Average annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2021, by age and gender

In 2021 men aged between 40 and 49 were the highest full-time earners in the United Kingdom among different gender and age groups, with men of different ages consistently earning more annual pay than their female colleagues. The largest difference can be found in older age groups, with men in their 50s earning around 36 thousand pounds a year, whilst women earned approximately 28.8 thousand pounds per year.