A person working as a Driver in Guernsey typically earns around 27,200 GBP per year. Salaries range from 12,500 GBP (lowest) to 43,200 GBP (highest).
This is the average yearly salary including housing, transport, and other benefits. Driver salaries vary drastically based on experience, skills, gender, or location. Below you will find a detailed breakdown based on many different criteria.
Driver salaries in Guernsey range from 12,500 GBP per year (minimum salary) to 43,200 GBP per year (maximum salary).
The median salary is 29,400 GBP per year, which means that half (50%) of people working as Driver(s) are earning less than 29,400 GBP while the other half are earning more than 29,400 GBP. The median represents the middle salary value. Generally speaking, you would want to be on the right side of the graph with the group earning more than the median salary.
Closely related to the median are two values: the 25th and the 75th percentiles. Reading from the salary distribution diagram, 25% of Driver(s) are earning less than 18,800 GBP while 75% of them are earning more than 18,800 GBP. Also from the diagram, 75% of Driver(s) are earning less than 39,200 GBP while 25% are earning more than 39,200 GBP.
Both are indicators. If your salary is higher than both of the average and the median then you are doing very well. If your salary is lower than both, then many people are earning more than you and there is plenty of room for improvement. If your wage is between the average and the median, then things can be a bit complicated. We wrote a guide to explain all about the different scenarios. How to compare your salary
The experience level is the most important factor in determining the salary. Naturally the more years of experience the higher your wage. We broke down Driver salaries by experience level and this is what we found.
A Driver with less than two years of experience makes approximately 14,200 GBP per year.
While someone with an experience level between two and five years is expected to earn 19,000 GBP per year, 34% more than someone with less than two year's experience.
Moving forward, an experience level between five and ten years lands a salary of 28,000 GBP per year, 48% more than someone with two to five years of experience.
Additionally, Driver(s) whose expertise span anywhere between ten and fifteen years get a salary equivalent to 34,200 GBP per year, 22% more than someone with five to ten years of experience.
If the experience level is between fifteen and twenty years, then the expected wage is 37,200 GBP per year, 9% more than someone with ten to fifteen years of experience.
Lastly, employees with more than twenty years of professional experience get a salary of 40,300 GBP per year, 8% more than people with fifteen to twenty years of experience.
0 - 2 Years | 14,200 GBP | |
2 - 5 Years | +34% | 19,000 GBP |
5 - 10 Years | +48% | 28,000 GBP |
10 - 15 Years | +22% | 34,200 GBP |
15 - 20 Years | +9% | 37,200 GBP |
20+ Years | +8% | 40,300 GBP |
We all know that higher education equals a bigger salary, but how much more money can a degree add to your income? We broke down Driver salaries by education level in order to make a comparison.
When the education level is High School, the average salary of a Driver is 16,200 GBP per year.
While someone with a Certificate or Diploma gets a salary of 25,400 GBP per year, 57% more than someone having a High School degree.
A Bachelor's Degree gets its holder an average salary of 42,600 GBP per year, 68% more than someone with a Certificate or Diploma.
High School | 16,200 GBP | |
Certificate or Diploma | +57% | 25,400 GBP |
Bachelor's Degree | +68% | 42,600 GBP |
Though gender should not have an effect on pay, in reality, it does. So who gets paid more: men or women? Male Driver employees in Guernsey earn 19% more than their female counterparts on average.
Male | 29,600 GBP | |
Female | -16% | 24,800 GBP |
Driver(s) in Guernsey are likely to observe a salary increase of approximately 4% every 30 months. The national average annual increment for all professions combined is 5% granted to employees every 28 months.
The term 'Annual Salary Increase' usually refers to the increase in 12 calendar month period, but because it is rarely that people get their salaries reviewed exactly on the one year mark, it is more meaningful to know the frequency and the rate at the time of the increase.
The annual salary Increase in a calendar year (12 months) can be easily calculated as follows: Annual Salary Increase = Increase Rate x 12 ÷ Increase Frequency
Banking | 9% | |
Energy | 9% | |
Information Technology | 9% | |
Healthcare | 9% | |
Travel | 9% | |
Construction | 9% | |
Education | 9% |
Listed above are the average annual increase rates for each industry in Guernsey for the year 2022. Companies within thriving industries tend to provide higher and more frequent raises. Exceptions do exist, but generally speaking, the situation of any company is closely related to the economic situation in the country or region. These figures tend to change frequently.
