Men in Azerbaijan’s finance and insurance sector earned AZN 1,421 more per month on average than women in 2025. It was the largest cash difference across the 19 activities in the State Statistical Committee’s pay table. The ranking changes when the difference is measured against men’s earnings: professional, scientific and technical activities recorded the largest relative gap, at 47.9%.
Two ways to rank the same pay data
Women in finance earned AZN 2,016.8 a month and men AZN 3,437.8. Women in the sector earned more than the average man across the economy, yet received just AZN 58.7 for every AZN 100 earned by men in finance. The corresponding amount in professional, scientific and technical activities was AZN 52.1.
| Economic activity, 2025 | Women, AZN/month | Men, AZN/month | Gap, AZN | Gap, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finance and insurance | 2,016.8 | 3,437.8 | 1,421.0 | 41.3 |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 1,224.3 | 2,349.0 | 1,124.7 | 47.9 |
| Manufacturing | 675.8 | 1,130.1 | 454.3 | 40.2 |
| Information and communication | 1,580.3 | 2,008.6 | 428.3 | 21.3 |
| Health and social work | 872.2 | 1,168.7 | 296.5 | 25.4 |
| Education | 788.2 | 875.0 | 86.8 | 9.9 |
| Whole economy | 874.6 | 1,264.0 | 389.4 | 30.8 |
The ranking can reverse further down the table, too. Information and communication has a larger cash gap than health and social work, AZN 428.3 against AZN 296.5. Relative to men’s pay, health and social work has the wider gap: 25.4% against 21.3%.
What the comparison measures
The Women and Men in Azerbaijan yearbook was released in 2026, but these figures cover the full 2025 calendar year. They are average nominal monthly wages for employees. We subtract women’s average from men’s and divide by men’s average. The table shows six sectors and the national total, which is not a simple average of the sector percentages.
The data do not match people doing the same job with the same hours and experience. They establish where average earnings differ most, but explaining why requires a breakdown by occupation, working hours and seniority.