Male accounting partners are paid a staggering 60 per cent more on average than women partners, according to Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand’s latest member remuneration survey.

While pay is equal or higher for women in junior accounting positions, the gender pay gap widens in more senior roles. The gap is the largest for partners in accounting firms where men earn $292,000 on average while women earn $181,000. Female chief financial officers make $53,000 less than the $305,500 their male counterparts take home each year.