Pay per week over time

Last update: December 2024
Next estimated update: December 2025

What does this indicator show?

This indicator shows how weekly pay for Londoners’ in employment has changed over time, adjusted for inflation. It shows gross pay - meaning before tax - and uses 2008 as baseline. 

We can use it to see how weekly pay has changed for the average Londoner, as well as for higher earners (those at the 90th percentile) and lower earners (those at the 10th percentile). Further down the page, a chart shows how annual pay has changed in the last year, 5 years and 10 years for different income groups in London.

What does it tell us?

On average, Londoners are paid approximately 6% less per week (as of 2024) than they were in 2008. 

Londoners on lower incomes (those at the 10th percentile of weekly pay, with weekly incomes below 90% of Londoners) are paid 3% less than they were in 2008. Londoners on higher incomes (those at the 90th percentile, with incomes above 90% of Londoners) are paid approximately 10% less.

This is significantly different to the rest of England. On average, workers in the rest of England are paid 1% more per week in 2024 than they were in 2008. Lower income earners at the 10th percentile are paid 20% more in 2024than in 2008, while higher income earners at the 90th percentile are paid 5% less.

Learn more about how Londoners' pay has changed over time.

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If you want to explore this data in more depth, check the 'data source and notes' button on the above charts. This will tell you where the data comes from, where you may be able to dig deeper.