£891
The average annual UK salary in 1966 was £891, which sounds ridiculously small nowadays but it equates to upwards of £14,977 in modern terms.

What was the average wage in Britain in 1964?

In 1964, young couples looking for a new home could look at the average house for £3,360. At the time the average wage was £18 a year meaning that a house was only three-and-a-half times the annual wage of £960. Interest rates during the period were 5.5 per cent.

What was the average UK wage in 1967?

The latest results of the Ministry’s half-yearly inquiry into the earnings and hours of manual workers show that in April, 1967, the average weekly earnings of adult male manual workers covered by the inquiry were £19 2s. 11d.

What was UK wages like in the 1960s?

In the Merchant Navy 1962 as a cabin boy I was on about £13 7s 6p a month for 44 hours a week but we worked a 13 hours a day time and half for 5 hours a day then time and a half Saturday after 4 hours plus half a days leave when back in UK then Sunday double time Sunday plus again 1 days leave paid when back in UK and we worked 7 days a week

What was the average salary in 1953 in the UK?

They paid 47.5% basic income tax on it and worked an average 44.95 hours, hefty compared to 2003’s 37.2. Monthly salary is the norm today. Divided by four, it averages £465 a week. · “Some skirts are 18 inches off the floor,” gasped a 1953 article in a fashion magazine, as Dior dramatically raised hemlines by six inches.

What was the average household income in 1964?

Mr Clay was soon better known by the name Muhammad Ali In 1964, young couples looking for a new home could look at the average house for £3,360. At the time the average wage was £18 a year meaning that a house was only three-and-a-half times the annual wage of £960. Interest rates during the period were 5.5 per cent.

What’s the average annual income in the UK?

Average employment income (excluding wives’ earnings Total net income Nos. 56 and 57 (£ p.a.) (£m.) United Kingdom 877.4 21,151 England 890.3 18,316 Wales 843.8 823 Scotland 798.1 1,671 Cornwall 724.2 94 County or group of counties Average annual employment income (excluding wives’ earnings) Average total net income No. 58 (£ p.a.) (£ p.a.)