The median annual earnings for full-time employees in the United Kingdom was approximately 37,430 British pounds in 2024, compared with 34,963 pounds in the previous year. At the start of the provided time period, in 1999, the average full-time salary in the UK was 17,803 pounds per year, with median earnings exceeding 20,000 pounds per year in 2002, and 30,000 by 2019. Wages continue to grow faster than inflation in 2025 Between November 2021 and July 2023 inflation was higher than wage growth in the UK, with wages still outpacing inflation as of March 2025. At the peak of the recent wave of high inflation in October 2022, the CPI inflation rate reached a 41-year-high of 11.1 percent, wages were growing much slower at 6.1 percent. Since that peak, inflation remained persistently high for several months, only dropping below double figures in April 2023, when inflation was 8.7 percent, down from 10.1 percent in the previous month. For 2023 as a whole, the average annual rate of inflation was 7.3 percent but fell to 2.5 percent in 2024, but is forecast to increase to 3.2 percent in 2025. Highest and lowest-paid occupations As of 2023, the highest-paid occupation in the UK was that of Chief Executives and Senior Officials, who had an average weekly pay of approximately, 1,576 pounds. By contrast, the lowest-paid occupation that year was that of retail cashiers, and check-out operators, who earned approximately 383 pounds a week. For industry sectors as a whole, people who worked full-time in the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply sector had the highest average earnings, at 955 pounds a week, compared with 505 pounds a week in the accommodation and food services sector, the lowest average earnings in 2023.

Annual estimates of paid hours worked and earnings for UK employees by sex, and full-time and part-time.

About this dataset

Context

The dataset presents the median household incomes over the past decade across various racial categories identified by the U.S. Census Bureau in England. It portrays the median household income of the head of household across racial categories (excluding ethnicity) as identified by the Census Bureau. It also showcases the annual income trends, between 2013 and 2023, providing insights into the economic shifts within diverse racial communities.The dataset can be utilized to gain insights into income disparities and variations across racial categories, aiding in data analysis and decision-making..

Key observations

• White: In England, the median household income for the households where the householder is White increased by $12,214(24.29%), between 2013 and 2023. The median household income, in 2023 inflation-adjusted dollars, was $50,286 in 2013 and $62,500 in 2023.
• Black or African American: In England, the median household income for the households where the householder is Black or African American increased by $4,315(22.94%), between 2013 and 2023. The median household income, in 2023 inflation-adjusted dollars, was $18,810 in 2013 and $23,125 in 2023.
• Refer to the research insights for more key observations on American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, Some other race and Two or more races (multiracial) households

Content

When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.

Racial categories include:

• White
• Black or African American
• American Indian and Alaska Native
• Asian
• Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
• Some other race
• Two or more races (multiracial)

Variables / Data Columns

• Race of the head of household: This column presents the self-identified race of the household head, encompassing all relevant racial categories (excluding ethnicity) applicable in England.
• 2010: 2010 median household income
• 2011: 2011 median household income
• 2012: 2012 median household income
• 2013: 2013 median household income
• 2014: 2014 median household income
• 2015: 2015 median household income
• 2016: 2016 median household income
• 2017: 2017 median household income
• 2018: 2018 median household income
• 2019: 2019 median household income
• 2020: 2020 median household income
• 2021: 2021 median household income
• 2022: 2022 median household income
• 2023: 2023 median household income
• Please note: All incomes have been adjusted for inflation and are presented in 2023-inflation-adjusted dollars.

Good to know

Margin of Error

Data in the dataset are based on the estimates and are subject to sampling variability and thus a margin of error. Neilsberg Research recommends using caution when presening these estimates in your research.

Custom data

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Inspiration

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This dataset is a part of the main dataset for England median household income by race. You can refer the same here

Linked Data details of the ratio between the highest paid post and the average (median) salary at Surrey County Council. See Metadata tab for more details.

Linked Data details of the ratio between the highest paid post and the average (median) salary at Surrey County Council. See Metadata tab for more details. Specific data schema details can be found on the LGA's website http://schemas.opendata.esd.org.uk/OrganisationStructure

This information is also available to download in CSV format, divided into separate files for the years 2012, 2013 and 2015

This data is published as part of Surrey's obligations for transparency, as set out in the Local Government Transparency Code 2014.

Update frequency: Annually

Review date: No later than end of the month after the year end

Temporal coverage: Apr-Mar

Geographical coverage:

Data lineage:

Maintainer contact: HR and Organisational Development, Orbis Business Services

This statistic illustrates the average yearly wage in the motorcycle industry in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012, broken down by sector, in British pounds. The lowest-earning sector in 2012 was distribution and retail, where employees earned on average 16,100 British pounds annually.

