1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025
7. Bonus pay gap
The following table shows the mean and median of all bonuses paid during the 2024/25 financial year. The bonuses paid include firearms payments, detective payments, unpleasant scene payments and honorarium payments awarded by a central remuneration panel who review submissions against relevant criteria:
| Gender | No. of recipients | % receiving bonus payment | Mean payment | Mean bonus pay gap | Median payment | Median bonus pay gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 610 | 17.87% | £1,118.36 | 5.48% | £1,200 | 0.00% |
| Female | 504 | 16.11% | £1,057.13 | £1,200 |
Mean bonus pay gap
- the combined mean bonus pay gap is 5.48% in favour of males which represents an increase compared to last year 3.30%.
- for officers only, the mean bonus pay gap was 4.51% in favour of males (compared with 2.30% previously). For information, the proportion of female officers being paid a bonus was 32.42%, which was much higher than male officers (22.19%).
- for staff only, the mean bonus pay gap was 8.56% in favour of males (compared to -1.51% previously).
Median bonus pay gap
- the median bonus pay gap in 2024/25, for officers and staff combined in 2024/25 was 0.00% which is the same as 2023/24.
- for officers only, it was 0.00% in both years.
- for staff only, in 2024/25 it was 37.50% in favour of males compared with 0.00% in 2023/24.
The majority of bonus payments made relate to either a detective or firearms payments. It is important to note that the same payment is received regardless of contracted hours worked. Variations will exist however, according to the date an officer became accredited or moved into a detective or firearms role. This is the primary reason for the bonus pay gaps identified.