IFS Green Budget 2022

What is happening to public sector pay?

Bee Boileau

Published on 31 October 2022

With inflation rising, and a cost of living crisis hitting the UK, how much public sector workers get paid is hitting the headlines.

What has pay in the public sector been like in recent years? How do public sector workers do relative to those in the private sector? And can departments afford to pay more?

Authors

Bee Boileau

Research Economist

Bee joined the IFS in 2021 as a Research Economist and works in the Retirement, Saving and Ageing sector.