United Kingdom Nominal Average Weekly Earnings: sa: Total Pay (TP): Whole Economy data was reported at 716.000 GBP in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 711.000 GBP for Jan 2025. United Kingdom Nominal Average Weekly Earnings: sa: Total Pay (TP): Whole Economy data is updated monthly, averaging 461.000 GBP from Jan 2000 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 302 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 716.000 GBP in Feb 2025 and a record low of 299.809 GBP in Feb 2000. United Kingdom Nominal Average Weekly Earnings: sa: Total Pay (TP): Whole Economy data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office for National Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.G083: Average Weekly Earnings: Seasonally Adjusted: SIC 2007 . Labour Force Estimates are shown for the mid-month of the three-month average time periods. For example, estimates for January to March 2012 are shown as 'February 2012', estimates for February to April 2012 are shown as 'March 2012', etc. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) is the most comprehensive source of earnings information in the United Kingdom. It provides information about the levels, distribution and make-up of earnings and hours paid for employees by gender and full-time/part-time working. Estimates are available for various breakdowns including industries, occupations, geographies and age-groups within the UK. ASHE is used to produce hours and earnings statistics for a range of weekly, annual and hourly measures. ASHE is the official source of estimates for the number of jobs paid below the national minimum wage. ASHE is also used to produce estimates of the proportions of jobs within workplace pension categories. ASHE is based on a one per cent sample of employee jobs taken from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) PAYE records. Information on earnings and hours is obtained from employers and treated confidentially. ASHE does not cover the self-employed nor does it cover employees not paid during the reference period. The datasets used for the 2012 datasets are the Revised datasets and are published a year after the provisional. The dataset is split into several different categories including all employees, all male employees and all female employees. Datasets are further categorised by mode of working i.e. Full or Part Time. Full datasets are available from The Office for National Statistics. 2014-06-11T16:25 Licence: None

Numbers and percentages of children in poverty for Borough and London Wards (at 31 August each year).
This Children in Low-Income Families Local Measure shows the proportion of children living in families in receipt of out-of-work (means-tested) benefits or in receipt of tax credits where their reported income is less than 60 per cent of UK median income.

This measure provides a broad proxy for relative low income child poverty as set out in the Child Poverty Act 2010, and enables analysis at a local level. Statistics are published at various levels of geography providing an annual snapshot as at 31 August from 2006 onwards. The definitive national measure of relative child poverty as set out in the Child Poverty Act 2010, is contained in the DWP Households Below Average Income (HBAI) publication series.

Children in families in receipt of CTC (<60% median income) or IS/JSA: Number of children living in families in receipt of Child Tax Credit whose reported income is less than 60 per cent of the median income or in receipt of Income Support or Income-Based Jobseekers Allowance.

For National Statistics data on child poverty at Region, please refer to the Department of Work and Pensions' Households Below Average Income publication which uses the relative child poverty measure as set out in the Child Poverty Act 2010. The small area estimates are not directly comparable with the national figures. The publication can be found on the DWP website: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/households-below-average-income-hbai--2

More information, including Lower Super Outper Area data from HMRC.

Data for years 2006 to 2010 in the HMRC archive.

The average monthly retail revenue per post-pay mobile subscriber in the United Kingdom (UK) has decreased from the first quarter of 2012 to the fourth quarter of 2021. In the fourth quarter of 2021, the average monthly revenue per post-pay subscriber was at 14.75 British pounds.

United Kingdom GHP: Mean: Wales: Professional Occupations data was reported at 20.830 GBP in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 20.770 GBP for 2016. United Kingdom GHP: Mean: Wales: Professional Occupations data is updated yearly, averaging 20.250 GBP from Dec 2011 (Median) to 2017, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20.830 GBP in 2017 and a record low of 19.470 GBP in 2012. United Kingdom GHP: Mean: Wales: Professional Occupations data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office for National Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.G049: Gross Hourly Pay: Mean: by Region.

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.

The Family Resources Survey (FRS) has been running continuously since 1992 to meet the information needs of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). It is almost wholly funded by DWP.

The FRS collects information from a large, and representative sample of private households in the United Kingdom (prior to 2002, it covered Great Britain only). The interview year runs from April to March.

The focus of the survey is on income, and how much comes from the many possible sources (such as employee earnings, self-employed earnings or profits from businesses, and dividends; individual pensions; state benefits, including Universal Credit and the State Pension; and other sources such as savings and investments). Specific items of expenditure, such as rent or mortgage, Council Tax and water bills, are also covered.

Many other topics are covered and the dataset has a very wide range of personal characteristics, at the adult or child, family and then household levels. These include education, caring, childcare and disability. The dataset also captures material deprivation, household food security and (new for 2021/22) household food bank usage.

The FRS is a national statistic whose results are published on the gov.uk website. It is also possible to create your own tables from FRS data, using DWP’s Stat Xplore tool. Further information can be found on the gov.uk Family Resources Survey webpage.

