Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the proportion of (1) the male, and (2) the female, working population that earn (a) £25,600 or over, (b) £23,040 to £25,599, and (c) £20,480 to £23,039, per year.

Estimates of the proportion of the male and female working population by income band are provided in the following table:

Source: Survey of Personal Incomes, tax year 2017 to 2018

Notes on the table

1. The proportions are for individuals with employment and/or self-employment income and are based only on their employment and/or self-employment income.
2. The tax year 2017 to 2018 is the latest year for which these figures are available.
3. The Survey of Personal Incomes (SPI) is based on a sample of taxpayers.
4. Where income exceeds the threshold for the operation of PAYE (£11,500 for 2017-18), the SPI provides the most comprehensive and accurate official source of data on personal incomes. However, as HMRC do not hold information for all people with personal incomes below the tax threshold, the SPI is not a representative data source for this part of the population.
5. As is the case with the published Personal Incomes Statistics, these figures are statistical estimates and will be subject to sampling variation.