United Kingdom vs United States: Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap
Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap over time
- United Kingdom
- United States
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 2.48 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against -1.19 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in United States, a difference of 3.67 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 2.1 times United States's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
United Kingdom ranks 8th and United States ranks 10th of 36 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United Kingdom | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.86 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 2.02 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 4.84 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 6.25 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -2.09 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 8.34 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 8.01 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -5.92 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 13.93 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 6.67 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -7.61 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 14.28 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 1.27 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -10.51 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 11.78 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 2.46 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -10.01 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 12.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap, United Kingdom or United States?
- United Kingdom, at 2.48 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against -1.19 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in United States as of 2021.
- What is the difference in wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap between United Kingdom and United States?
- 3.67 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and United States?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2021.
- How do United Kingdom and United States rank globally for wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap?
- United Kingdom ranks 8th and United States ranks 10th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains age wage gaps defined as the difference between mean (median) earnings of 25-54 year-olds and that of 15-24 year-olds (respectively 55-64 year-olds) relative to mean (median) earnings of 25-54 year-olds. Earnings refer to gross earnings of full-time dependent employees unless otherwise indicated.