At Microsoft, our commitment to inclusion is integral to our mission of empowering every person and organization to achieve more. This focus enables us to drive innovation and create transformational solutions to complex challenges for our customers, partners, and the world.
We have long-standing commitments to the principle of pay equity (paying employees equitably for substantially similar work), hiring, developing, internally moving, and retaining the best talent on the planet, and investing in a workplace culture where everyone can thrive. As part of these commitments, we provide disclosures consistent with local requirements, including data published by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) under the Workplace Gender Equality Amendment Act 2023 in Australia. Detail from the disclosure is available at WGEA Data Explorer.
We believe that pay equity, combined with the gender pay gap figures published by the WGEA, provides a more comprehensive view of pay at Microsoft. As a result, we are also voluntarily sharing our pay equity analysis results for Australia. As of September 2024, women who are rewards eligible in Australia earn $1 total pay for every $1 earned by men with the same job title and level and considering tenure.
The data published by the WGEA reflects pay gap analysis, which measures the difference in pay of two employee groups regardless of factors that legitimately influence pay. This is different from pay equity analysis, which measures the difference in the pay of two employee groups accounting for factors that legitimately influence pay. As long as we have pay equity, the existence of a pay gap indicates opportunities to continue to increase representation of women in more senior roles.
Everything we do to strengthen a culture of inclusion at Microsoft is anchored on a global understanding. We continue to expand and deepen that understanding so that the work we do is resonant and relevant across cultures, communities, and countries. This special combination is what it takes to imagine, anticipate, and innovate the solutions, services, products, and ways of working that fuel our ability to be relevant and competitive today—and in the future.
