The full-time weekly salary for men in the United Kingdom was approximately 683 British pounds a week in 2022, compared with 584.1 pounds a week for women, a difference of 98.9 pounds. In 2020, men earned around 617 pounds a week, and women just under 543.
Median weekly 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 1999-2023, 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 2001-2023
- Basic Statistic Average weekly earning growth in the UK 2001-2023, by sector
- Premium Statistic Average weekly earning growth in the UK compared with inflation 2001-2023
- 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 the financial and insurance 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
- Gender pay gap in UK information and communication industries 2015-2020
- Gender pay gap in UK the wholesale and retail industry 2015-2020
- Average part-time hourly wage in the UK 1997-2022, by gender
- Average weekly earnings for part-time employees in the UK 2020, by age and gender
- Change in male wages and salary New Zealand 2010-2021
- Gross median hourly pay for employees in the United Kingdom, by age
- Health care practitioners and technical occupations: mean hourly wages 2016
- US bars, taverns & nightclubs industry average wage 2003-2017
- U.S. branded and generic pharmaceutical employment and wages 2012
- Average hourly wage in the U.S. 1990-2015, by predominant skills required for job
- Wage levels of working mothers in South Korea 2020
- Change in average wage in the vehicle parts industry in the United Kingdom 2003-2018
- Gender pay gap in the CEE region 2020
- Job salary and allowances satisfaction among adults in Egypt 2017
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- Gender pay gap in UK the financial and insurance 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
- Gender pay gap in UK information and communication industries 2015-2020
- Gender pay gap in UK the wholesale and retail industry 2015-2020
- Average part-time hourly wage in the UK 1997-2022, by gender
- Average weekly earnings for part-time employees in the UK 2020, by age and gender
- Change in male wages and salary New Zealand 2010-2021
- Gross median hourly pay for employees in the United Kingdom, by age
- Health care practitioners and technical occupations: mean hourly wages 2016
- US bars, taverns & nightclubs industry average wage 2003-2017
- U.S. branded and generic pharmaceutical employment and wages 2012
- Average hourly wage in the U.S. 1990-2015, by predominant skills required for job
- Wage levels of working mothers in South Korea 2020
- Change in average wage in the vehicle parts industry in the United Kingdom 2003-2018
- Gender pay gap in the CEE region 2020
- Job salary and allowances satisfaction among adults in Egypt 2017
Office for National Statistics (UK). (October 26, 2022). Median weekly earnings for full-time employees in the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2022, by gender (in GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/280646/full-time-weekly-salary-in-the-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Median weekly earnings for full-time employees in the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2022, by gender (in GBP)." Chart. October 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280646/full-time-weekly-salary-in-the-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). Median weekly earnings for full-time employees in the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2022, by gender (in GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280646/full-time-weekly-salary-in-the-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Median Weekly 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/280646/full-time-weekly-salary-in-the-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Median weekly earnings for full-time employees in the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2022, by gender (in GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280646/full-time-weekly-salary-in-the-uk-by-gender/ (last visited March 21, 2023)
Median weekly 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/280646/full-time-weekly-salary-in-the-uk-by-gender/