Jersey earnings rise by average of 1.9% - report

The mean average pay per week was £1,040

Wages of people in Jersey working in both the public and private sector are higher than in June 2024, a report has found.

Statistics Jersey's average earnings report for June 2025 measured the annual change in gross wages and salaries of workers in the island.

The report found average earnings had increased by 4.5% in comparison with June last year, but if you take inflation into account, they went up by 1.9%.

It said the construction and quarrying industry was the only sector to record a decrease in average earnings, with a decrease of 0.2% on an annual basis.

The report found the agriculture and fishing sector had the highest annual increase, up 13.4% on an annual basis, which it said was driven by increased hours and an increase in the minimum wage.

Over the last 12 months, the average earnings in the private sector increased by 4.5% in nominal terms but in real terms, after adjusting for inflation, it increased by 1.9%.

The average earnings in the public sector, for the same time frame, increased by 4.8% in nominal terms but in real terms increased by 2.2%.

The mean average pay per week was £1,040, with finance and law earning the most, and farming and fishing the least.