{"id":85769,"date":"2025-08-22T19:52:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T19:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/85769\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T19:52:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T19:52:10","slug":"digest-what-do-islanders-wages-look-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/85769\/","title":{"rendered":"DIGEST: What do islanders\u2019 wages look like?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The latest average earnings index has landed\u2026 what does it tell us about islanders\u2019 wages over the past 12 months?<\/p>\n

Statistics Jersey has published the latest earnings figures for June 2025.<\/a><\/p>\n

The figures reveal how wages are faring in Jersey, which sectors are earning the most, and how much of an impact inflation is having.<\/p>\n

The report measures changes in average earnings paid between June 2024 and June 2025 on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis, and is based on earnings data collected from firms in the private sector and from all Government of Jersey departments.<\/p>\n

Express\u00a0took a look at the key findings\u2026<\/p>\n

Small growth in wages<\/p>\n

On average, earnings were 4.5% higher in June 2025 than in June 2024. <\/p>\n

That is slower than the 6.4% rise recorded last year and the 8.8% increase in 2023, which was the strongest growth for more than two decades.<\/p>\n

\"\"Pictured: Annual percentage change in the Index of Average Earnings. (Statistics Jersey)<\/p>\n

However, when applying the inflation rate of 2.6%,\u00a0average earnings in June 2025 increased in real terms by only 1.9%. This compares with 1.3% in 2024, and a 2% real-terms fall in 2023.<\/p>\n

Looking at the longer term, average earnings have fallen by 1.4% in real terms over the last ten years.<\/p>\n

Public and private sectors<\/p>\n

Average earnings increased by 4.5% in the private sector and by 4.8% in the public sector. <\/p>\n

After inflation, that equates to rises of 1.9% and 2.2% respectively.<\/p>\n

The report highlights that public sector earnings have decreased by 0.9% in real terms over the last decade, to a 3.1% decrease in the private sector for the same period.<\/p>\n

By industry<\/p>\n

Agriculture and fishing recorded the biggest annual change, up 13.4%. Statistics Jersey said the increase was driven by longer working hours and the rise in the minimum wage to \u00a313 per hour.<\/p>\n

Private education, health and other services rose by 8.0% \u2013\u00a0driven by \u201csome companies awarding substantial pay increases to staff and more overtime being worked compared with June 2024\u201d. <\/p>\n

\"\"Pictured: Annual percentage change in average earnings by sector. (Statistics Jersey)<\/p>\n

Wholesale and retail earnings increased by 5.4%, while hotels, restaurants and bars rose by 5.1%. Both were influenced by the higher minimum wage, according to Statistics Jersey. <\/p>\n

Financial and legal activities, the Island\u2019s highest-earning sector, saw below-average growth of 3.1%.<\/p>\n

Construction and quarrying were the only sectors to record a fall, with earnings down 0.2% year-on-year. <\/p>\n

The decline comes amid continuing difficulties in the industry, which has seen a string of company failures, including Camerons in 2023 and Style Group earlier this month.<\/p>\n

And on average\u2026<\/p>\n

Median weekly earnings for a full-time employee were \u00a3890 in June 2025, up \u00a340 on last year.<\/p>\n

\"\"Pictured: Index of Average Earnings in nominal and real terms. (Statistics Jersey)<\/p>\n

The mean average was \u00a31,000 per week since the large number of high earners pulls the earning distribution higher. This figure is unchanged from last year. <\/p>\n

Across sectors, average weekly pay ranged from \u00a3690 in hotels, restaurants and bars to \u00a31,320 in financial and legal services.<\/p>\n

Real-term earnings have seen little change since 1990.<\/p>\n

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