Weekly earning growth in the UK 2022, by age | Statista

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In 2020, the average annual growth in weekly earnings for full-time workers in the United Kingdom fell for several age groups, with over 60s seeing their earnings shrink by two percent. By contrast, 16 to 17 year old's saw their incomes rise by one percent in the same year. In 2021 and 2022, average weekly earnings have begun to climb again, with the 16 to 17-year-olds seeing their wages rise by 8.2 percent in 2021.

Annual growth in median weekly earnings for full-time employees in the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2022, by age group

Characteristic	16 to 17	18 to 21	22 to 29	30 to 39	40 to 49	50 to 59	60 and over
2022	4.4%	7.5%	5.1%	4.9%	3.6%	5.1%	4.8%
2021	8.2%	7.1%	4.5%	3.5%	4.3%	3.3%	6.6%
2020	1%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.4%	-0.5%	0.5%	-2%
2019	8.2%	4.4%	3.3%	3.2%	4%	3.3%	3.8%
2018	3.2%	3.2%	4.1%	3%	3.9%	1.1%	1%
2017	3.6%	3.4%	2.3%	2.1%	2.4%	2.1%	2.9%
2016	7.9%	4%	3.6%	1.7%	2.1%	2.8%	2.4%
2015	5%	4.1%	2.2%	0.5%	2%	2.4%	1.5%
2014	-2.2%	0.9%	1.1%	0.6%	1.4%	0.9%	0.2%
2013	-3.2%	2.8%	1.9%	0.9%	1.2%	2.8%	3%
2012	-0.2%	2.1%	2%	1.3%	2.2%	0.9%	2%
2011	-7.9%	0%	-1%	1.1%	0.9%	0.8%	1.7%
2010	-1.6%	0.1%	0.9%	1.1%	1.6%	2.7%	2.7%
2009	0.1%	2.2%	1.8%	1.7%	2%	2%	2%
2008	-0.8%	2.3%	3.1%	4.7%	4.4%	5.2%	4.5%
2007	0.7%	6%	3%	2.6%	2.9%	3%	4.7%
2006	3.5%	3%	3.5%	4%	3.3%	4%	6.3%
2005	7.5%	1.9%	1.8%	4%	3.2%	3.8%	4.8%

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October 2022

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