Average weekly earnings in Great Britain: June 2025

10th June 2025

Annual growth in employees' average earnings was 5.2% for regular earnings (excluding bonuses) and 5.3% for total earnings (including bonuses).

Annual growth in real terms, adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers' housing costs (CPIH), was 1.4% for regular pay and 1.5% for total pay.

Using the Consumer Prices Index excluding owner occupiers' housing costs (CPI) to adjust for inflation, annual growth in real terms was 2.1% for regular pay and 2.3% for total pay.

Annual average regular earnings growth was 5.1% for the private sector and 5.6% for the public sector.

The wholesaling, retailing, hotels and restaurants sector showed the strongest regular annual growth rates, followed by construction sector.

The annual growth in employees' average regular earnings (excluding bonuses) was 5.2% in February to April 2025 (Figure 2). This is down from 5.5% in the previous three-month period. It was last lower than 5.2% in July to September 2024, when it was 5.1%.

Annual growth in total earnings (including bonuses) was 5.3% in February to April 2025. This is down from 5.6% in the previous three-month period. It was last lower than 5.3% in July to September 2024, when it was 4.6%.

In real terms (adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers’ housing costs (CPIH)), regular pay growth was 1.4% in February to April 2025 and total pay growth was 1.5%. Both real regular and total annual growth are down on the previous three-month period.

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