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Jersey average earnings rise 1.2% in real terms

Newly released figures show a 4.1% nominal wage increase for the year ending June 2026, which translates to a 1.2% rise after adjusting for inflation.

Updated Aug 25, 2026 · 12:23 UTC1 reports

The short version

  • Average earnings per full-time equivalent worker in Jersey increased by 4.1% nominally over the 12 months leading to June 2026.
  • Adjusted for the island's 2.8% inflation rate, real-terms earnings grew by 1.2%, a rate lower than both the five-year and long-term historical averages.
  • Over a 25-year span, public sector earnings on the island have decreased by 3% in real terms, while private sector earnings have grown by 1.2%.

Key facts

  • According to Statistics Jersey, nominal average earnings for full-time equivalent employees grew by 4.1% in the year to June 2026.[BBC News]
  • When adjusted for Jersey's 2.8% inflation rate, average earnings rose by 1.2% in real terms.[BBC News]
  • The 1.2% real-terms increase is lower than the five-year annual average of 5.6% and the long-term average of 4.2% recorded between 1991 and 2025.[BBC News]
  • Over a 12-year period, real-terms average earnings rose by 2.9% in the public sector and by 0.9% in the private sector.[BBC News]
  • Over a 25-year period, public sector earnings fell by 3% in real terms, while private sector earnings rose by 1.2%.[BBC News]

What remains uncertain

  • The Statistics Jersey report contains apparently conflicting framing, describing the 1.2% real-terms earnings rise as a 'real-terms pay cut' and stating that earnings did not keep up with inflation, despite the nominal wage increase of 4.1% exceeding the 2.8% inflation rate.[BBC News]

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