Scotland's Pay Grows, Gender Gap Persists
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Scotlands full-time workers saw a median weekly wage of £773.80 in 2025, a 4.6% increase from the previous year, slightly surpassing the UK average. Monthly pay reached £2,580 by December 2025, growing faster than the UKs 4% rise. The gender pay gap for full-time jobs rose to 3.5%, though it has been declining since 1997. Fewer adults earned below the real living wage, with women at 12% and men at 10.5%. Wages outpaced inflation, growing by 1.1% using the consumer prices index. Despite progress, the mean gender gap widened to 10%, indicating persistent disparities.
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