The median hourly pay in 2022 for White British employees was 14.30 pounds per hour, while people belonging to the Asian Other category received a median of 21.09 pounds per hour, which was the highest hourly pay in the hourly earnings shown. White and Black Caribbean employees had the lowest median hourly earnings in 2022, at 11.63 pounds per hour, followed by Bangladeshi employees, at just over 12 pounds per hour
Estimated median hourly earnings in England and Wales 2022, by ethnicity (in GBP)
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- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK 1999-2023
- Basic Statistic Average weekly earnings for full-time employees in the UK 1997-2023
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Wage Growth
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- Basic Statistic Annual growth in earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2000-2023
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- Basic Statistic Average weekly earning growth for full-time workers in the UK 2005-2023, by age group
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Gender and Pay
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- Basic Statistic Gender pay gap in the UK 1997-2023
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- Basic Statistic Average weekly earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2023, by age and gender
- Basic Statistic Average full-time hourly wage in the UK 2023, by age and gender
Demographics
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- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2004-2023, by age group
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- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2023, by sector
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (November 29, 2023). Estimated median hourly earnings in England and Wales 2022, by ethnicity (in GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181371/earnings-in-england-and-wales-ethnicity/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Estimated median hourly earnings in England and Wales 2022, by ethnicity (in GBP)." Chart. November 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181371/earnings-in-england-and-wales-ethnicity/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Estimated median hourly earnings in England and Wales 2022, by ethnicity (in GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181371/earnings-in-england-and-wales-ethnicity/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Estimated Median Hourly Earnings in England and Wales 2022, by Ethnicity (in Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181371/earnings-in-england-and-wales-ethnicity/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Estimated median hourly earnings in England and Wales 2022, by ethnicity (in GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181371/earnings-in-england-and-wales-ethnicity/ (last visited May 02, 2024)
Estimated median hourly earnings in England and Wales 2022, by ethnicity (in GBP) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), November 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181371/earnings-in-england-and-wales-ethnicity/