Earnings in Scotland: 2018 | Scottish Parliament

Earnings in Scotland: 2018

Author: Andrew Aiton

PDF Published: Thursday 29 Nov 2018 (SB 18-80)

Image: Executive Summary

Image: Typical annual pay for all employees in Scotland is just below the UK-wide figure

Image: Typical full-time pay for all employees in Scotland is just below the UK wide figure

Image: Typical annual pay for part-time employees in Scotland is the second highest of the nations and regions of the UK

Image: Typical weekly pay for all employees in Scotland is just below the UK wide figure

Image: The lowest paid saw real terms decreases in income over the year

Image: Typical weekly full-time pay for all employees in Scotland is just below the UK wide figure

Image: Typical weekly pay for part-time employees in Scotland is the second highest of the nations and regions of the UK

Image: Despite Scotland seeing stronger growth in wages it still sits behind the UK

Image: Wages for the bottom 25% have seen real terms growth between 2011 and 2018, despite falling over the past two years

Image: Public sector pay is higher in Scotland than the UK, but private sector pay is lower

Image: Earnings for the two highest deciles have increased in the private sector but fallen in public sector over the year

Image: "Mining and quarrying" was the highest paid industry in Scotland in 2018

Image: Managers, directors and senior officials have seen the biggest decrease in pay between 2017 and 2018

Image: Scotland's four biggest cities have some of the highest rates of pay across Scotland for those that work there

Image: Areas with high number of commuters have some of the highest rates of pay for residents

Image: East Renfrewshire has the highest pay ratio when comparing residence to place of work pay

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