Oxford City Council has announced the Oxford Living Wage amount will increase to £14.06 from April 2026.
The Oxford Living Wage was launched in 2018 to help workers earn enough to meet the city's living costs, particularly given its status as one of the UK's most expensive cities. It is reviewed annually and set at 95% of the Living Wage Foundation’s London Living Wage.
It is a voluntary rate that employers can choose to adopt to go beyond the statutory National Living Wage to ensure that employees earn enough to meet everyday needs.
It is simple and free for employers to join, and it promotes livable earnings for all workers in the city. The Council’s recognition scheme helps to make it easier for potential employees to find employers that pay it.
Over 175 organisations in the city signed up to pay their staff at least the Oxford Living Wage in 2024/25, meaning over 30,000 employees received a fairer wage. The highest number since the initiative launched.
The Council wants to encourage them all, as well as many new organisations, to commit to the new rate now and help to make the city a fairer place.
Find out about the benefits of paying a living wage, and all the accredited employers on our Oxford Living Wage webpages
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"This year, we marked an amazing milestone with the highest number of organisations signed up to pay their staff at least the Oxford Living Wage. That means many more local people receive a fairer wage that reflects the cost of living in Oxford.
“As we announce the new amount for 2026/27, I encourage all our current employers, and many more organisations in the city, to commit to paying their staff at least the Oxford Living Wage and help to make Oxford a better and fairer place to live and work.”
Councillor Chewe Munkonge, Cabinet Member for a Healthy, Fairer Oxford
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