Imperial made a Cost-of-Living payment to 60% of staff during 2022/23. This payment has been classified as a bonus payment for the purposes of pay gap reporting. Outside of these payments, Imperial issues guidance on the criteria for awarding bonus payments and the amounts that should be awarded for each grade.

Imperial employs Clinical Academic staff who are employed on NHS National terms and conditions. Some Clinical Academics receive Excellence Awards, which are not under Imperial’s control or funded by Imperial. These are, in effect, bonus payments awarded by the Department of Health & Social Care to senior Clinical Academics based on their clinical and academic contribution.

Although Imperial does not decide these bonuses, they affect the bonus pay gap at Imperial due to a higher proportion of senior Clinical Academic staff being white. Therefore, Clinical Excellence Awards have been analysed separately.

The figures below show the bonuses for staff where ethnicity is known and stated.

Bonuses including Clinical Excellence Awards (CEA)

Bonuses including Clinical Excellence Awards (CEA)

  • The proportions of BAME staff and white staff paid a bonus including CEA: 1924 of 2997 BAME staff (64.2%); 3974 of 6036 white staff (65.8%)
  • Mean bonus pay including CEA: £1175.40 for BAME staff; £1380.25 for white staff
  • Mean ethnicity pay gap for bonus pay including CEA: 14.8%
  • Median bonus pay including CEA: £750 for BAME staff; £750 for white staff
  • Median ethnicity pay gap for bonus pay including CEA: 0%

Bonuses excluding Clinical Excellence Awards (CEA)

Bonuses excluding Clinical Excellence Awards (CEA)

  • The proportions of BAME staff and white staff paid a bonus excluding CEA: 1892 of 2997 BAME staff (63.1%); 3905 of 6036 white staff (64.7%)
  • Mean bonus pay excluding CEA: £734.02 for BAME staff; £707.40 for white staff
  • Mean ethnicity pay gap for bonus pay excluding CEA: -3.8%
  • Median bonus pay excluding CEA: £750 for BAME staff; £750 for white staff
  • Median ethnicity pay gap for bonus pay excluding CEA: 0%

Clinical Excellence Awards (CEA) only

Clinical Excellence Awards (CEA) only

  • The proportions of BAME staff and white staff who received CEA payments: 33 of 136 BAME staff (24.3%); 78 of 266 white staff (29.3%)
  • Mean bonus pay for CEA payments: £26445.68 for BAME staff; £34906.53 for white staff
  • Mean ethnicity pay gap for CEA payments: 24.2%
  • Median bonus pay for CEA payments: £30159.96 for BAME staff; £36,192.00 for white staff
  • Median ethnicity pay gap for CEA payments: 16.7%