"Figure 7: The introduction of the National Living Wage has affected the distribution of earnings with over 10% of employee jobs paid at, or within 20 pence of, the National Minimum Wage hourly rate in 2019","" "Distribution of hourly earnings, selected years from 2004 to 2019, for UK (proportion of jobs within plus or minus 20 pence of shown pay rate)","" "","" "Notes","1. Footnotes applicable to all charts in this bulletin can be found in [Section 7: Measuring these data](https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/bulletins/lowandhighpayuk/2019#measuring-the-data)." "Unit","%" "","" "Plus or minus 20p","2004","2009","2015","2018","2019" "4.00","0.6","0.2","0.1","0.2","0.2" "4.10","2.3","0.2","0.2","0.2","0.2" "4.20","3","0.2","0.2","0.1","0.2" "4.30","3.9","0.2","0.1","0.1","0.2" "4.40","4.8","0.5","0.1","0.1","0.1" "4.50","4.1","0.6","0.1","0.1","0.1" "4.60","4.8","0.7","0.2","0.1","0.1" "4.70","4.9","0.8","0.2","0.1","0.1" "4.80","4.9","0.6","0.7","0.2","0.1" "4.90","5.2","0.6","0.8","0.2","0.1" "5.00","4.7","0.5","0.7","0.1","0.1" "5.10","5.1","0.6","0.8","0.2","0.1" "5.20","5","0.6","0.3","0.3","0.1" "5.30","4.8","0.8","0.3","0.3","0.1" "5.40","4.9","4.3","0.3","0.3","0.1" "5.50","4.4","5.4","0.3","0.6","0.1" "5.60","4.8","7.1","0.4","0.7","0.2" "5.70","4.8","7.8","0.4","0.8","0.3" "5.80","4.6","5.4","0.4","0.8","0.7" "5.90","4.7","5.5","0.4","0.4","0.7" "6.00","4.2","4.7","0.3","0.3","0.6" "6.10","4.4","5","5.4","0.4","0.7" "6.20","4.3","4.8","6.7","0.5","0.3" "6.30","4.1","4.5","8","0.5","0.3" "6.40","4.2","4.5","9.3","0.6","0.3" "6.50","4.1","4.1","5.3","0.4","0.4" "6.60","4.3","4.5","5.9","0.5","0.4" "6.70","4.2","4.4","5.8","0.4","0.4" "6.80","4.2","4.4","5.7","0.4","0.4" "6.90","4.1","4.4","5.9","0.5","0.3" "7.00","4","3.9","5","1","0.3" "7.10","4.2","4.2","5.2","1.6","0.4" "7.20","4","4","4.9","1.8","0.4" "7.30","4.1","4.2","4.8","2.1","1" "7.40","3.8","4.2","4.9","2.6","1.2" "7.50","3.6","4","4.6","7.5","1.6" "7.60","3.7","4.2","5.1","10.1","2" "7.70","3.5","4.1","4.9","11.1","1.9" "7.80","3.7","4","4.8","11.3","6.6" "7.90","3.6","4.1","4.6","7","7.9" "8.00","3.4","3.9","4.1","5.4","9.3" "8.10","3.5","4","4.3","5.9","10.7" "8.20","3.3","4","4.4","5.8","6.9" "8.30","3.3","4.1","4.3","5.9","6.3" "8.40","3.5","4","4.3","6.1","6" "8.50","3.4","3.8","3.9","5.4","5.1" "8.60","3.4","3.9","4.1","5.7","6.1" "8.70","3.2","3.8","4.3","5.4","6.1" "8.80","3.1","3.7","4.3","5.1","6" "8.90","3","3.8","4.4","5.1","6" "9.00","2.8","3.5","3.8","4.5","5" "9.10","2.8","3.5","3.8","4.6","5" "9.20","2.8","3.5","3.6","4.4","4.9" "9.30","2.8","3.2","3.5","4.2","4.