Average earnings in Jersey did not keep up with the rate of inflation for the year to June, according to new figures.
Statistics Jersey said in June 2026 earnings per full-time equivalent employee was 4.1% higher than in June 2025.
However, once adjusted for inflation – currently at 2.8% for the island, external – Statistics Jersey said earnings rose by 1.2%, representing a real-terms pay cut.
The Index of Average Earnings June 2026 report, external said the overall increase was lower than the preceding five-year annual average of 5.6% per year and “slightly lower” than the long-term annual average of 4.2% per year for 1991 to 2025.
It also highlighted average earnings in real terms increased by 0.9% in the private sector and 2.9% in the public sector over 12 years.
However, it said, over 25 years, average earnings in real terms in the public sector decreased by 3% while they increased by 1.2% in the private sector.
