CIS Research CIS KnowledgeBase: Analysing Head of School Salary Gaps 2021

This year, we focused our analysis on how salary fairness perceptions and negotiation practices relate to the salary gaps. We also explored two questions, ‘Who do heads reach for advice on career progression?’ and ‘What is the biggest challenge heads have experienced in their career?’

Findings:

• For a fourth consecutive year, the findings make evident a gender, ethnicity and contract category salary gap. The ethnicity and contract category gaps are statistically significant and larger than in previous years.
• Males and White leaders are more satisfied with their salaries and benefits when compared to females and Non- White leaders.
• Males and internationally hired heads negotiate their salary either prior to accepting the job offer or while in their current role more frequently than females and locally hired heads.
• Males, White, and internationally hired heads rely on their private network and recruitment agencies for career progression more frequently than females, Non-White and locally hired heads.