We are committed to pay equity and have processes in place to compensate our people fairly—across gender, race and ethnicity. Pay equity at Accenture means that our people receive pay that is fair and consistent when considering similarity of work, location, and tenure at career level. We conduct an annual pay equity review. As of our last review, which reflected pay changes effective December 1, 2024, we had dollar-for-dollar, 100% pay equity for women and men globally (certain subsidiaries, recent acquisitions, and temporary employees were excluded from the analysis). By race and ethnicity, we likewise had dollar-for-dollar, 100% pay equity in the U.S., the U.K. and South Africa, which are the locations where we currently have the data available to use for this purpose.
Median Unadjusted Pay Gap Analysis – Insights into Representation Rates
In addition to our pay equity analysis, we also examine unadjusted pay gaps across gender, race and ethnicity – without controlling for the similarity of work, location and tenure at career level. This analysis gives us insight into the representation rates of our employees by gender and race/ethnicity. The gender and race/ethnicity pay gaps are mainly due to a higher percentage of men and Caucasians than women and racial minorities, respectively, in senior management positions. For employees in the U.S., our December 1, 2024 analysis shows the median unadjusted base pay for women is 85% of the base pay for men (certain subsidiaries, recent acquisitions, and temporary employees were excluded from the analysis). We also analyze gaps across race and ethnicity. For employees in the U.S., our 2024 analysis shows the median unadjusted base pay for racial and ethnic minority groups is 88% of the base for white employees.
While we have a higher percentage of men than women and Caucasians than ethnic minorities in senior management, we have focused on ensuring that all people have the same skilling and development opportunities throughout their career journeys. We continue our focus on inclusiveness and ensuring a workplace free from bias so that all our people, including the next generation of female and racial minority leaders, are able to fulfil their potential.
