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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Ashley Kirk

How public sector pay has fallen in real terms – in charts

Police officer
Police officers have seen a real-terms cut of 13% since 2009, from an inflation-adjusted £931 in 2009 to £809 in 2021. Photograph: Amer Ghazzal/Rex/Shutterstock

Teachers, doctors, nurses, police officers and civil servants are among the public sector workers set to receive below-inflation pay rises this year, with unions warning staff will quit as the cost of living crisis bites.

Guardian analysis of Office for National Statistics data shows that public sector earnings have fallen in real terms by 4.3% since the financial crisis, with some professions experiencing falls of as much as 13%.

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