The average gender pay gap in Ireland in 2016 stands at 20%, according to a report released by recruitment provider Morgan McKinley in collaboration with Emolument.com.

On average, men working in like-for-like professional jobs earn €12,000 more than women. These figures were calculated based on average salary and bonus. However, when these two are split, the average salary gap stands at 16% while the bonus gap goes up as high as 50%.

The average gender pay gap varied based on location, the report found; the 21% gap for male professionals in Dublin is significantly higher than the 8% gap in Cork or the 17% gap in “other” region category.

The gender pay gap also varied by sector, led by financial services and regulators with a 29% gap. the top five sectors with the largest gender pay gap are:

1. Financial services and regulators: 29%
2. Insurance and reinsurance: 24%
3. Charity and not for profit: 23%
4. Public sector and education: 22%
5. Law practice: 22%

The services, tourism, restaurants sector had the smallest gap at 4%, followed by technology and telecoms at 7%.

This salary data for the research came from more than 5,500 professionals working in Ireland, through an online survey. The full report is available online.