Sadly, it’s hardly news that the gender pay gap continues to be a characteristic of PR, an industry composed of two-thirds women.
Set to be unveiled Nov. 21 during the Global PR Summit in Toronto, a new study from Women in PR Canadaand Women in PR USA shows that even when women make it to the top of PR’s ranks, their pay is not on par with their male colleagues. In fact, the gap in the boardroom is the largest, the survey found. Among PR’s highest earners, more than double the number of men (28%) earn $150,000 or more, compared to 12% of women. Overall, the average salary for men in PR is $61,284, vs $55,212 for women.
Again, not surprisingly, there are few women in PR’s boardrooms compared to men. 78% of CEOs in the top 30 PR agencies globally are men; they also occupy 62% of boardroom seats.
Global agency leaders are split better, with 56% male, 44% female.
