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Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence, 2002 to 2023 under each government

The full published series with each government’s time in office shaded. The table gives the level each government inherited and the last complete period before it left. Changes describe the period, not a cause. Definitions and caveats are on the metric page.

Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence, 2002 to 2023: 2002 to 2023LabourLabourLabourLabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservative£0£10k£20k£30k20052010201520202002: £20,376 £ a year · published 29 October 20252003: £21,122 £ a year · published 29 October 20252004: £22,056 £ a year · published 29 October 20252005: £22,888 £ a year · published 29 October 20252006: £23,367 £ a year · published 29 October 20252007: £24,043 £ a year · published 29 October 20252008: £25,165 £ a year · published 29 October 20252009: £25,806 £ a year · published 29 October 20252010: £25,882 £ a year · published 29 October 20252011: £26,095 £ a year · published 29 October 20252012: £26,472 £ a year · published 29 October 20252013: £27,011 £ a year · published 29 October 20252014: £27,215 £ a year · published 29 October 20252015: £27,615 £ a year · published 29 October 20252016: £28,195 £ a year · published 29 October 20252017: £28,759 £ a year · published 29 October 20252018: £29,559 £ a year · published 29 October 20252019: £30,378 £ a year · published 29 October 20252020: £31,487 £ a year · published 29 October 20252021: £31,224 £ a year · published 29 October 20252022: £33,061 £ a year · published 29 October 20252023: £35,004 £ a year · published 29 October 2025
Published valueProvisional or revisedLatestShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover or use arrow keys to read a value
GovernmentInheritedLeft at / latestChange during government
Labour 2024–5 July 2024 – presentNo period ends within this government's time in office.
Conservative 2019–202413 December 2019 – 5 July 2024£29,5592018£35,0042023↑ 18.4%+£5,445
Conservative 2017–20199 June 2017 – 13 December 2019£28,1952016£29,5592018↑ 4.8%+£1,364
Conservative 2015–20178 May 2015 – 9 June 2017£27,2152014£28,1952016↑ 3.6%+£980
Coalition 2010–201511 May 2010 – 8 May 2015£25,8062009£27,2152014↑ 5.5%+£1,409
Labour 2005–20106 May 2005 – 11 May 2010£22,0562004£25,8062009↑ 17.0%+£3,750
Labour 2001–20058 June 2001 – 5 May 2005No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 1997–20012 May 1997 – 7 June 2001No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1992–199710 April 1992 – 2 May 1997No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1987–199212 June 1987 – 9 April 1992No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1983–198710 June 1983 – 11 June 1987No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1979–19834 May 1979 – 9 June 1983No complete period was published before this government took office.