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Sep 19, 2017
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Q. In the last 12 months, have you had a wage increase in your current job? (excluding those who don’t work)

  Total   Men Women Aged 18-34 Aged 35-54 Aged 55+   Work full time Work part time
Yes, had a wage increase 36%   35% 37% 47% 32% 19%   43% 34%
No, have not had a wage increase 52%   54% 49% 44% 59% 59%   53% 60%
Haven’t been in current job for 12 months 12%   11% 13% 9% 10% 22%   4% 6%

 

 

36% of workers say they have had a wage increase in the last 12 months and 52% say they have not had a wage increase. 43% of fulltime workers and 34% of part-time workers said they had received a pay increase in the last 12 months.

46% of workers earing $2,000+ pw said they had had a wage increase compared to 25% of those earning less than $1,000 pw.

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