8" "9.40","2.7","3.2","3.5","4.1","4.6" "9.50","2.7","3.1","3.3","3.9","4.2" "9.60","2.7","3.3","4","4.5","4.8" "9.70","2.6","3.4","3.9","4.5","4.8" "9.80","2.6","3.3","4.1","4.7","4.8" "9.90","2.6","3.2","4","4.6","4.8" "10.00","2.4","2.9","3.3","3.7","3.8" "10.20","2.6","2.8","3.1","3.6","3.7" "10.30","2.4","2.8","2.9","3.5","3.7" "10.40","2.4","2.7","2.9","3.5","3.8" "10.50","2.4","2.8","2.7","3.2","3.5" "10.60","2.2","2.8","3","3.3","3.9" "10.70","2.2","2.8","3.1","3.1","3.7" "10.80","2.1","2.7","3","3","3.5" "10.90","2.2","2.7","3.2","3.2","3.7" "11.00","2.1","2.5","3","2.9","3.1" "11.10","2.2","2.5","3.2","3.1","3.4" "11.20","2.2","2.5","3.1","3.3","3.3" "11.30","2.1","2.4","2.9","3.1","3.1" "11.40","2.1","2.4","2.8","3.3","3.2" "11.50","2","2.2","2.4","3","2.9" "11.60","2.1","2.4","2.7","3.2","3.2" "11.70","2.1","2.5","2.7","3.2","3.3" "11.80","1.9","2.4","2.6","2.9","3.2" "11.90","2","2.5","2.7","3","3.4" "12.00","1.8","2.3","2.4","2.5","3.2" "12.10","1.8","2.4","2.6","2.7","3.3" "12.20","1.9","2.3","2.5","2.7","3.3" "12.30","1.8","2.3","2.3","2.6","2.9" "12.40","1.9","2.3","2.6","2.8","2.9" "12.50","1.8","2.1","2.3","2.4","2.6" "12.60","1.9","2.1","2.7","2.6","2.7" "12.70","1.7","2","2.6","2.6","2.8" "12.80","1.6","2","2.4","2.5","2.6" "12.90","1.6","2.1","2.5","2.5","2.6" "13.00","1.5","2.1","2.3","2.4","2.4" "13.10","1.6","2.2","2.3","2.5","2.4" "13.11","1.7","2.1","2.3","2.4","2.3" "13.20","1.6","2","2.2","2.4","2.3" "13.30","1.6","2","2.1","2.4","2.4" "13.40","1.7","2.1","2.1","2.3","2.5" "13.50","1.6","2","2.1","2.3","2.4" "13.60","1.5","2","2.2","2.3","2.6" "13.70","1.5","1.9","2.2","2.3","2.5" "13.80","1.4","1.8","2.1","2.2","2.2" "13.90","1.4","1.8","2.2","2.2","2.3" "14.00","1.6","1.9","2.4","2.3","2.3" "14.10","1.6","1.8","2.4","2.3","2.3" "14.20","1.5","1.8","2.4","2.3","2.3" "14.30","1.5","1.7","2.2","2.5","2.2" "14.40","1.3","1.7","1.9","2.3","2" "14.50","1.3","1.7","1.9","2.3","2" "14.60","1.4","1.8","2","2.3","2.1" "14.70","1.4","1.7","2","2","2.2" "14.80","1.4","1.6","1.9","2","2.1" "14.90","1.3","1.7","1.9","2","2.1" "15.00","1.3","1.7","2","2","2.2" "15.10","1.2","1.6","1.9","2.1","2.1" "15.20","1.3","1.7","1.9","2.1","2.2" "15.30","1.3","1.6","1.8","2","2.2" "15.40","1.2","1.5","1.6","1.8","2.1" "15.50","1.3","1.5","1.7","1.8","2.1" "15.60","1.3","1.5","1.6","1.8","2" "15.70","1.2","1.4","1.6","1.7","1.9" "15.80","1.1","1.4","1.6","1.7","1.8" "15.90","1.1","1.4","1.6","1.6","1.8" "16.00","1","1.5","1.7","1.7","1.8" "16.10","1.1","1.5","1.7","1.7","1.8" "16.20","1.1","1.5","1.7","1.7","1.9" "16.30","1","1.4","1.7","1.7","1.9" "16.40","1","1.4