Secure Access FRS data
In addition to the standard End User Licence (EUL) version, Secure Access datasets, containing unrounded data and additional variables, are also available for FRS from 2005/06 onwards - see SN 9256. Prospective users of the Secure Access version of the FRS will need to fulfil additional requirements beyond those associated with the EUL datasets. Full details of the application requirements are available from Guidance on applying for the Family Resources Survey: Secure Access.

FRS, HBAI and PI
The FRS underpins the related Households Below Average Income (HBAI) dataset, which focuses on poverty in the UK, and the related Pensioners' Incomes (PI) dataset. The EUL versions of HBAI and PI are held under SNs 5828 and 8503, respectively. The Secure Access versions are held under SN 7196 and 9257 (see above).

The FRS aims to:

• support the monitoring of the social security programme
• support the costing and modelling of changes to National Insurance contributions and social security benefits
• provide better information for the forecasting of benefit expenditure

From April 2002, the FRS was extended to include Northern Ireland.

Latest edition:
For the second edition (October 2014) the data have been re-grossed following revision of the FRS grossing methodology to take account of the 2011 Census mid-year population estimates. New variable GROSS4 has been added to the dataset.

In August 2019, at the depositor's request, the Pensioners' Income (PI) dataset (pianon) previously held with the FRS was moved to a separate PI series study, SN 8503.

Main Topics:

Household characteristics (composition, tenure type); tenure and housing costs including Council Tax, mortgages, insurance, water and sewage rates; school milk and meals; educational grants and loans; children in education; informal care (given and received); childcare; occupation and employment; health restrictions on work; children's health; wage details; self-employed earnings; personal and occupational pension schemes; income and benefit receipt; income from pensions and trusts, royalties and allowances, maintenance and other sources; income tax payments and refunds; National Insurance contributions; earnings from odd jobs; children's earnings; interest and dividends; investments; National Savings products; assets; prescriptions.

Standard Measures
Standard Occupational Classification

Median pay and raw ethnicity pay gap estimates for 2012 to 2022 across different ethnicity breakdowns using the Annual Population Survey, UK.

United Kingdom GHP: Mean: NE: Sales Occupations data was reported at 8.990 GBP in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 8.530 GBP for 2017. United Kingdom GHP: Mean: NE: Sales Occupations data is updated yearly, averaging 8.045 GBP from Dec 2011 (Median) to 2018, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.990 GBP in 2018 and a record low of 7.550 GBP in 2012. United Kingdom GHP: Mean: NE: Sales Occupations data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office for National Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.G048: Gross Hourly Pay: Mean: by Region.

The median gross hourly pay for Muslims residing in the United Kingdom rose from 8.50 pounds per hour in 2012 to 9.53 pounds per hour in 2018, indicating that Muslims earn a higher hourly median gross pay now than in 2012.

United Kingdom GHP: Mean: East: Administrative Occupations data was reported at 12.630 GBP in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 12.020 GBP for 2016. United Kingdom GHP: Mean: East: Administrative Occupations data is updated yearly, averaging 11.440 GBP from Dec 2011 (Median) to 2017, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.630 GBP in 2017 and a record low of 11.140 GBP in 2012. United Kingdom GHP: Mean: East: Administrative Occupations data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office for National Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.G049: Gross Hourly Pay: Mean: by Region.

On average, post-paid mobile customers in the United Kingdom made 210 minutes worth of calls per month in 2022, down from 236 minutes in 2022.

United Kingdom GHP: Mean: EM: Sales & Customer Service Occupations data was reported at 9.590 GBP in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 9.320 GBP for 2016. United Kingdom GHP: Mean: EM: Sales & Customer Service Occupations data is updated yearly, averaging 8.810 GBP from Dec 2011 (Median) to 2017, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.590 GBP in 2017 and a record low of 8.490 GBP in 2012. United Kingdom GHP: Mean: EM: Sales & Customer Service Occupations data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office for National Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.G049: Gross Hourly Pay: Mean: by Region.

As of 2023, the average annual wage of Germany was 48,301 euros per year, a growth of almost 6,000 Euros when compared with 2000. From 2000 until 2007, wages rose by less than a thousand euros, with wage growth accelerating mainly in the period after 2010. Comparisons with rest of the EU Within the European Union Luxembourg had an average annual salary of almost 80 thousand Euros, with Germany having an annual salary comparable to other large European Countries, such as the United Kingdom and France. In neighboring Poland, the average annual salary was just over 39 thousand U.S dollars, meaning that German’s earned, on average, 20 percent more than what their Polish counterparts did. German economy slowing in 2023 While Germany initially had one of the strongest recoveries from the 2008 financial crash and as of 2020 had the largest economy in Europe its economy has started to slow in recent years. For 2023 the German economy is contracted by 0.26 percent, and while 2024 marked a slight improvement, the expectations are that 2025 remains a year of slow growth.