This statistics shows the average monthly income of families living in the United Kingdom (UK) from winter 2013 to summer 2017. Over time, the average monthly income of households grew slightly although there were a number of fluctuations. As of summer 2017, the average family income in the UK stood at 2,084 British pounds a month.

Average UK household incomes taxes and benefits by household type, tenure status, household characteristics and long-term trends in income inequality.

Provisional estimates of income and inequality measures for financial year ending 2018, alongside historical data.

This statistic displays the average disability living allowance per household in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by decile. Households in the fifth decile received, on average, 425 British pounds in disability living allowance. This was the highest income received from disability living allowance of any decile group.

As of 2021, households in the United Kingdom where the head of the household was of an other ethnic background had the highest proportion of household income earning more than ***** pounds a week, at ** percent.

Average weekly household expenditure on goods and services in the UK. Data are shown by region, age, income (including equivalised) group (deciles and quintiles), economic status, socio-economic class, housing tenure, output area classification, urban and rural areas (Great Britain only), place of purchase and household composition.

The median annual earnings for full-time employees in the United Kingdom was just over 39,000 British pounds in 2025, compared with 37,400 pounds in the previous year. At the start of the provided time period, in 1999, the average full-time salary in the UK was 17,800 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.

United Kingdom UK: Households: Gross disposable Income: Wages and Salaries data was reported at 207,893.000 GBP mn in Dec 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 205,163.000 GBP mn for Sep 2017. United Kingdom UK: Households: Gross disposable Income: Wages and Salaries data is updated quarterly, averaging 327,863.000 GBP mn from Dec 2008 (Median) to Dec 2017, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 388,384.000 GBP mn in Jun 2015 and a record low of 196,448.000 GBP mn in Sep 2016. United Kingdom UK: Households: Gross disposable Income: Wages and Salaries data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.IMF.FSI: Sectoral Financial Statement: Income and Expense: Quarterly.

United Kingdom Weekly Household Income: SI: Other Sources data was reported at 4.000 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.000 % for 2016. United Kingdom Weekly Household Income: SI: Other Sources data is updated yearly, averaging 2.000 % from Mar 1999 (Median) to 2017, with 19 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.000 % in 2017 and a record low of 2.000 % in 2012. United Kingdom Weekly Household Income: SI: Other Sources data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department for Work and Pensions. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.H020: Weekly Household Income.

United Kingdom UK: Households: Gross disposable Income: Property Income Receivable data was reported at 54,967.000 GBP mn in Dec 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 54,125.000 GBP mn for Sep 2017. United Kingdom UK: Households: Gross disposable Income: Property Income Receivable data is updated quarterly, averaging 62,922.000 GBP mn from Dec 2008 (Median) to Dec 2017, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 91,270.000 GBP mn in Dec 2015 and a record low of 42,318.000 GBP mn in Mar 2017. United Kingdom UK: Households: Gross disposable Income: Property Income Receivable data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.IMF.FSI: Sectoral Financial Statement: Income and Expense: Quarterly.

United Kingdom Weekly Household Income: SI: Self Employed Income data was reported at 9.000 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 8.000 % for 2016. United Kingdom Weekly Household Income: SI: Self Employed Income data is updated yearly, averaging 9.000 % from Mar 1999 (Median) to 2017, with 19 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.000 % in 2006 and a record low of 7.000 % in 2014. United Kingdom Weekly Household Income: SI: Self Employed Income data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department for Work and Pensions. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.H020: Weekly Household Income.

United Kingdom UK: Households: Gross disposable Income: Others data was reported at 128,621.000 GBP mn in Mar 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 122,078.000 GBP mn for Dec 2017. United Kingdom UK: Households: Gross disposable Income: Others data is updated quarterly, averaging 138,923.500 GBP mn from Dec 2008 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 24 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 221,994.000 GBP mn in Dec 2015 and a record low of 116,342.000 GBP mn in Jun 2016. United Kingdom UK: Households: Gross disposable Income: Others data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.IMF.FSI: Sectoral Financial Statement: Income and Expense: Quarterly.

United Kingdom Weekly Household Income: SI: Investment data was reported at 1.000 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.000 % for 2016. United Kingdom Weekly Household Income: SI: Investment data is updated yearly, averaging 2.000 % from Mar 1999 (Median) to 2017, with 19 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.000 % in 2008 and a record low of 1.000 % in 2017. United Kingdom Weekly Household Income: SI: Investment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department for Work and Pensions. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.H020: Weekly Household Income.

This statistic displays the average income support per household in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by decile. Households in the sixth decile received, on average, ****** British pounds in income support. This was the lowest income support received of any decile group. Households in the second decile received, on average, *** British pounds in income support, which was the highest income received from income support of any decile group.

Annual estimates of paid hours worked and earnings for UK employees by sex, and full-time and part-time, by work-based region to local and unitary authority level.