Women earn on average $27,000 less than men: report

Female workers earn on average $27,000 less than male workers, the latest snapshot of the nation's gender pay gap shows.

Female workers earn on average $27,000 less than male workers, new figures show. (AAP)

The pay packet for an average full-time female worker was $27,000 less than a man's last financial year.

Figures from the latest Workplace Gender Equality Agency annual report show full-time female employees earned a base salary that was 19.1 per cent smaller than men - an average $17,423 less.

Taking into account bonuses and superannuation, the gap in total full-time salary stretches out to 24 per cent - or $27,254.

The number of women in top management jobs remained fairly steady at 15.4 per cent.

However there were slight lifts in the proportion of female managers overall.

"Our data confirms the stubborn persistence of pay gaps across industries and management levels," the report said.

Women also work part time at three times the rate of men, where only six per cent of managerial positions are part time.

This is the second gender pay gap report from the agency which covers over 40 per cent of Australia's employees and more than 12,000 workplaces.

Large employers are bound to report workforce data under the Workplace Gender Equality Act introduced by the Gillard government.