1-Year Change
+0.7%
vs 2024
5-Year Change
+1.2%
vs 2020
Overall Price Level
84.3
2024 · United States = 100
United Kingdom's latest PPP-adjusted average wage is $66,299 for 2025. Follow the reported wage history, inspect eight consumer price categories for 2024, and open direct country comparisons without blending the two datasets or filling unavailable years. The page keeps the two measurement bases explicit.
Wage data: 2025 · Price data: 2024
Wage History
Track PPP-adjusted average annual wages in constant prices over time.
PPP-adjusted annual wage (USD)
USD PPP, constant 2025 prices
Wage Key Facts
Latest Wage
$66,299
Latest Year
2025
1-Year Change
+0.7%
5-Year Change
+1.2%
10-Year Change
+3.3%
Historical Peak
$66,480
Peak Year
2019
Change From Peak
−0.3%
What the Wage Trend Shows
The United Kingdom combines a statutory wage floor, decentralised bargaining, and a pronounced London-regional gap. London salaries and the National Living Wage are not typical national pay.
The longer pattern is above-median OECD wages with subdued productivity and real wage growth. Recent support from wage-floor changes should remain separate from broad equal gains.
Consumer Price Levels
Compare eight consumer price categories with the United States benchmark of 100.
United States = 100
What Prices Look Like
Highest: Transport
Transport has the highest relative price level among the available categories, at 111 (United States = 100).
Lowest: Health
Health is the lowest at 72.1, −27.9 index points against the United States benchmark.
Overall vs United States
The overall price level is 84.3, below the United States benchmark (−15.7 index points).
Wage and Price Snapshot
Read the latest wage record and the selected price benchmark together, without merging their years.
The latest available PPP-adjusted average wage for United Kingdom is $66,299 for 2025. Its one-year change is +0.7%, while the ten-year change is +3.3%.
All eight consumer price categories have a reported value for 2024. 1 reported category is above the United States benchmark, 7 are below it, and 0 are at 100.
The wage observation is from 2025, while the selected consumer price view is for 2024. They remain separate records on this page and are not combined into a same-year score.
- Latest wage recordWage year 2025
- $66,299
- Price category coveragePrice year 2024
- 8 of 8
- Relative to United States7 below, 0 at 100
- 1 above
Compare United Kingdom
See how United Kingdom's wages and price levels compare with other OECD economies.
Canada$67,901+2.4%higher
Slovenia$63,376−4.4%lower
Finland$63,053−4.9%lower
Ireland$70,113+5.8%higher
Sweden$61,443−7.3%lower
South Korea$61,259−7.6%lower
New Zealand$60,896−8.1%lower
Australia$72,018+8.6%higher
France$60,483−8.8%lower
Norway$73,462+10.8%higherUnited Kingdom's latest PPP-adjusted average wage is $66,299 for 2025. Follow the reported wage history, inspect eight consumer price categories for 2024, and open direct country comparisons without blending the two datasets or filling unavailable years. The page keeps the two measurement bases explicit.
1-Year Change
+0.7%
vs 2024
5-Year Change
+1.2%
vs 2020
Overall Price Level
84.3
2024 · United States = 100
Wage data: 2025 · Price data: 2024
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average annual wage in United Kingdom?
The most recent figure is $66,299 for 2025, expressed in USD PPP at constant 2025 prices. That basis adjusts for price level differences between economies, so it is not a local-currency salary. The year remains visible because wage and consumer price records do not necessarily cover the same period.
How has the average wage changed in United Kingdom?
It sits just under its historical high at $66,299 in 2025. The gap from the 2019 peak of $66,480 is 0.3%, and the ten-year change is +3.3%. These changes describe the reported wage series only and should be read with the years shown on the chart.
What are consumer price levels like in United Kingdom?
Against the United States benchmark of 100, the overall level is 84.3. Transport is the most expensive category at 111, and Health the least at 72.1. These are relative price indices for 2024, not prices in a local currency.
Is the average wage in United Kingdom close to its historical peak?
Close, but not at it. The latest value is 0.3% from the 2019 peak of $66,480, a small gap even though the series has not returned to its high. The answer is limited to the values shown in this country record and does not add a cross-country ranking.
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Reported coverage
Wages through 2025 · Prices through 2024