§ Mr. CrausbyTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many(a) weekly and (b) monthly paid people in the United Kingdom, are estimated to earn in excess of (a) £20,000 (b) £25,000 and (c) £50,000 per annum. [92286]
§ Ms HewittThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the Director of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. David Crausby, dated 23 July 1999:
As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your recent parliamentary question on earnings in the United Kingdom.The New Earnings Survey (NES) is based on a one per cent sample of employees in the PAYE system and is therefore likely to under-represent relatively low paid staff earning below the tax 703W threshold and in particular those who work part-time. However, this limitation is unlikely to affect those earning above £20,000 per annum.The attached table gives estimates of the percentage of weekly and monthly paid employees in the UK with earnings above the specified thresholds.
Employees on adult rates, who have been in the same job for at least twelve months Gross annual pay (£) Percentage earning over £20,000 £25,000 £50,000 Full-time Weekly paid 16.6 5.9 0.1 Monthly paid 43.4 25.4 3.6 Part-time Weekly paid 1.5 0.8 0.0 Monthly paid 4.3 2.3 0.3 All Weekly paid 12.6 4.5 0.1 Monthly paid 35.3 20.6 2.9 Source:
New Earnings Survey, April 1998 (UK)