GBP
United Kingdom
United Kingdom's minimum wage is $2,902 PPP/mo, the 2nd highest of 85. And its debt per person is $58,927, ranked 119th of 123.
Of 25 fields published for United Kingdom, these two sit furthest from the middle of the atlas.
Is it expensive, or does the pay keep up?
Price level
89 % of US prices
Average monthly salary
$3,862 PPP/mo
The average employee in United Kingdom earns about $3,862 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Average annual salary
$66,299 PPP
Money's value
53.20 %
100 saved in United Kingdom in 2000 buys what 53 buys today — 47 % of its purchasing power is gone.
What is left after the state takes its share?
Tax on pay
23.14 %
Of every $100 of gross pay at the average wage in United Kingdom, about $23 goes to income tax and employee social contributions.
Average monthly salary
$3,862 PPP/mo
The average employee in United Kingdom earns about $3,862 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Take-home pay
$50,956 PPP
The average job in United Kingdom pays about $50,956 a year (PPP) after income tax and the employee's social contributions.
Minimum wage
$2,902 PPP/mo
The law in United Kingdom sets the floor at about $2,902 a month, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
What does borrowing actually cost here?
Mortgage rates
4.92 %
On a €300,000 loan over 25 years, 4.92 % works out to roughly €1,740 a month.
House price growth
-1.88 %
Real house prices in United Kingdom fell 1.9 % over the past year, adjusted for inflation.
Does money in the bank keep its value?
Inflation rate
3.88 %
At 3.9 % a year, prices double in about 19 years if it holds.
Public holidays
5 days
ranked 98th of 104
Price level
89 % of US prices
ranked 115th of 125
Where United Kingdom sits, field by field
Each dot is United Kingdom’s position among every country that publishes that field. Sorted by distance from the middle, so what is unusual about the country comes first.
- Minimum wage$2,902 PPP/mo2 of 85
- Debt per person$58,927119 of 123
- Public holidays5 days98 of 104
- Price level89 % of US prices115 of 125
- Mortgage rates4.92 %23 of 25
- Government debt102.30 %111 of 124
- GDP per capita$57,60217 of 127
- Currency0.29 %11 of 71
- Retirement age (women)66 years41 of 49
- Retirement age (men)66 years40 of 49
- House price growth-1.88 %11 of 54
- Take-home pay$50,956 PPP10 of 37
- Real policy rate-0.13 %39 of 53
- GDP growth1.39 %93 of 127
- Tax wedge32.38 %11 of 36
- Tax on pay23.14 %12 of 37
- Average monthly salary$3,862 PPP/mo30 of 92
- Money's value53.20 %38 of 116
- Median salary$3,313 PPP/mo26 of 78
- Corporate tax19.00 %32 of 96
- Average annual salary$66,299 PPP13 of 37
- Unemployment rate4.75 %51 of 124
- Top income tax45.00 %18 of 37
- Median income$35,136 PPP21 of 42
- Inflation rate3.88 %63 of 123
- Cost of money
- Work & income
- Housing & living
- Macro
The money journey · average earner
Financially nearest · computed, not curated
Australia
avg gap 12.7 pp · 24 shared fields
Most separates them: house price growth — -1.88 % (United Kingdom) vs 5.71 %
United States
avg gap 13 pp · 25 shared fields
Most separates them: median income — $35,136 PPP (United Kingdom) vs $49,885 PPP
Canada
avg gap 15.1 pp · 24 shared fields
Most separates them: top income tax — 45.00 % (United Kingdom) vs 53.53 %
New Zealand
avg gap 15.2 pp · 23 shared fields
Most separates them: corporate tax — 19.00 % (United Kingdom) vs 28.00 %
| Retirement age (women) | 66 years | ranked 41st of 49 | |
| Retirement age (men) | 66 years | ranked 40th of 49 | |
| House price growth | -1.88 % | ranked 11th of 54 | |
| Take-home pay | $50,956 PPP | ranked 10th of 37 | |
| Real policy rate | -0.13 % | ranked 39th of 53 | |
| GDP growth | 1.39 % | ranked 93rd of 127 | |
| Tax wedge | 32.38 % | ranked 11th of 36 | |
| Tax on pay | 23.14 % | ranked 12th of 37 | |
| Average monthly salary | $3,862 PPP/mo | ranked 30th of 92 | |
| Money's value | 53.20 % | ranked 38th of 116 | |
| Median salary | $3,313 PPP/mo | ranked 26th of 78 | |
| Corporate tax | 19.00 % | ranked 32nd of 96 | |
| Average annual salary | $66,299 PPP | ranked 13th of 37 | |
| Unemployment rate | 4.75 % | ranked 51st of 124 | |
| Top income tax | 45.00 % | ranked 18th of 37 | |
| Median income | $35,136 PPP | ranked 21st of 42 | |
| Inflation rate | 3.88 % | ranked 63rd of 123 |
✓ 25 fields published for United Kingdom, every one dated and sourced · 10 not published yet
Awaiting an official source for United Kingdom: lending rate, deposit rate, savings vs inflation, bank spread, house price growth since 2015, rent, petrol, electricity, minimum wage, vat.
Sources for all 25 figures
- Minimum wage — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2024
- Debt per person — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Public holidays — Public holiday calendar (Nager.Date) · 2026
- Price level — World Bank PPP conversion factor ÷ official exchange rate (PA.NUS.PPP, PA.NUS.FCRF) · 2025
- Mortgage rates — Bank of England, Bankstats (quoted household rates) · 31 Aug 2026
- Government debt — IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP) · 2025
- GDP per capita — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Currency — Currency strength vs USD (own calculation from ECB reference-rate snapshots) · 2026-09-07
- Retirement age (women) — OECD Pensions at a Glance — current normal retirement age (DF_DPS, CRPLF22) · 2024
- Retirement age (men) — OECD Pensions at a Glance — current normal retirement age (DF_DPS, CRPLF22) · 2024
- House price growth — BIS residential property prices · 2026-Q1
- Take-home pay — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Real policy rate — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2026-07
- GDP growth — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Tax wedge — OECD Taxing Wages + OECD Tax Database · 2025
- Tax on pay — OECD Taxing Wages + OECD Tax Database · 2025
- Average monthly salary — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2025
- Money's value — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Median salary — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2025
- Corporate tax — OECD Corporate Tax Statistics · 2026
- Average annual salary — OECD Average annual wages · 2025
- Unemployment rate — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Top income tax — OECD Personal Income Tax rates · 2025
- Median income — OECD Income Distribution Database · 2023
- Inflation rate — Annual CPI inflation (shared satsatlas data engine: World Bank + Eurostat + SSB) · 2025
What changed
| 8 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.3 → 0.29 |
| 8 Sept 2026 | Mortgage rate (new loans) | 4.79 → 4.92 |
| 7 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.31 → 0.3 |
| 6 Sept 2026 | Government debt per person (USD) | 75306 → 58927 |
| 6 Sept 2026 | Government debt (% of GDP) | 130.735888365813 → 102.3 |
| 6 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.54 → 0.31 |
| 5 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.53 → 0.54 |
| 4 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 1.06 → 0.53 |
| 3 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.14 → 1.06 |
| 2 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.71 → 0.14 |
| 1 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.76 → 0.71 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.77 → 0.76 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.53 → 0.77 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 1.22 → 0.53 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 1.14 → 1.22 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.93 → 1.14 |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 1.7 → 0.93 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 1.65 → 1.7 |
| 23 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 1.37 → 1.65 |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.83 → 1.37 |