Working-class people in UK ‘paid £6,000 less for same professional roles’

Shameful' class pay gap is even worse for women from poorer upbringings, according to analysis by Social Mobility Foundation

People from working-class backgrounds employed in professional careers earn 6,000 less compared to those from other backgrounds in the same jobs, findings from the Social Mobility Foundation show, underscoring the UK's shameful" class pay gap.

Professionals from poorer upbringings face an average salary of 45,437 - 12% lower than the 51,728 for people from more affluent origins - in research based on quarterly Labour Force Surveys from 2014 to 2022.