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Chart 1: Average weekly earnings - total pay and regular pay
Table 1: Whole-economy average weekly earnings, July 2025 to July 2026 (seasonally adjusted, total pay)¹
Table 2: Whole-economy average weekly earnings, July 2025 to July 2026 (seasonally adjusted, regular pay)¹
Chart 2: Average earnings growth by sector
Table 3: Average weekly earnings by sector (%), July 2025 to July 2026 (seasonally adjusted, total pay)¹
Average earnings forecasts
Table 4: Forecast of annual rate of change in average earnings, 2026-2027^1,2
Table 5: Treasury forecasts, 2025/26

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Average earnings

The latest monthly Office for National Statistics (ONS) data on UK average earnings levels and growth, and forecasts from HR & Compliance Centre and HM Treasury.

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Average weekly earnings growth - whole economy

Total pay growth, whole economy: 3.9% (July 2026)

Next release date: 20 October 2026.

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Status: This resource is kept under review and updated in line with developments.
Updates: Updated to include official earnings data from the ONS for July 2026. The next ONS release date is 20 October 2026.

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