RTÉ has reported a gender pay gap of 10-13%, driven by what it admitted is an "underrepresentation of women in senior roles".

Overall, it reported a median gender pay gap of 13.03% in favour of men - which drops to 6.79% when overtime is excluded. That suggests that men are opting for more overtime in RTÉ or are in roles where it is allowed.

In 2017, those earning a full-time equivalent of €90,000 or more in RTÉ were split 68%-to-32% in favour of men. RTÉ says this is now split 60%-to-40% in favour of men, following efforts to recruit more women into senior roles.

The median gender pay gap within management grades is 7.1% - a figure RTÉ says it aims to "continuously reduce as more women take management/senior roles".

There was a big difference between RTÉ departments - from a median gap of just 1.9% in its Audiences, Channels and Marketing department, rising to 5.7% in News and Current Affairs and 17.7% in Operations.

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The broadcaster said it has a mean, or average, gender pay gap of 11.55%, which reduces to 10% when overtime is excluded.

There was a significant pay gap in favour of women among part-time staff - women earned 17% more than men among this cohort.

The mean pay gap is the difference between the average hourly rate of pay for women, compared to the average hourly rate of pay for men, whereas the median pay gap is the difference in hourly pay between the middle-placed women and the middle-placed men.

RTÉ conducted a review of gender equality in 2017 which revealed a pay gap of 4%. However, this latest report used different methods of calculation and comes under new legislation which compels companies to publish gender pay-gap figures.

RTÉ's new report only covers employees and does not include some of the broadcaster's biggest stars, such as Joe Duffy and Miriam O'Callaghan, who are contractors.

The national gender pay gap in Ireland is estimated to be 11.3%, according to 2019 Eurostat figures, compared to an EU average of 13%.

Under new legislation, companies across Ireland were required to begin publishing information on their gender pay gaps from December 1.

Firms with 250 or more employees were asked to select a date in June this year as their "relevant date" on which to base their reports.

RTÉ chose June 30, 2022, as its "snapshot date". Other organisations have been reporting their gender pay gaps under the new legislation.

Dublin City Council yesterday published its own report, which showed a mean gender pay gap of 4.8% and a median gender pay gap of 5.65%.

The ESB reported an average gender pay gap of 10.9%, while An Post recently reported a zero gender pay gap for the second year in a row.

Where a pay gap is found to exist, the employer is obliged to set out why it exists and any proposed measures to eliminate it.