Index of Average Earnings
The Index of Average Earnings measures changes in average (mean) gross wages and salaries paid to employees. It includes overtime payments, but excludes bonuses, employers’ insurance contributions, holiday pay and benefits in kind (such as free accommodation or meals). See the Index of Average Earnings report for full details.
The Average Earnings Index is based on an annual survey of employers and is the Island’s long-running measure of changes in average earnings, which is used as part of uprating decisions for the Jersey old-age pension and certain benefits.
In June 2026, mean average weekly earnings in Jersey were 4.1% higher than in June 2025.
This was 0.4 percentage points lower than that of the previous 12-month period (4.5% to June 2025).
Earnings statistics
The earnings statistics report uses administrative data to provide more detailed insights, such as monthly earnings and earnings inequality statistics. See the earnings statistics report for full details.
Our earnings statistic explainer details the advantages of the new method and our plans for earnings statistics.
In the 12 months to December 2025 median earnings increased by an average of 4.6% in nominal terms, from £3,520 to £3,680, compared with the previous 12 months. However this was not equal across all sectors of employment.
In December 2025 earnings were around £3,900 per month, or £23.07 per hour. Some months each year see large increases in earnings, in particular March and December. This is primarily due to the financial and legal activities sector and is likely as a result of bonuses in the sector.
Gender pay gap
Breaking down average earnings by sex enables gender pay gap measures to be calculated. See the gender pay gap report for full details.
In June 2025 median hourly rate was £22.88 for males and £21.70 for females, resulting in an overall gender pay gap of 5.4%. The 12‑month average median hourly rate was £22.34 for males and £21.08 for females, giving a 6.0% gender pay gap, 1.8 percentage points lower than in June 2024 (7.8%).
Data sources and methods
For information on data sources and methods, see the earnings statistics and gender pay gap methodology report and the Index of Average Earnings methodology report.
For more information on these earnings reports, how they differ, and our future plans for these reports, please see our earnings statistics explainer.
Find data and past reports
Find Index of Average Earnings reports, earnings statistics reports, and gender pay gap reports on our release calendar. As part of development work for the earnings statistics and gender pay gap reports, we published a number of experimental reports, specifically the 2022 and 2023 reports in this series.
You can find datasets for the Index of Average Earnings, earnings statistics, and the gender pay gap on the open data website.