Average weekly earnings in Great Britain: August 2025

12th August 2025

The following information is for the period from April to June 2025.

Annual growth in employees' average earnings was 5.0% for regular earnings (excluding bonuses) and 4.6% 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 0.9% for regular pay and 0.5% for total pay.

Using the Consumer Prices Index excluding owner occupiers' housing costs (CPI) to adjust for inflation, annual growth in real terms was 1.5% for regular pay and 1.1% for total pay.

Annual average regular earnings growth was 5.7% for the public sector and 4.8% for the private sector.

The wholesaling, retailing, hotels and restaurants sector showed the strongest regular annual growth rate.

Average weekly earnings (AWE) were estimated at £724 for total earnings and £679 for regular earnings in June 2025. Figure 1 shows that AWE have steadily increased over the long term.

The annual growth in employees' average regular earnings (excluding bonuses) was 5.0% in April to June 2025 (Figure 2). It was last lower than 5.0% in April to June 2022, when it was 4.9%.

Annual growth in total earnings (including bonuses) was 4.6% in April to June 2025. This is down from 5.0% in the previous three-month period. It was last lower than 4.6% in June to August 2024, when it was 4.1%.

In real terms (adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers' housing costs (CPIH)), annual regular pay growth was 0.9% in April to June 2025. This is down from 1.1% in the previous three-month period. It was last lower than 0.9% in May to July 2023, when it was 0.6%.

Annual real total pay growth (using CPIH) was 0.5% in April to June 2025. This is down from 1.0% in the previous three-month period. It was last lower than 0.5% in March to May 2023, when real total annual growth was down on the year by 1.2%.

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1.Other pages in this release
Labour market overview, UK

Earnings and employment from Pay As You Earn Real Time Information, UK

Employment in the UK

Vacancies and jobs in the UK

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2.Main points
The following information is for the period from April to June 2025.

Annual growth in employees' average earnings was 5.0% for regular earnings (excluding bonuses) and 4.6% 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 0.9% for regular pay and 0.5% for total pay.

Using the Consumer Prices Index excluding owner occupiers' housing costs (CPI) to adjust for inflation, annual growth in real terms was 1.5% for regular pay and 1.1% for total pay.

Annual average regular earnings growth was 5.7% for the public sector and 4.8% for the private sector.

The wholesaling, retailing, hotels and restaurants sector showed the strongest regular annual growth rate.

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The estimates in this bulletin come from a survey of businesses. It is not possible to survey every business each month, so these statistics are estimates based on a sample, not precise figures. Average weekly earnings (AWE), for any given month, are the ratio of estimated total pay for the whole economy, divided by the total number of employees. As a result, AWE is not a measure of rates of pay and can be affected by changes in the composition of an enterprise's workforce.

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3.Analysis of average weekly earnings

Figure 1: Average weekly earnings for both total and regular pay have shown a long-term steady increase
Average weekly earnings in Great Britain, seasonally adjusted, January 2000 to June 2025
Total payRegular payJun 2025Jun 2022Jun 2019Jun 2016Jun 2013Jun 2010Jun 2007Jun 2004Jun 20010200400600800£
Jun 2023
● Total pay: 670
● Regular pay: 615
Source: Monthly Wages and Salaries Survey from the Office for National Statistics
Download this chartFigure 1: Average weekly earnings for both total and regular pay have shown a long-term steady increase
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Average weekly earnings (AWE) were estimated at £724 for total earnings and £679 for regular earnings in June 2025. Figure 1 shows that AWE have steadily increased over the long term.


Figure 2: Nominal annual growth rates remain relatively strong
Average weekly earnings annual growth rates in Great Britain, seasonally adjusted, January to March 2001 to April to June 2025
Total pay (nominal)Regular pay (nominal)Total pay (real)Regular pay (real)Apr to Jun 2025Apr to Jun 2019Apr to Jun 2013Apr to Jun 2007Apr to Jun 2001-10-50510%
Oct to Dec 2014
● Total pay (nominal): 2.0
● Regular pay (nominal): 1.6
● Total pay (real): 0.9
● Regular pay (real): 0.5
Source: Monthly Wages and Salaries Survey from the Office for National Statistics
Notes:
Real pay adjusted for using the Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers' housing costs (CPIH).
Download this chartFigure 2: Nominal annual growth rates remain relatively strong
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The annual growth in employees' average regular earnings (excluding bonuses) was 5.0% in April to June 2025 (Figure 2). It was last lower than 5.0% in April to June 2022, when it was 4.9%.

