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United Kingdom Wages: Minimum and Average

United Kingdom Wages Data

Indicator Data Period
Minimum Wages 9.5 GBP/Hour | 1857.283 USD/Month 2022
Wages 542 GBP/Week Aug/19
Wage Growth  3.8 % Aug/19
Wages High Skilled 2330 GBP/Month | 2871.474 USD/Month 2018
Wages in Manufacturing 619 GBP/Week Aug/19
Wages Low Skilled  1320 GBP/Month | 1626.758 USD/Month 2018


Latest data on Minimum Wages (GBP/Hour)

Minimum Wages
                     United Kingdom - Historical Data (GBP/Hour)

What is minimum wage in United Kingdom?

  • Minimum Wages in United Kingdom increased to 9.5 GBP/Hour (1857.283 USD/Month) in 2022. The maximum rate of minimum wage for employees was 8.91 GBP/Hour and minimum was 5.05 GBP/Hour.
  • Data published Yearly by Department for Work and Pensions.

Historical Data (GBP/Hour) by years

Data
Period
Date
9.5 2022 01.04.2022
8.91 2021 19.05.2021
8.72 2020 14.04.2020
8.21 2019 16.01.2019
7 2018 19.06.2018
7.5 2017 11.08.2017
7.2 2016 01.04.2016
6.7 2015 01.10.2015


Historical Chart by prime ministers (GBP/Hour)

Minimum Wages in United Kingdom by prime ministers

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End
Theresa May 13.07.2016 - 7.5000 7.0000 7.8300 7.0000 -6.67%
David Cameron 11.05.2010 - 13.07.2016 5.9300 7.2000 7.2000 5.9300 21.42%
Gordon Brown 27.06.2007 - 11.05.2010 5.5200 5.8000 5.8000 5.5200 5.07%
Tony Blair 02.05.1997 - 27.06.2007 5.0500 5.3500 5.3500 5.0500 5.94%


Latest data on Wages (GBP/Week)

Wages
                     United Kingdom - Historical Data (GBP/Week)

What is average wage in United Kingdom?

  • Average Wages in United Kingdom increased to 542 GBP/Week in August 2019. The maximum rate of average wage for employees was GBP/Week and minimum was GBP/Week.
  • Data published Monthly by .

Historical Data (GBP/Week) by years

Data
Period
Date
542 Aug/19 04.11.2019
532 Apr/19 11.06.2019
528 Mar/19 14.05.2019
529 Feb/19 16.04.2019
530 Jan/19 19.03.2019
527 Dec/18 19.02.2019
527 Nov/18 22.01.2019
528 Oct/18 15.12.2018


Historical Chart by prime ministers (GBP/Week)

Wages in United Kingdom by prime ministers

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End
Theresa May 13.07.2016 - 496.0000 516.0000 516.0000 496.0000 4.03%
David Cameron 11.05.2010 - 13.07.2016 445.0000 494.0000 497.0000 444.0000 11.01%
Gordon Brown 27.06.2007 - 11.05.2010 419.0000 442.0000 444.0000 418.0000 5.49%
Tony Blair 02.05.1997 - 27.06.2007 307.0000 417.0000 425.0000 300.0000 35.83%


Latest data on Wage Growth  (%)

What is the growth rate of wages in United Kingdom?

  • Wage Growth in United Kingdom increased by 3.8 % in August 2019 #period_comment_en#. The maximum growth was % and minimum was %
  • Data published Monthly by .

Historical Data (%) by years

Data
Period
Date
3.8 Aug/19 05.11.2019


Historical Chart by prime ministers (%)

Wage Growth  in United Kingdom by prime ministers

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End


Latest data on Wages High Skilled (GBP/Month)

Wages High Skilled
                     United Kingdom - Historical Data (GBP/Month)

How much is average wage for high skilled employees in United Kingdom?

  • Average wages for high skilled employees in United Kingdom increased to 2330 GBP/Month (2871.474 USD/Month). The maximum level was 2460 GBP/Month and minimum was 2110 GBP/Month.
  • Data published Yearly by Wageindicator Foundation.

