VFBATTERY REPORT

Access & Advancement

Pages 702–705 (4 pages)

Battery Report 2025, page 705: Access & Advancement
Text on page 705

Pay Differences and Perceptions at the Entry / Developing Level At the entry/developing level, women are paid 30% lower on average $78k for women versus $115k for men), a statistically significant difference. The pay gap appears to narrow at higher levels, with comparable pay at senior, expert, and leadership levels. WHAT IS YOUR ANNUAL BASE SALARY?

For the same group of women who were paid 30% less than their male peers, 85% felt they were paid fairly or perhaps even overpaid. Only 15% of these women felt that they were being underpaid. Meanwhile, 50% of men in the same category felt that they were being underpaid. “I AM BEING UNDERPAID COMPARED TO SIMILAR ROLESˮ

DISAGREE AND STRONGLY DISAGREE

AGREE AND STRONGLY AGREE

Women at the entry-level are more likely to be underpaid, while believing that they are being paid fairly.

Source: Battery Talent Census

Extracted from the PDF; charts and images may read imperfectly.

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