by Felix Richter, Statista.com
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If you want lucrative bonuses on top of your salary, it might be a good idea to pursue a career in finance and insurance.
This industry pays an employee an average bonus of £13,400 every year, according to the ONS. Mining and quarrying is the second best industry in the UK for bonus payments while the top three is rounded off by information and communication.
This chart shows the average annual bonus per employee by industry in the UK.
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