Historical Data (GBP/Month) by years

Data
Period
Date
2330 2018 04.07.2019


Historical Chart by prime ministers (GBP/Month)

Wages High Skilled in United Kingdom by prime ministers

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End


Latest data on Wages in Manufacturing (GBP/Week)

How much is average wage in manufacturing in United Kingdom?

  • Average wages in manufacturing sector in United Kingdom increased to 619 GBP/Week. The maximum level was GBP/Week and minimum was GBP/Week.
  • Data published Monthly by .

Historical Data (GBP/Week) by years

Data
Period
Date
619 Aug/19 05.11.2019


Historical Chart by prime ministers (GBP/Week)

Wages in Manufacturing in United Kingdom by prime ministers

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End


Latest data on Wages Low Skilled  (GBP/Month)

Wages Low Skilled 
                     United Kingdom - Historical Data (GBP/Month)

How much is average wage for low skilled employees in United Kingdom?

  • Average wages for low skilled employees in United Kingdom increased to 1320 GBP/Month (1626.758 USD/Month). The maximum level was 1320 GBP/Month and minimum was 1180 GBP/Month.
  • Data published Yearly by Wageindicator Foundation.

Historical Data (GBP/Month) by years

Data
Period
Date
1320 2018 04.07.2019


Historical Chart by prime ministers (GBP/Month)

Wages Low Skilled  in United Kingdom by prime ministers

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End

Other labor indicators in United Kingdom

Index Updated Actual Previous
Retirement Age Men 2022 66 66
Unemployment Rate Aug/19 3.9 %
Claimant Count Change  Sep/19 21.1 K
Job Vacancies Aug/19 813 K
Labor Force Participation Rate Jul/19 79 %
Living Wage Individual 2018 1102.991 USD/Month 1047.533

Wages in other countries

Country Updated Actual Previous
Austria 2021 2699.432 USD/Month 3129.885
Ireland 4Q/22 3873.633 USD/Month 3718.688
Luxembourg 2021 6317.183 USD/Month 5881.404
Spain 4Q/22 2428.526 USD/Month 2175.822
Iceland 2021 5522.522 USD/Month 5235.638
Norway 3Q/22 4795.06 USD/Month 4983.827
Belarus Jan/23 617.51 USD/Month 702.166
Belgium 2016 3849.76 USD/Month 3801.21
Bulgaria Dec/22 1072.255 USD/Month 1019.385
Croatia Jan/23 155.34 USD/Month 148.525
Cyprus 3Q/22 2227.366 USD/Month 2240.284
Czech Republic 4Q/22 1965.214 USD/Month 1804.328
Denmark 2021 6440.261 USD/Month 6300.168
Estonia 4Q/22 1910.862 USD/Month 1807.514
Euro Area 2Q/22 2186.081 USD/Month 2152.713
Finland 4Q/22 4098.396 USD/Month 4084.401
France 2021 3574.504 USD/Month 3551.901
Germany 4Q/21 4414.519 USD/Month 4278.887
Hungary Dec/22 1561.242 USD/Month 1509.624
Italy 2021 2664.442 USD/Month 2519.109
Latvia Dec/22 1212.186 USD/Month 1113.145
Lithuania 4Q/22 2045.959 USD/Month 1937.2
Macedonia Jan/23 889.205 USD/Month 898.825
Malta 4Q/22 160.136 USD/Month 158.162
Moldova 4Q/22 619.633 USD/Month 571.788
Montenegro Jan/23 1012.506 USD/Month 969.42
Poland 4Q/22 1548.599 USD/Month 1490.639
Portugal 2019 1279.483 USD/Month 1261.174
Romania Jan/23 1494.909 USD/Month 1555.309
Russia Dec/22 1133.364 USD/Month 807.862
Serbia Dec/22 773.324 USD/Month 719.145
Slovakia Jan/23 1499.995 USD/Month 1560.296
Slovenia Dec/22 2325.005 USD/Month 2416.541
Sweden Dec/22 2909.713 USD/Month 2909.713
Switzerland 2021 7211.856 USD/Month 7225.951
Ukraine Jan/22 398.627 USD/Month 477.275
United Kingdom Aug/19 2798.54 USD/Month
Albania 4Q/22 623.056 USD/Month 581.518
Bosnia and Herzegovina Jan/23 1025.627 USD/Month 1009.093
Kosovo Dec/18 558.79 USD/Month 559.9