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Published by The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
Earnings in Scotland 2019
Author: Andrew Aiton, Jennifer Bruce, Laura Gilman and Miranda Jackson
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Published: Tuesday 03 Dec 2019 (SB 19-78)
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Executive Summary
About the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) data
What does the typical salary look like in Scotland?
What does the typical full-time salary look like in Scotland?
What does the typical part-time salary look like in Scotland?
What does typical weekly pay look like in Scotland?
Growth in weekly pay for all employees by decile
What does typical full-time weekly pay look like in Scotland?
What does typical part-time weekly pay look like in Scotland?
What does typical hourly pay look like in Scotland?
What does typical full-time hourly pay look like in Scotland?
What does typical part-time hourly pay look like in Scotland?
Pay by place of residence and implications for the Scottish budget
Growth in pay by place of residence in Scotland, the UK and England and Wales
Growth in pay by place of residence in Scotland, the UK and England and Wales for the top 10% of earners
How has pay changed over time?
Public and private sector pay
Public and private sector pay growth by deciles
Public and private sector pay across Great Britain
Which industries in Scotland pay the most?
Which occupations in Scotland pay the most?
Which local authority area in Scotland has the highest pay?
Annex
Executive Summary
About the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) data
What does the typical salary look like in Scotland?
What does typical weekly pay look like in Scotland?
What does typical hourly pay look like in Scotland?
Pay by place of residence and implications for the Scottish budget
How has pay changed over time?
Public and private sector pay
Which industries in Scotland pay the most?
Which occupations in Scotland pay the most?
Which local authority area in Scotland has the highest pay?
Annex
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Image: Executive Summary
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Image: Typical annual pay for all employees in Scotland is just below the UK-wide figure
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Image: Typical full-time pay for all employees in Scotland is just below the UK wide figure
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Image: Typical annual pay for part-time employees in Scotland is the second highest of the nations and regions of the UK
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Image: Typical weekly pay for all employees in Scotland is just below the UK wide figure
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Image: The lowest deciles saw the highest real terms increase
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Image: Typical weekly full-time pay for all employees in Scotland is just below the UK wide figure
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Image: Typical weekly pay for part-time employees in Scotland is the second highest of the nations and regions of the UK
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Image: Typical hourly pay for all employees in Scotland is just above the UK wide figure
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Image: Typical hourly pay for full-time employees in Scotland is just above the UK wide figure
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Image: Typical hourly pay for part-time employees in Scotland is the third highest in the UK
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Image: Scotland has a narrower distribution of earners compared to England and Wales and the UK overall
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Image: Scotland has seen slower growth in the threshold for the top 10% of earners than England and Wales and the UK overall
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Image: The threshold for the top 10% of pay in Scotland is below the rUK higher rate tax threshold
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Image: Despite Scotland seeing stronger growth in wages it still sits behind the UK
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Image: Wages for the bottom 25% have seen real terms growth between 2011 and 2019
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Image: Public sector pay in Scotland is around the same as the UK, but private sector pay is lower
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Image: Private sector pay saw stronger growth across most deciles than the public sector, but saw a real terms fall in the top decile
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Image: Scotland has the second highest public sector pay but the fourth highest private sector pay
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Image: "Mining and quarrying" was the highest paid industry in Scotland in 2019
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Image: Managers, directors and senior officials have seen the biggest increase in pay between 2018 and 2019
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Image: Scotland's cities have some of the highest rates of pay across Scotland for those that work there
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Image: Areas with high number of commuters have some of the highest rates of pay for residents
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Image: East Renfrewshire has the highest pay ratio when comparing residence to place of work pay
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