United Kingdom

United Kingdom — By industry

Mean monthly employee earnings by ISIC Rev. 4 section, in 2021 PPP dollars. Gross earnings of employees, not take-home pay.

$4,500

+$52 (+1.2%)

As of 2025 | 2021 PPP $ per month

Latest
$4,500 2025
Previous year
$4,448 2024
Min
$2,446 2009
Max
$4,500 2025
YearBy industry
2025$4,500
2024$4,448
2023$4,325
2022$3,946
2021$3,472
2020$3,385
2019$3,285
2018$2,965
2017$2,851
2016$2,756
2015$2,645
2014$2,613
2013$2,595
2012$2,559
2011$2,538
2010$2,499
2009$2,446
#IndustryBy industryChangeYear
1Mining and quarrying$7,850+$663 (+9.2%)2025
2Information and communication$6,814−$38 (−0.6%)2025
3Extraterritorial organisations$6,788+$602 (+9.7%)2025
4Financial and insurance activities$6,393−$12 (−0.2%)2025
5Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning$6,060−$180 (−2.9%)2025
6Professional, scientific and technical$5,751+$68 (+1.2%)2025
7Construction$5,166−$192 (−3.6%)2025
8Manufacturing$5,016−$49 (−1.0%)2025
9Public administration and defence$4,916+$130 (+2.7%)2025
10Water supply and waste management$4,724+$133 (+2.9%)2025
11Real estate activities$4,563−$123 (−2.6%)2025
12All activities$4,500+$52 (+1.2%)2025
13Transportation and storage$4,440+$119 (+2.8%)2025
14Education$4,011+$111 (+2.8%)2025
15Other service activities$4,002+$83 (+2.1%)2025
16Agriculture, forestry and fishing$3,981+$494 (+14.2%)2025
17Administrative and support services$3,961+$65 (+1.7%)2025
18Human health and social work$3,880+$120 (+3.2%)2025
19Arts, entertainment and recreation$3,463+$163 (+4.9%)2025
20Households as employers$3,375+$674 (+25.0%)2025
21Wholesale and retail trade$3,256+$20 (+0.6%)2025
22Accommodation and food service$2,511+$208 (+9.0%)2025

What earnings by industry are

Average monthly earnings by economic activity (ILOSTAT EAR_EMTA_SEX_ECO_CUR_NB) split employees across ISIC Rev. 4 sections, in 2021 PPP dollars. For United Kingdom, all activities: $4,500 in 2025.

Industry gaps reflect mix, hours and who is counted as an employee, not only pay scales. From 2009 to 2025 (17 years) for this series: latest $4,500 (2025), previous year $4,448 (2024); low $2,446 (2009), high $4,500 (2025).

Source: ILOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (International Labour Organization) (terms).

Reading this series

This series splits mean monthly employee earnings by economic activity, using ISIC Rev. 4 sections. It is ILOSTAT indicator EAR_EMTA_SEX_ECO_CUR_NB, both sexes, annual, in 2021 PPP dollars. Values are gross employee pay, not take-home pay, and cover employees only. On a country desk the page shows that economy’s own sections; on the all-countries page each industry’s reading is the median of the published national means for that year, which is a comparison device and not an official world figure.

Earnings differ between industries because of hours, qualifications, bargaining coverage and the mix of occupations, not only pay rates. Small sections can rest on small samples and move sharply. The chart and table follow one section over time; the range buttons shorten the window. National definitions of an industry and of an employee vary, so treat cross-country gaps as indicative. The ILO revises series, so values can change at the next rebuild. Read the year labels; sections do not all update together.

About this desk

This desk shows ILOSTAT mean monthly employee earnings by ISIC Rev. 4 section for United Kingdom, where published. The all-countries industry chart instead takes the median of published national section means in each year. That comparison summary is not an official world series.

Country industry values are ILOSTAT national means in 2021 PPP dollars. They are gross employee earnings before tax, not take-home pay; coverage varies.

Chart and Table show the same observations. Range buttons change only the displayed years; use Country to switch desks. Each page names its source and licence.