","1.6","1.7","1.8" "16.50","1","1.4","1.6","1.8","1.8" "16.60","1","1.4","1.6","1.8","1.8" "16.70","0.9","1.4","1.6","1.8","1.7" "16.80","0.9","1.4","1.4","1.6","1.6" "16.90","0.9","1.4","1.5","1.6","1.6" "17.00","0.9","1.4","1.3","1.5","1.6" "17.10","0.9","1.3","1.4","1.6","1.7" "17.20","0.9","1.2","1.4","1.6","1.7" "17.30","0.8","1.2","1.4","1.5","1.7" "17.40","0.8","1.2","1.5","1.4","1.6" "17.50","0.9","1.3","1.7","1.4","1.6" "17.60","0.9","1.3","1.8","1.4","1.7" "17.70","0.9","1.3","1.8","1.4","1.6" "17.80","0.9","1.2","1.7","1.8","1.6" "17.90","0.8","1.2","1.4","1.7","1.5" "18.00","0.8","1.3","1.4","1.8","1.4" "18.10","0.8","1.3","1.3","1.8","1.4" "18.20","0.8","1.2","1.3","1.5","1.4" "18.30","0.8","1.1","1.3","1.6","1.4" "18.40","0.8","1","1.2","1.4","1.4" "18.50","0.7","1","1.2","1.5","1.5" "18.60","0.8","1","1.3","1.4","1.5" "18.70","0.7","1","1.3","1.3","1.5" "18.80","0.7","1","1.5","1.4","1.7" "18.90","0.7","1","1.5","1.4","1.7" "19.00","0.7","1.1","1.4","1.5","1.7" "19.10","0.7","1.1","1.3","1.4","1.6" "19.20","0.6","1.1","1.1","1.3","1.4" "19.30","0.6","1","1.1","1.3","1.4" "19.40","0.6","1","1","1.2","1.4" "19.50","0.5","0.9","1.1","1.2","1.4" "19.70","0.6","1","1.1","1.5","1.5" "19.80","0.6","1","1.1","1.4","1.4" "19.90","0.6","1","1.1","1.4","1.4" "20.00","0.6","0.9","1","1.1","1.2" "20.20","0.6","0.9","1.1","1.1","1.4" "20.30","0.6","0.9","1.1","1.2","1.4" "20.40","0.6","1","1.1","1.1","1.4" "20.50","0.5","1","1","1","1.2" "20.60","0.5","1","1.1","1","1.1" "20.70","0.5","0.9","1.1","1","1.1" "20.80","0.5","0.8","1.2","1.1","1.1" "20.90","0.5","0.8","1.1","1.1","1" "21.00","0.5","0.7","1","1.3","1" "21.20","0.5","0.7","1","1.3","1.2" "21.30","0.5","0.7","0.9","1.3","1.3" "21.40","0.5","0.7","0.9","1.1","1.3" "21.50","0.4","0.8","0.9","1.1","1.3" "21.60","0.4","0.8","0.9","1.1","1.1" "21.70","0.4","0.7","1","1","1" "21.80","0.4","0.7","1","1","1" "21.90","0.4","0.6","0.9","1","0.9" "22.00","0.4","0.6","0.9","0.9","1" "22.20","0.4","0.7","0.7","0.9","1.1" "22.30","0.4","0.7","0.7","0.8","1.1" "22.40","0.4","0.6","0.7","1","1" "22.50","0.4","0.6","0.7","1","0.9" "22.60","0.4","0.7","0.8","1.1","1" "22.70","0.4","0.7","0.8","1.1","1" "22.80","0.4","0.7","0.8","0.9","1" "22.90","0.3","0.7","0.7","0.9","1.1" "23.00","0.4","0.7","0.7","0.8","1" "23.10","0.3","0.7","0.7","0.8","1" "23.20","0.3","0.6","0.7","0.8","1" "23.30","0.4","0.5","0.7","0.8","0.8" "23.40","0.3","0.5","0.7","0.7","0.8" "23.50","0.3","0.6","0.7","0.7","0.8" "23.60","0.3","0.6","0.7","0.8","0.8" "23.70","0.3","0.6","0.7","0.8","0.9" "23.80","0.3","0.6","0.7","0.8","0.8" "23.90","0.3","0.6","