In 2023, the average annual full-time earnings for the top ten percent of earners in the United Kingdom was 66,669 British pounds, compared with 21,000 for the bottom ten percent of earners.
Median annual earnings for full-time employees in the United Kingdom in 2023, by percentile (in GBP)
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Demographics
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- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2004-2023, by age group
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (November 1, 2023). Median annual earnings for full-time employees in the United Kingdom in 2023, by percentile (in GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 10, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/416102/average-annual-gross-pay-percentiles-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Median annual earnings for full-time employees in the United Kingdom in 2023, by percentile (in GBP)." Chart. November 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 10, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/416102/average-annual-gross-pay-percentiles-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Median annual earnings for full-time employees in the United Kingdom in 2023, by percentile (in GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 10, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/416102/average-annual-gross-pay-percentiles-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Median Annual Earnings for Full-time Employees in The United Kingdom in 2023, by Percentile (in Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/416102/average-annual-gross-pay-percentiles-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Median annual earnings for full-time employees in the United Kingdom in 2023, by percentile (in GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/416102/average-annual-gross-pay-percentiles-united-kingdom/ (last visited December 10, 2023)
Median annual earnings for full-time employees in the United Kingdom in 2023, by percentile (in GBP) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), November 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/416102/average-annual-gross-pay-percentiles-united-kingdom/