications, while female participation falls to 42.02%.
Summary of other key points of the report:
– Men request greater salaries both in the male and feminized sectors. There is no tendency towards major salaries in male sectors or feminized.
-In most cases, men aspire to higher wages than women. Education, teaching and research is the only sub -section where the opposite occurs: women have a salary claim 25.79% greater than men ($ 1,146,560 pesos per month, compared to $ 850,884 per month).
– Women represent most of the applications in health, medicine and pharmacy (69.43%), customer service, call center and telemarketing (65.11%), legal (63.69%), administration, accounting and finance (56.56%), education, teaching and research (54.62%) and commercial, sales and businesses (56.00%). In contrast, men have a greater presence in technical and operational areas, with a strong participation in production and manufacturing (75.72%), civil engineering and construction (73.58%) and engineering (73.24%). They also dominate the trades and others, with 60.56% of the applications.
Source: Ambito