A Driver is considered to be a low bonus-based job due to the generally limited involvement in direct revenue generation, with exceptions of course. The people who get the highest bonuses are usually somehow involved in the revenue generation cycle.
85% of surveyed staff reported that they haven't received any bonuses or incentives in the previous year while 15% said that they received at least one form of monetary bonus.
Those who got bonuses reported rates ranging from 0% to 4% of their annual salary.
Received Bonus | 15% | |
No Bonus | 85% |
The most standard form of bonus where the employee is awarded based on their exceptional performance.
Company Performance BonusesOccasionally, some companies like to celebrate excess earnings and profits with their staff collectively in the form of bonuses that are granted to everyone. The amount of the bonus will probably be different from person to person depending on their role within the organization.
Goal-Based BonusesGranted upon achieving an important goal or milestone.
Holiday / End of Year BonusesThese types of bonuses are given without a reason and usually resemble an appreciation token.
People tend to confuse bonuses with commissions. A commission is a prefixed rate at which someone gets paid for items sold or deals completed while a bonus is in most cases arbitrary and unplanned.
The main two types of jobs | |
Revenue Generators | Supporting Cast |
Employees that are directly involved in generating revenue or profit for the organization. Their field of expertise usually matches the type of business. | Employees that support and facilitate the work of revenue generators. Their expertise is usually different from that of the core business operations. |
Example: | Example: |
Revenue generators usually get more and higher bonuses, higher salaries, and more frequent salary increments. The reason is quite simple: it is easier to quantify your value to the company in monetary terms when you participate in revenue generation.
Top management personnel and senior employees naturally exhibit higher bonus rates and frequencies than juniors. This is very predictable due to the inherent responsibilities of being higher in the hierarchy. People in top positions can easily get double or triple bonus rates than employees down the pyramid.
The hourly wage is the salary paid in one worked hour. Usually jobs are classified into two categories: salaried jobs and hourly jobs. Salaried jobs pay a fix amount regardless of the hours worked. Hourly jobs pay per worked hour. To convert salary into hourly wage the above formula is used (assuming 5 working days in a week and 8 working hours per day which is the standard for most jobs). The hourly wage calculation may differ slightly depending on the worked hours per week and the annual vacation allowance. The figures mentioned above are good approximations and are considered to be the standard. One major difference between salaried employees and hourly paid employees is overtime eligibility. Salaried employees are usually exempt from overtime as opposed to hourly paid staff.
The average salary for Driver is 25% less than that of Courier / Delivery / Transport / Drivers. Also, Courier / Delivery / Transport / Drivers salaries are 61% less than those of All Jobs.
Job Title | Average Salary |
Bus Driver | 27,400 GBP | ![]() |
CDL Driver | 32,300 GBP | ![]() |
CDL Truck Driver | 32,900 GBP | ![]() |
Chauffeur | 32,300 GBP | ![]() |
Courier Coordinator | 43,900 GBP | ![]() |
Courier Sales Manager | 68,600 GBP | ![]() |
Deck Officer | 27,900 GBP | ![]() |
Delivery Driver | 24,100 GBP | ![]() |
Delivery Specialist | 34,300 GBP | ![]() |
Delivery Supervisor | 36,400 GBP | ![]() |
Dispatcher | 24,700 GBP | ![]() |
Driver | 27,200 GBP | ![]() |
Driving Instructor | 35,000 GBP | ![]() |
Goods Receiving Expediter | 27,600 GBP | ![]() |
Limousine Driver | 33,300 GBP | ![]() |
Parking Inspector | 32,700 GBP | ![]() |
School Bus Driver | 30,400 GBP | ![]() |
Shuttle Driver | 27,100 GBP | ![]() |
Taxi Driver | 27,400 GBP | ![]() |
Third Officer | 26,400 GBP | ![]() |
Train Driver | 29,100 GBP | ![]() |
Tram Driver | 28,400 GBP | ![]() |
Transport Officer | 26,900 GBP | ![]() |
Transportation and Shipping Supervisor | 39,700 GBP | ![]() |
Transportation Manager | 105,000 GBP | ![]() |
Truck Driver | 26,600 GBP | ![]() |
Where can you get paid more, working for a private company or for the government? Public sector employees in Guernsey earn 25% more than their private sector counterparts on average across all sectors.
Private Sector | 82,100 GBP | |
Public Sector | +25% | 102,000 GBP |