Average Earnings Index
The Index of Average Earnings measures changes in average (mean) gross wages and salaries paid to employees. It includes overtime payments, but excludes bonuses, employers’ insurance contributions, holiday pay and benefits in kind (e.g. free accommodation).
In June 2024:
- mean average weekly earnings in Jersey were 6.4% higher than in June 2023
- the latest annual increase was 1.3 percentage points lower than that of the previous twelve-month period (7.7% to June 2023)
Annual percentage change in the Index of Average Earnings
Source: Statistics Jersey, download the data
Average Earnings Index report for June 2024
Average earnings by sector
Over the year to June 2024:
mean average earnings in the private sector increased by 5.9%
- the agriculture and fishing sector was the only sector to record a decrease in average earnings (decreased 2.7% on an annual basis); this was driven by average working hours in the sector reducing by a greater proportion than the increase in the minimum wage (10.9%)
the public sector saw the highest annual increase, up 8.8% on an annual basis; this was driven by an 8.0% headline pay award in the public sector as well as nurses and teachers receiving delayed pay awards from 2023
Annual percentage change in average earnings by sector
Source: Statistics Jersey, download the data
Level of average earnings
The Index of Average Earnings is designed to measure the change in earnings. However, the data collected also provides information on the level of earnings, per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee. it should be noted that part time workers would earn proportionately less, corresponding to the hours worked.
The median (middle value) average weekly earnings for full time (FTE) employees in Jersey was £850 per week
The mean average weekly earnings for full-time equivalent (FTE) employees in Jersey in June 2024 was £1,000 per week.
By sector, average earnings (per FTE) ranged from around £660 per week in hotels, restaurants and bars to £1,320 per week in financial services.
Average weekly earnings per full time equivalent worker by sector in June 2024
Source: Statistics Jersey, download the data
Real-term change in average earnings
Since 1990 there have been two periods of real-term change in average earnings:
- 1990 to 2001 saw real-term growth in earnings of 18%
- 2001 to 2020 saw earnings remain essentially flat in real terms, increasing by 0.7% over the 19-year period
- 2020 to 2024 saw earnings decrease in real terms, decreasing by 3.3% over the 4-year period
Index of average earnings in real terms (June 1990 = 100)
Source: Statistics Jersey, download the data
You can find out more information on average earnings by reading the full report by following the below link:
Average Earnings Index report for June 2024
Household income
The Jersey Household Income Distribution report presents the results of a large survey of households we carried out between October 2021 and November 2022.
Find out more information in the 2021 / 2022 income distribution report:
Jersey Household Income Distribution report 2021 / 2022
Mean (average) household income
From the Jersey Household Income Distribution report for 2021 / 2022:
- mean (average) weekly household income was £1,080 per week before housing costs and £930 per week after housing cost
- mean household income after housing costs decreased by 4% in real-terms since 2019/2020 (adjusting for inflation)
- three-quarters (73%) of household income was from employment earnings, 12% was from pensions, 11% was from unearned income, and 4% was from income support, benefits and grants
Median equivalised household income
The distribution of income is unequal (skewed) due to a few households having very high incomes, so the median is a particularly meaningful average measure as it is not influenced by extreme values
Equivalisation is a way of standardising households to make fair comparisons between households of different types and sizes.
In terms of equivalised household income in 2021 / 2022:
- median weekly household equivalised income was £860 per week before housing costs and £710 per week after housing costs
- median equivalised household income after housing costs decreased by 5% in real-terms since 2019/2020 (adjusting for inflation)
Relative low income
A commonly used threshold of relative low income is 60% of the median equivalised income for a jurisdiction.
In Jersey in 2021 / 2022, after housing costs:
- the relative low income threshold was £520 per week before housing costs and £430 per week after housing costs
- 24% of households and 21% of individuals were in relative low income
- one in four (24%) children were in relative low income, a lower proportion than the UK
- over one in four (28%) pensioners were living in relative low income, a higher proportion than the UK
Download reports and data
Average earnings
The Jersey Index of Average Earnings report is produced once a year. You can download the latest report by following the link below.
Average Earnings Index report for June 2024
You can search by year for past reports on the Statistics Jersey reports and documents page.
Statistics Jersey reports and documents
Household income data and reports
We produce reports on Jersey's household income distribution approximately every five years. As the 2019 / 2020 survey was cut short due to covid-19, it was restarted as the 2021 / 2022 survey.
Jersey Household Income Distribution report 2021 / 2022
Jersey Household Income Distribution report 2019 / 2020
Jersey Household Income Distribution report 2014 / 2015
Jersey Household Income Distribution report 2009 / 2010
Jersey Household Income Distribution report 2002
The summary note complied in January 2015 brings together a range of official statistics relating to ‘relative low income’ (sometimes termed ‘poverty’).
Relative Low Income summary note of data January 2015
We have also published additional information by decile for the four stages of equivalised household income for 2009 / 2010 and 2014 / 2015.
You can find more information on the four stages of household income and income deciles and quintiles in the income distribution report.
Decile data table
Household income data tables can be downloaded from OpenData.
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