What is average weekly pay worth, after inflation?

Weekly pay after inflation, in 2015 prices

£531

July 2026

Up from £528 in July 2025

Where this sits in the last 10 years
10-year low £48610-year high £535
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Real weekly pay

Selected pointJuly 2026 · £531, up £3 on a year earlier

Each year is the average of the monthly figures. 2026 so far covers January to July.

Each month is that month's figure, not a total so far. 2026 so far covers January to July.

Source: Office for National Statistics

What this means for people

This is what average weekly pay can buy after rising prices, not the cash on a payslip.

The amount is pounds per week after rising prices, including bonuses. Pay growth after inflation uses regular pay, which leaves bonuses out.

Latest figures

See the figures as a table
The latest 12 readings, newest first.
PeriodValue
July 2026£531
June 2026£534
May 2026£531
April 2026£535
March 2026£535
February 2026£532
January 2026£531
December 2025£529
November 2025£531
October 2025£531
September 2025£529
August 2025£529
Each year is the average of the monthly figures.
YearPeriod coveredValue
2026 so farJanuary to July£533
2025January to December£528
2024January to December£524
2023January to December£514
2022January to December£512
2021January to December£521
2020January to December£504
2019January to December£500
2018January to December£492
2017January to December£489
2016January to December£490
Each month
Each month is that month's figure, not a total so far.
Period2023202420252026 so far
January£508£516£523£531
February£507£518£528£532
March£510£519£529£535
April£513£525£526£535
May£512£526£528£531
June£522£523£527£534
July£517£523£528£531
August£514£523£529
September£516£527£529
October£512£527£531
November£516£525£531
December£516£531£529

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How to read this

In 2015 prices

Pay is shown in 2015 prices. A higher figure means weekly pay buys more than it did in 2015.

An average, including bonuses

This is average total pay per employee, including bonuses. Bonuses can make a single month jump.

Employees in Great Britain only

It covers employees in Great Britain. Self-employed people, the armed forces and Northern Ireland are not included. Live in Northern Ireland? SeeNorthern Ireland earnings

Source

Publisher
Office for National Statistics
Official title
Average weekly earnings, total pay including bonuses, real terms, seasonally adjusted (Great Britain)
Series
A3WX
Geography
Great Britain
Status
Accredited official statistics
Cite this

Office for National Statistics (2026) Average weekly earnings, total pay including bonuses, real terms, seasonally adjusted (Great Britain), July 2026 (series A3WX).