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Index of Average Earnings 2015

26 August 2015

​The Index of Average Earnings measures the annual changes in earnings (gross wages and salaries, excluding bonuses) paid to employees.

The latest report for June 2015 shows that:

  • in June 2015 average weekly earnings in Jersey were 1.8% higher than in June 2014
  • the latest annual increase is 0.8 percentage points lower than that of the previous twelve-month period (2.6% to June 2014)
  • average earnings increased by 0.9 percentage points more than retail prices over the twelve months to June 2015
  • private sector average weekly earnings increased by 2.2% over the twelve months to June 2015
  • public sector average weekly earnings were unchanged over the twelve months to June 2015,
    corresponding to an annual change of 0.0%
  • in real terms, adjusting for retail price inflation, average earnings in Jersey have be​en essentially flat since 2001, increasing by less than 1% over the 14-year period
    • private sector earnings have increased by 1% in real terms since 2001
    • public sector earnings have decreased by almost 3% in real terms since 2001
  • the mean average weekly earnings of full-time equivalent (FTE) employees in Jersey in June 2015 was £680 per week

Download Index of Average Earnings report for June 2015 (size 541kb)

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