Table 1 Distribution of earnings among men and women in self- and paid employment a
From: Why is there a gender earnings gap in self-employment? A decomposition analysis with German data
Self-employed | Paid Employees | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
male | female | difference (in %) | male | female | difference (in %) | |
Gross monthly earnings (in €) | ||||||
Mean | 4,178 | 2,329 | −44.2 | 3,176 | 2.022 | −36.3 |
25th percentile | 2,000 | 800 | −60.0 | 2,100 | 1,200 | −42.9 |
Median | 3,000 | 1,700 | −43.3 | 2,800 | 1,900 | −32.1 |
75th percentile | 5,000 | 3,000 | −40.0 | 3,800 | 2,682 | −29.4 |
Hourly earnings (in €) | ||||||
Mean | 21.5 | 15.3 | −28.8 | 17.1 | 13.8 | −19.4 |
25th percentile | 10.0 | 6.2 | −37.8 | 11.6 | 9.3 | −20.0 |
Median | 15.5 | 10.9 | −30.0 | 15.5 | 12.8 | −17.5 |
75th percentile | 23.3 | 18.6 | −20.0 | 20.3 | 17.0 | −16.4 |
No. of observations | 974 | 497 | 7,094 | 6,887 | ||