0.8","0.7","0.8" "24.00","0.3","0.5","0.7","0.7","0.7" "24.10","0.3","0.5","0.7","0.7","0.7" "24.20","0.3","0.6","0.7","0.7","0.8" "24.30","0.3","0.6","0.7","0.8","0.8" "24.40","0.3","0.6","0.7","0.8","0.8" "24.50","0.3","0.5","0.6","0.7","0.8" "24.60","0.3","0.5","0.6","0.8","0.8" "24.70","0.3","0.5","0.6","0.7","0.8" "24.80","0.3","0.5","0.6","0.7","0.8" "24.90","0.3","0.5","0.6","0.7","0.8" "25.00","0.2","0.4","0.5","0.6","0.8" "25.10","0.2","0.4","0.5","0.6","0.8" "25.20","0.3","0.4","0.5","0.7","0.8" "25.30","0.3","0.4","0.5","0.7","0.8" "25.40","0.3","0.4","0.6","0.7","0.7" "25.50","0.2","0.5","0.6","0.6","0.8" "25.60","0.2","0.4","0.5","0.6","0.8" "25.70","0.2","0.4","0.5","0.5","0.7" "25.80","0.2","0.4","0.5","0.5","0.7" "25.90","0.2","0.4","0.5","0.6","0.7" "26.00","0.2","0.4","0.5","0.6","0.6" "26.10","0.2","0.4","0.5","0.6","0.6" "26.20","0.2","0.4","0.5","0.6","0.6" "26.30","0.2","0.4","0.5","0.5","0.6" "26.40","0.2","0.3","0.5","0.5","0.6" "26.50","0.2","0.3","0.5","0.5","0.6" "26.60","0.2","0.3","0.5","0.5","0.6" "26.70","0.2","0.3","0.4","0.5","0.6" "26.80","0.2","0.3","0.4","0.5","0.6" "26.90","0.2","0.3","0.4","0.5","0.6" "27.00","0.2","0.3","0.4","0.5","0.6" "27.10","0.2","0.3","0.4","0.5","0.6" "27.20","0.2","0.4","0.4","0.5","0.5" "27.30","0.2","0.4","0.4","0.5","0.5" "27.40","0.2","0.4","0.4","0.4","0.5" "27.50","0.2","0.4","0.4","0.4","0.5" "27.60","0.2","0.4","0.4","0.4","0.5" "27.70","0.2","0.4","0.4","0.5","0.5" "27.80","0.2","0.3","0.4","0.5","0.5" "27.90","0.2","0.3","0.4","0.5","0.5" "28.00","0.2","0.3","0.4","0.5","0.5" "28.10","0.2","0.3","0.3","0.5","0.4" "28.20","0.2","0.3","0.3","0.5","0.5" "28.30","0.2","0.3","0.3","0.4","0.4" "28.40","0.2","0.3","0.4","0.4","0.5" "28.50","0.2","0.3","0.4","0.4","0.5" "28.60","0.2","0.3","0.4","0.4","0.5" "28.70","0.2","0.3","0.3","0.4","0.5" "28.80","0.1","0.3","0.3","0.4","0.5" "28.90","0.1","0.2","0.3","0.4","0.4" "29.00","0.1","0.3","0.3","0.4","0.4" "29.10","0.1","0.3","0.4","0.4","0.4" "29.20","0.1","0.3","0.3","0.4","0.4" "29.30","0.2","0.3","0.3","0.4","0.5" "29.40","0.1","0.2","0.3","0.4","0.4" "29.50","0.1","0.2","0.3","0.4","0.4" "29.60","0.1","0.2","0.3","0.4","0.4" "29.70","0.1","0.3","0.3","0.4","0.4" "29.80","0.1","0.3","0.3","0.4","0.4" "29.90","0.1","0.3","0.3","0.4","0.4" "30.00","0.1","0.3","0.3","0.4","0.4" "30.01","0.1","0.3","0.3","0.4","0.4" "30.02","0.1","0.2","0.3","0.4","0.4" "30.03","0.1","0.2","0.3","0.4","0.4" "30.04","0.1","0.2","0.3","0.4","0.4" "30.05","0.1","0.2","0.3","0.4","0.4" "30.06","0.1","0.2","0.3","0.4","0.4" 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