In 2022, the average full-time hourly wage for men in the United Kingdom was 16.99 British pounds per hour, compared with 15.47 pounds per hour for women, a pay gap of 1.52 pounds per hour.
Median hourly earnings for full-time employees in the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2022, by gender (in GBP)
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Statistics on Earnings and wages in the UK
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK 1999-2022
- Basic Statistic Average weekly earnings for full-time employees in the UK 1997-2022
- Basic Statistic Average full-time hourly wage in the UK 1997-2022
- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for part-time employees in the UK 1999-2022
- Basic Statistic Average weekly earnings for part-time employees in the UK 1997-2022
- Basic Statistic Average part-time hourly wage in the UK 1997-2022
- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2022, by percentile
- Basic Statistic Minimum wage amount in the UK 1999-2022, by wage category
Gender and Pay
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- Basic Statistic Gender pay gap in the UK 1997-2022
- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK 1999-2022, by gender
- Basic Statistic Average weekly earnings for full-time employees in the UK 1997-2022, by gender
- Basic Statistic Average full-time hourly wage in the UK 1997-2022, by gender
- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2022, by age and gender
- Basic Statistic Average weekly earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2022, by age and gender
- Basic Statistic Average full-time hourly wage in the UK 2022, by age and gender
Demographics
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- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2004-2022, by age group
- Premium Statistic Average weekly earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2004-2022, by age group
- Basic Statistic Average full-time hourly wage in the UK 2004-2022, by age group
- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2022, by region
- Basic Statistic Average full-time weekly wage in the UK 2022, by region
- Basic Statistic Average full-time hourly wage in the UK 2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Pay gap between white and ethnic minority groups in England and Wales 2012-2019
- Premium Statistic Median hourly pay in England and Wales 2019, by ethnicity
Sectors and qualifications
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- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2022, by sector
- Basic Statistic Average weekly earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2022, by sector
- Basic Statistic Average full-time hourly wage in the UK 2022, by sector
- Basic Statistic Highest paid occupations in the UK 2022
- Basic Statistic Lowest paid occupations in the UK 2022
- Basic Statistic Average annual salary of graduates and non-graduates in England 2007-2021
- Basic Statistic Average gross annual salary in the UK 2017, by education level and age
- Premium Statistic Average gross annual salary for graduates in the UK 2017, by degree subject
Wage Growth
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- Basic Statistic Annual growth in earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2000-2022
- Basic Statistic Annual growth in earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2000-2022, by gender
- Basic Statistic Average weekly earning growth for full-time workers in the UK 2005-2022, by age group
- Premium Statistic Average weekly earning growth in the UK 2001-2022
- Basic Statistic Average weekly earning growth in the UK 2001-2022, by sector
- Premium Statistic Average weekly earning growth in the UK compared with inflation 2001-2022
- Basic Statistic Average weekly earning growth in the UK 2022, by industry sector
Further related statistics
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- Gender pay gap in UK information and communication industries 2015-2020
- Gender pay gap in UK the financial and insurance industry 2015-2020
- Gender pay gap in UK the wholesale and retail industry 2015-2020
- Gender pay gap in all UK service industries, by employment type 2015-2020
- Gender pay gap in UK transportation and storage industries 2015-2019
- Average part-time hourly wage in the UK 1997-2022, by gender
- Gender pay gap in the PR industry in the UK 2019, by experience
- Reasons why the gender pay gap exists Singapore 2019
- Respondents who think a gender pay gap is unfair Singapore 2019 by gender
- Median gender bonus pay gap of selected clothing retailers in the UK 2018
- Gender pay gap in managerial positions in South Korea 2009-2019
- U.S. medical specialists with largest gender wage gaps 2021, by specialty
- Gender pay gap for service workers in South Korea 2009-2019
- Gender pay gap at Tesco in Hungary 2021, by major categories
- Average earnings in Lithuania 1998-2021
- Average daily wage rate in sugar cane farms Philippines 2019, by region
- Job salary and allowances satisfaction among adults in Morocco 2017
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- Gender pay gap in UK information and communication industries 2015-2020
- Gender pay gap in UK the financial and insurance industry 2015-2020
- Gender pay gap in UK the wholesale and retail industry 2015-2020
- Gender pay gap in all UK service industries, by employment type 2015-2020
- Gender pay gap in UK transportation and storage industries 2015-2019
- Average part-time hourly wage in the UK 1997-2022, by gender
- Gender pay gap in the PR industry in the UK 2019, by experience
- Reasons why the gender pay gap exists Singapore 2019
- Respondents who think a gender pay gap is unfair Singapore 2019 by gender
- Median gender bonus pay gap of selected clothing retailers in the UK 2018
- Gender pay gap in managerial positions in South Korea 2009-2019
- U.S. medical specialists with largest gender wage gaps 2021, by specialty
- Gender pay gap for service workers in South Korea 2009-2019
- Gender pay gap at Tesco in Hungary 2021, by major categories
- Average earnings in Lithuania 1998-2021
- Average daily wage rate in sugar cane farms Philippines 2019, by region
- Job salary and allowances satisfaction among adults in Morocco 2017
Office for National Statistics (UK). (October 26, 2022). Median hourly earnings for full-time employees in the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2022, by gender (in GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/280626/median-hourly-earnings-for-full-time-employees-in-the-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Median hourly earnings for full-time employees in the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2022, by gender (in GBP)." Chart. October 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280626/median-hourly-earnings-for-full-time-employees-in-the-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). Median hourly earnings for full-time employees in the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2022, by gender (in GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280626/median-hourly-earnings-for-full-time-employees-in-the-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Median Hourly Earnings for Full-time Employees in The United Kingdom from 1997 to 2022, by Gender (in Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280626/median-hourly-earnings-for-full-time-employees-in-the-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Median hourly earnings for full-time employees in the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2022, by gender (in GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280626/median-hourly-earnings-for-full-time-employees-in-the-uk-by-gender/ (last visited February 01, 2023)
Median hourly earnings for full-time employees in the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2022, by gender (in GBP) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), October 26, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/280626/median-hourly-earnings-for-full-time-employees-in-the-uk-by-gender/