The gender pay gap in Coventry is one of the largest in the West Midlands, with women earning almost £11,000 less than men per year, according to a report.

Figures collated by business and finance firm Rangewell, based on Office for National Statistics data, show the median annual income in Coventry is £23,976.

The median income for men is £30,392 but for women it is considerably lower at £19,421.

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While gender pay disparity is mirrored across the country, Coventry’s gap is one of the worst when compared to local authority areas in the West Midlands Combined Authority.

Only Solihull has a larger gender pay gap from the WMCA member authorities, the data shows, at £18,030.

However, the data also shows that people earn more on average in Coventry than any other local authority area in the WMCA, aside from neighbouring Solihull.

Across the country, Coventry ranks 88th out of 323 for median annual wages.

The gender pay gap is thought to be a lot lower at Coventry City Council, however.

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At a recent meeting at Walsall Council discussing the gender pay gap at the authority, Coventry City Council was mentioned to have the lowest gender pay gap in the West Midlands, the Local Democracy Reporting Service reported.

A Coventry City Council spokesman said: “In the council the difference in pay between men and women is a lot lower than the £11,000 gap for the city as a whole.

“There is currently a median pay gap of 3.2 per cent, and a mean pay gap of 2.5 per cent at the council.

“We also have one pay scheme and jobs are evaluated to ensure fairness and equality.

“However, we continue to monitor our gender pay gap.”

According to the stats, the highest-paid local authority area in the country is the City of London, where the total median annual income is £53,836.

Weymouth and Portland is the local authority area with the lowest pay, with a median annual wage of £14,848.

The findings, based on data for 2017 on local authority area, are split by median incomes for full-time employees, and full-time male and full-time female workers.

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