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# UK PAYE RTI Statistics: Payrolled Employees, Median Pay and What the Data Shows in 2026
- URL: https://www.kaeltripton.com/latest/uk-paye-rti-statistics/
- Published: 2026-06-25T16:45:06.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-25T16:47:36.000Z
- Description: 30.3 million payrolled employees in May 2026, down 119,000 year on year. Median monthly pay GBP 2,626, up 4.6%. Health sector leads pay growth at +7.0%; finance lowest at +1.8%. Full breakdown by sector, age and region from ONS/HMRC June 2026 bulletin.
- Author: Chandraketu Tripathi
- Tags: editors-picks, News, uk-finance, money-guides, salary, hash-section-news, Tax & HMRC

Median Monthly Pay by Age Band, May 2026 Gross pay, GBP. Source: ONS/HMRC PAYE RTI, June 2026 bulletin 1,000 2,000 3,000 GBP 457 Under 18 \~GBP 1,420 18-24 \~GBP 2,580 25-34 GBP 3,062 35-49 \~GBP 2,720 50-64 \~GBP 1,380 65 and over 18-24, 25-34, 50-64 and 65+ estimated from ONS age-pay pattern. Under 18 and 35-49 confirmed from ONS bulletin. Peak earning age band is 35-49\. Pay rises from entry-level then declines post-peak career.