Even in the metalworking industry, a significant gender pay gap persists: women, on average, earn 13.44% less in gross annual average pay, a difference that rises to -19.23% if accessory salary items (overtime, superminimums, productivity bonuses, benefits) are included.
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Among managers, the average differences are –17.49%, among blue-collar workers -21.98%
According to the national report by Fim Cisl, “Gender balances, equity still far off,” conducted on a sample of 1,104 companies with 387,621 employees, in the metalworking sector, the average gross annual salary for a male employee is 44,260 gross euros, of which 11,366 gross euros are accessory salary elements (overtime, superminimums, productivity bonuses, benefits). The average gross annual salary for a female employee is 38,313 gross euros, of which accessory salary items amount to 9,180 gross euros, with an average gross annual gender pay gap of -13.44%.
If average gross annual salaries are compared by qualification, the largest differences penalizing women concern all qualifications; among managers, the average differences are –17.49%, followed by -21.98% among blue-collar workers, -16.87% among white-collar workers, and -8.16% among middle managers.
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In companies with second-level bargaining, the average gross annual pay gap between men and women is more attenuated, standing at -9.77%, a sign of the positive role played by bargaining in reducing inequalities between female and male workers.
Considering only accessory salary items, the difference stands at -19.94%, not only due to pay differences in the strict sense, but also to the different forms of work organization that distinctly affect men and women in the metalworking sector (e.g., part-time, shifts, overtime, etc.).
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