Net annual earnings in United Kingdom

A single worker on average pay in United Kingdom took home €35,783 per year in 2019.

Measure: Net earnings of a single worker on average pay Unit: Euro per year Data: 2000 to 2019 Source: Eurostat
The latest value for United Kingdom is for 2019. Most countries have figures for 2023.
United Kingdom, 2019 €35,783 Euro per year
Change from 2018 +4.4% 2018: €34,279 per year
European Union, 2019 €23,850 per year Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2019 €30,189 per year Middle value of 29 countries

Net annual earnings in United Kingdom over time

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Euro per year. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net earnings of a single worker on average pay (euro per year), 2001 to 2025
Period United KingdomEuropean Union
2025 – €29,954 per year
2024 – €28,777 per yearb (break in time series)
2023 – €28,324 per year
2022 – €26,654 per year
2021 – €25,104 per year
2020 – €24,047 per year
2019 €35,783 per year €23,850 per year
2018 €34,279 per year €23,167 per year
2017 €33,620 per year €22,597 per year
2016 €34,652 per year €22,240 per year
2015 €37,959 per year €21,954 per year
2014 €33,291 per year €21,608 per year
2013 €31,414 per year €21,324 per year
2012 €32,362 per year –
2011 €29,426 per year –
2010 €29,829 per year –
2009 €28,020 per year –
2008 €31,197 per year –
2007 €35,427 per year –
2006 €33,696 per year –
2005 €32,450 per year –
2004 €31,602 per year –
2003 €29,671 per year –
2002 €31,745 per year –
2001 €31,008 per year –

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +4.4% from €34,279 per year in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was €28,020 per year, the figure has changed by +27.7%.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2019 was €23,850 per year.

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
earn_nt_net · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A estruct=NET ecase=P1_NCH_AW100 currency=EUR
Observation period
2000 to 2019 for United Kingdom
Provider update
19 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat