In the 3 years to March 2021, black households were most likely out of all ethnic groups to have a weekly income of under £600.

In March 2025, the top one percent of earners in the United Kingdom received an average pay of over 16,000 British pounds per month, compared with the bottom ten percent of earners who earned around 800 pounds a month.

The median annual earnings in the United Kingdom was 37,430 British pounds per year in 2024. Annual earnings varied significantly by region, ranging from 47,455 pounds in London to 32,960 pounds in the North East. Along with London, two other areas of the UK had median annual earnings above the UK average; South East England, and Scotland, at 39,038 pounds and 38,315 pounds respectively. Regional Inequality in the UK Various other indicators highlight the degree of regional inequality in the UK, especially between London and the rest of the country. Productivity in London, as measured by output per hour, was 26.2 percent higher than the UK average. By comparison, every other UK region, except the South East, fell below the UK average for productivity. In gross domestic product per head, London was also an outlier. The average GDP per head in the UK was just over 37,000 pounds in 2023, but for London it was almost 64,000 pounds. Again, the South East's GDP per head was slightly above the UK average, with every other region below it. Within London itself, there is also a great degree of inequality. In 2023, for example, the average earnings in Kensington and Chelsea were 964 pounds per week, compared with 675 pounds in Barking and Dagenham. Wages continue to grow in 2025 In March 2025, weekly wages in the UK were growing by around 5.6 percent, or 1.8 percent when adjusted for inflation. For almost two years, wages have grown faster than inflation after a long period where prices were rising faster than wages between 2021 and 2023. This was due to a sustained period of high inflation in the UK, which peaked in October 2022 at 11.1 percent. Although inflation started to slow the following month, it wasn't until June 2023 that wages started to outpace inflation. By this point, the damage caused by high energy and food inflation had led to the the worst Cost of Living Crisis in the UK for a generation.

75% of households from the Bangladeshi ethnic group were in the 2 lowest income quintiles (after housing costs were deducted) between April 2021 and March 2024.

Households in the bottom decile in the United Kingdom earned, on average, ****** British pounds per year in 2022/23, compared with the top decile which earned ******* pounds per year.

Estimates of annual household income for the four income types for Middle layer Super Output Areas, or local areas, in England and Wales.

In April 2025, employees in the United Kingdom were earning a median pay of ***** British pounds per month, compared with ***** in the previous month.

Every year between 2013 and 2021, employees from the combined Pakistani and Bangladeshi ethnic group had the lowest average hourly pay out of all ethnic groups.

This article studies the median income of UK households from 1977 to 2011/12.

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Designation: National Statistics

Language: English

Alternative title: Median Household Income

By 2030, the middle-class population in Asia-Pacific is expected to increase from **** billion people in 2015 to **** billion people. In comparison, the middle-class population of sub-Saharan Africa is expected to increase from *** million in 2015 to *** million in 2030. Worldwide wealth While the middle-class has been on the rise, there is still a huge disparity in global wealth and income. The United States had the highest number of individuals belonging to the top one percent of wealth holders, and the value of global wealth is only expected to increase over the coming years. Around ** percent of the world’s population had assets valued at less than 10,000 U.S. dollars, while less than *** percent had assets of more than one million U.S. dollars. Asia had the highest percentage of investable assets in the world in 2018, whereas Oceania had the highest percentage of non-investable assets. The middle-class The middle class is the group of people whose income falls in the middle of the scale. China accounted for over half of the global population for middle-class wealth in 2017. In the United States, the debate about the middle class “disappearing” has been a popular topic due to the increase in wealth among the top billionaires in the nation. Due to this, there have been arguments to increase taxes on the rich to help support the middle class.

In 2023, the highest average amount of disposable income for any age group occurred in the 35 to 44-year-old group, while the age group with the lowest average disposable income were those aged 85 and over.

Estimates of mean annual household income for the year 2022 for small areas (Middle layer Super Output Areas, or MSOAs). The results are determined by the inclusion of the submitted postcode/coordinates/UPRN within the corresponding MSOA.

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Financial brand loyalty in the United Kingdom varied slightly across household incomes in 2024, with middle-income households demonstrating stronger loyalty than others. About ** percent of households earning between 30,000 and 50,000 British pounds showed strong brand loyalty.

Between 2018 and 2022, people in households in the ‘other’, Asian and black ethnic groups were the most likely to be in persistent low income, both before and after housing costs, out of all ethnic groups.

Model-based estimates of income for Middle Layer Super Output Areas (MSOAs). The estimates have been produced using a modelling methodology that enables survey data to be combined with Census and administrative data. The survey data used within the modelling process was obtained from the 2004/05 Family Resources Survey (FRS). The choice of the FRS enabled each of the four survey variables on income to be modelled. The estimates and confidence intervals produced are values of the average MSOA income for the following four income types: 1) Average weekly household total income (unequivalised). 2) Average weekly household net income (unequivalised). 3) Average weekly household net income before housing costs (equivalised). 4) Average weekly household net income after housing costs (equivalised). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Publisher: Neighbourhood Statistics Geographies: Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) Geographic coverage: England and Wales Time coverage: 2004/05, 2007/08 Type of data: Modelled data

United Kingdom UK: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: East Asia & Pacific data was reported at 5.685 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.231 % for 2015. United Kingdom UK: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: East Asia & Pacific data is updated yearly, averaging 2.066 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.231 % in 2015 and a record low of 1.325 % in 1981. United Kingdom UK: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: East Asia & Pacific data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.World Bank.WDI: Exports. Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.; ; World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.; Weighted average;

United Kingdom UK: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: South Asia data was reported at 1.423 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.586 % for 2015. United Kingdom UK: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: South Asia data is updated yearly, averaging 1.690 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.032 % in 1960 and a record low of 1.074 % in 1998. United Kingdom UK: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: South Asia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.World Bank: Exports. Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.; ; World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.; Weighted average;

Model-based estimates of the proportion of households with mean weekly income lower than 60% of the national median weekly income, by middle layer super output area, England and Wales.