Pay down and gender pay gap persists, Jersey report finds

Wages and salaries have fallen if inflation is taken into account, report finds

Average earnings for people in Jersey have fallen by 2% in real terms since June 2022, a report has found.

Statistics Jersey's earnings and gender pay gap report compares figures from June 2023 with those from June 2022.

It found although gross pay had risen by 8.8%, wages and salaries had fallen after adjusting for inflation.

The report also highlighted a continuing gender pay gap - highest in the information and communications sector at 28%.

The lowest pay gap was found in the education and health sectors at 4%.

Overall the gender pay gap remained at 14%, the same as in June 2022.

'Near-parity'

Statistician Matthew Gill from Statistics Jersey, said in many sectors, the gender pay gap increased with age.

"A lot of sectors see near-parity for men and women being paid aged 20 to 29, then small pay gaps aged 30-39," he said.

"After that, the gender pay gap starts to get a lot bigger."

The report said the widest gender pay gap by age group was 74%, found among 60-64 year olds working in the financial and legal sectors.

Statistics Jersey said it was the second report to be published using experimental statistics to calculate earnings and the gender pay gap in Jersey.

A breakdown of earnings figures by sector showed gross pay for those working in agriculture and fishing had risen the most - up by 24% since June 2022.

"Those sectors have a high proportion of minimum wage workers and the minimum wage has gone up by 10% in real terms," said Matthew Gill.

"That probably accounts for a large part of that."

The lowest rise in gross earnings was found in the public sector - up by 6%