Annual growth in total earnings (including bonuses) was 4.6% in April to June 2025. This is down from 5.0% in the previous three-month period. It was last lower than 4.6% in June to August 2024, when it was 4.1%.

In real terms (adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers' housing costs (CPIH)), annual regular pay growth was 0.9% in April to June 2025. This is down from 1.1% in the previous three-month period. It was last lower than 0.9% in May to July 2023, when it was 0.6%.

Annual real total pay growth (using CPIH) was 0.5% in April to June 2025. This is down from 1.0% in the previous three-month period. It was last lower than 0.5% in March to May 2023, when real total annual growth was down on the year by 1.2%.


Figure 3: Real earnings showed a positive annual growth rate in April to June 2025
Real average weekly earnings three-month annual growth rates in Great Britain, seasonally adjusted, and Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers' housing costs (CPIH) annual rate, January to March 2001 to April to June 2025
Total pay (real)Regular pay (real)CPIHApr to Jun 2025Apr to Jun 2019Apr to Jun 2013Apr to Jun 2007Apr to Jun 2001-10-5051015%
May to Jul 2004
● Total pay (real): 2.6
● Regular pay (real): 2.1
● CPIH: 1.4
Source: Monthly Wages and Salaries Survey, and Consumer price inflation from the Office for National Statistics
Download this chartFigure 3: Real earnings showed a positive annual growth rate in April to June 2025
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Figure 3 shows a comparison of three-month average weekly earnings real total and regular pay annual growth rates and average three-month inflation. CPIH was an average of 4.1% for April to June 2025.

CPIH is our headline measure of inflation. We also publish our supplementary X09: Real average weekly earnings using consumer price inflation (CPI) dataset, excluding owner occupiers' housing costs. Using CPI real, annual regular pay growth was 1.5% in April to June 2025. This is down from 1.8% in the previous three-month period. It was last lower than 1.5% in August to October 2023, when it was 1.2%. Annual real total pay growth (using CPI) was 1.1% in April to June 2025. This is down from 1.7% in the previous three-month period. It was last lower than 1.1% in June to August 2023, when it was 1.0%.

Additional insights into the estimate of growth in median and mean pay are provided in the Earnings and employment from Pay As You Earn Real Time Information, UK bulletin. It also provides a timelier estimate of median pay, but this is subject to revisions. The two data sources generally trend well for mean total pay.

However, there will be differences between the two data sources because of timing and definitional differences, as described in our Comparison of labour market data sources methodology.

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Figure 4: The regular annual growth rate was 5.7% for the public sector and 4.8% for the private sector in April to June 2025
Average weekly earnings annual growth rates for total pay (including bonuses) and regular pay (excluding bonuses) by public and private sector in Great Britain, seasonally adjusted, January to March 2001 to April to June 2025
Private sector - totalPublic sector - totalPrivate sector - regularPublic sector - regularApr to Jun 2025Apr to Jun 2019Apr to Jun 2013Apr to Jun 2007Apr to Jun 2001-5051015%
Source: Monthly Wages and Salaries Survey from the Office for National Statistics
Download this chartFigure 4: The regular annual growth rate was 5.7% for the public sector and 4.8% for the private sector in April to June 2025
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Annual average regular earnings growth was 5.7% for the public sector in April to June 2025. This is up on the previous three-month period, when it was 5.5% (Figure 4). Annual average regular earnings growth was 4.8% for the private sector. This is similar to the previous three-month period, when it was 4.9%.

Annual average total earnings growth was 5.3% for the public sector in April to June 2025. This is the same as the previous three-month period. Annual average total earnings growth was 4.7% for the private sector. This is down on the previous three-month period, when it was 5.0%. Total growth for the private sector was last lower than 4.7% in January to March 2021, when it was 3.9%.

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