Ethnicity pay gap report 2020 Findings

The ethnicity pay gap data presented here was correct as of the 31st March 2020. Calculations in this report include all permanent, fixed term and flexible contract staff.

Total workforce breakdown

St Andrews staff by ethnicity
A pie chart depicting the breakdown of St Andrews staff by ethnicity.

316 staff members are Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic which is 8.4% of the total population. The ethnicity of 356 staff members is unknown, this accounts for 9.4%. 3,110 staff members are White, this is 82.2% of the total staff population.


Mean ethnicity pay gap

Mean ethnicity pay gap 2020
An illustration which depicts the mean ethnicity pay gap at St Andrews.

Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic staff earnt a mean average of £16.99 per hour, whereas White staff earnt a mean average of £18.00 per hour. This is a 5.6% ethnicity pay gap in favour of White staff, a 0.1 percentage point deterioration since 2019.


Median ethnicity pay gap

Median ethnicity pay gap
An illustration which depicts the median ethnicity pay gap at St Andrews.

Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic staff earnt a median average of £16.21 per hour, whereas White staff earnt a median average of £15.41 per hour. This represents a 5.2% pay gap in favour of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic staff, a 3.8 percentage point improvement since 2019.


Mean and median hourly rate by ethnicity

Mean and median hourly rate by ethnicity
A bar graph depicting the mean and median ethnicity pay gap by hourly rate.
  • Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic staff earnt a mean average of £16.99 per hour, whereas White staff earnt a mean average of £18.00 per hour. This is a £1.01 hourly difference, in favour of White staff.
  • Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic staff earnt a median average of £16.21 per hour, White staff earnt a median average of £15.41 per hour. This is an eighty pence hourly difference, in favour of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic staff.

Bonus payments

The University has no contractual bonus arrangements.