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Wage increase
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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