Here’s some depressing news: Average male graduate earns £1,500 a year more than his female peers

The pay gap is alive and well

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Male grads are still far more likely than women to land higher paid jobs after leaving uni than women, official stats show. 

Three and a half years after graduating:

• The average male student earns £1,500 more than his female peers
• Men are twice as likely to earn £35,000 or more than women
• 60 per cent of women earn under £25,000, compared to 45% of men

The average salary three and a half years after graduating is £25,000 for men, and £23,500 for women.

Men also rake in the highest bracket of salaries over £40,000: 12.7 per cent of blokes earn top dollar compared to 5.7 per cent of women.

This graph shows the grad pay gap three and a half years after leaving uni, based on stats from the Higher Education Statistics Agency.