Summary of the editorial from IDS Pay Report 990, December 2007

Average earnings for full-time employees hit £30,000 a year

The average earnings of all full-time employees reached £29,999, just a pound shy of £30K, in April 2007, according to figures from the Government’s Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) for this year, which was released on 7 November. Average earnings for all employees, both full-time and part-time, by contrast were over £5,000 lower, at £24,908. However, as averages, both figures are heavily influenced by incomes for highly-paid individuals and a large proportion of employees earn below these levels. For example, the proportion of employees earning below the average for all employees is 63.5 per cent.

... the full editorial can be read in IDS Pay Report 990