UK full-time hourly wage by age 2024| Statista

The highest earning age group for full-time workers in the United Kingdom in 2024 were those aged between 40 and 49, with an average hourly salary of 21.44 British pounds an hour. By contrast, workers that were 16 to 17 earned just 8.59 pounds an hour, and were the lowest earning age group.

Median hourly earnings for full-time employees in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2024 by age group (in GBP)

Characteristic	16 to 17	18 to 21	22 to 29	30 to 39	40 to 49	50 to 59	60 and over
2024	8.59	12.17	16.07	19.93	21.44	19.86	17.49
2023	7.02	11.26	15.02	18.53	19.83	18.43	16.34
2022	5.87	10.22	14.06	17.41	18.63	17.18	15
2021	5.57	9.48	13.29	16.63	18.05	16.42	14.32
2020	5.01	9.05	12.84	16.16	17.48	16.02	13.61
2019	5	8.9	12.57	15.93	17.28	15.75	13.64
2018	4.98	8.45	12.04	15.43	16.5	15.09	13.26
2017	4.76	8.2	11.72	15.05	15.88	15.07	13.09
2016	4.41	7.87	11.35	14.73	15.39	14.73	12.71
2015	4	7.55	10.99	14.43	15.11	14.33	12.39
2014	4	7.25	10.76	14.37	14.82	14	12.22
2013	4.25	7.2	10.6	14.37	14.63	13.89	12.13
2012	4.34	7	10.34	14.23	14.37	13.55	11.83

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October 2024

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United Kingdom

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2004 to 2024

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This statistic is using original data from the Office for National Statistics and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0.

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