Results of the 2025 Gender Pay Gap Report 

Richmond American University London has published its 2025 Gender Pay Gap (GPG) Report. As of April 2025, Richmond employed a total of 198 employees (below the Government threshold of 250) but has decided to publish its gender pay gap report voluntarily. Of those 198 employees, 42% were male and 58% per cent female. 

Here are the highlights: 

• The mean gender pay gap for Richmond is 11.53% (2024: 9.67%)  

• The median gender pay gap for Richmond is 13.99% (2024: 9.07%)  

At 11.53%, Richmond’s mean gender pay gap remains lower than both the whole economy (13.4%) and the Higher Education sector (13.8%), according to provisional 2025 ONS data. 

Jaz Crocker, Head of Human Resources at Richmond, said: “Richmond’s GPG has increased slightly this year, which is mainly influenced by a higher number of female student employees. Richmond is proud to offer extensive employment opportunity to our students and the hourly rate for Richmond’s student employees aged 21 follows the Government’s National Living Wage guidelines. For those below the age of 21, Richmond currently pays a slightly higher hourly rate than the current National Minimum Wage. 

Richmond also recognises the wider structural factors that contribute to gender pay gaps across the sector, including the impact of caring responsibilities on women’s career progression. We seek to mitigate these through enhanced maternity provision, flexible working arrangements, and support for employees returning from family-related leave. 

Despite the increase this year, Richmond remains committed to reducing the gender pay gap through working with Schools and Departments during the recruitment, progression, and promotion of employees. Longer term, we are also developing salary frameworks, clearer promotion criteria, and evidence-based gender monitoring. We will continue to seek to identify and address any barriers to gender equality.” 

What is the gender pay gap? 

The gender pay gap is the difference between the average hourly earnings of a company’s male and female employees. When talking about the gender pay gap the median figure tends to be used rather than the mean.