Average salary by area
The median full-time salary in the UK is £39,039 (ONS, 2025), about £2,636 a month after tax and National Insurance at 2026/27 rates. Find the figures for 348 council areas in England, Wales and Scotland below.
Each area links to a page with the full pay range, take-home pay at each point, how the area ranks, pay for people who live there against people who work there, and a monthly budget with rent and council tax. Salaries are by place of work. For pay by occupation, see salary by job. New to these figures? Read how to read these figures.
Areas with the most full-time jobs
These 80 council areas each have at least 60,000 full-time employee jobs (ONS estimate) and a median that ONS rates as precise or reasonably precise. Largest first, with the median salary.
- Westminster £53,923
- Leeds £37,821
- Manchester £40,479
- Birmingham £38,556
- Glasgow City £40,554
- Camden £53,577
- City of Edinburgh £43,715
- Tower Hamlets £66,686
- Bristol £42,160
- Southwark £50,000
- Sheffield £37,074
- Liverpool £38,430
- Cardiff £38,225
- North Yorkshire £34,785
- Islington £53,185
- Somerset £35,440
- Buckinghamshire £40,365
- Cheshire East £39,459
- Milton Keynes £41,516
- Hillingdon £41,422
- Newcastle upon Tyne £36,726
- West Northamptonshire £38,313
- Wiltshire £36,370
- County Durham £32,945
- South Gloucestershire £42,267
- Cornwall £33,889
- Bradford £35,213
- Kirklees £33,613
- Nottingham £34,868
- Salford £38,492
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole £37,241
- Coventry £41,278
- Wakefield £35,838
- Cheshire West and Chester £37,198
- Leicester £34,096
- Aberdeen City £43,719
- Cambridge £45,762
- Derby £41,924
- Fife £37,885
- North Northamptonshire £35,745
- Warrington £41,159
- Cumberland £42,808
- North Lanarkshire £39,313
- Brighton and Hove £39,137
- Hounslow £43,068
- Newham £44,347
- Sandwell £33,636
- Solihull £42,587
- Plymouth £36,483
- Swansea £36,261
- East Riding of Yorkshire £35,020
- Kingston upon Hull £33,946
- Oxford £43,502
- Wandsworth £43,035
- Dorset £35,311
- Lambeth £48,690
- Reading £49,062
- Stoke-on-Trent £34,744
- Southampton £39,464
- South Cambridgeshire £46,007
- South Lanarkshire £39,260
- Hammersmith and Fulham £50,435
- Swindon £40,280
- Central Bedfordshire £37,704
- Croydon £40,033
- Preston £38,066
- Shropshire £34,232
- Stockport £35,406
- Trafford £38,682
- Winchester £43,195
- Dudley £35,281
- East Suffolk £37,025
- Peterborough £36,050
- Highland £38,272
- Westmorland and Furness £40,529
- Doncaster £33,802
- Wolverhampton £35,740
- York £39,337
- Stratford-on-Avon £49,476
- Sunderland £32,015
North East
Median for jobs in North East: £34,403 a year, about £2,357 a month after tax. 12 council areas.
| Area | Median salary | Take-home a month | Average rent, August 2026 | Band D, 2026/27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Durham | £32,945 | £2,270 | £650 | £2,622.15 |
| Darlington | £33,840 | £2,324 | £689 | £2,493.83 |
| Gateshead | £33,670 | £2,314 | £804 | £2,715.81 |
| Hartlepool | £32,302 | £2,231 | £558 | £2,560.20 |
| Middlesbrough | £34,000 | £2,333 | £698 | £2,549.16 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | £36,726 | £2,497 | £1,215 | £2,542.19 |
| North Tyneside | £37,005 | £2,514 | £857 | £2,461.77 |
| Northumberland | £35,323 | £2,413 | £695 | £2,596.94 |
| Redcar and Cleveland | £35,278 | £2,410 | £644 | £2,544.48 |
| South Tyneside | £31,604 | £2,190 | £743 | £2,434.43 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | £36,599 | £2,489 | £735 | £2,589.83 |
| Sunderland | £32,015 | £2,214 | £707 | £2,197.14 |
North West
Median for jobs in North West: £37,361 a year, about £2,535 a month after tax. 35 council areas.
| Area | Median salary | Take-home a month | Average rent, August 2026 | Band D, 2026/27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn with Darwen | £36,223 | £2,467 | £714 | £2,455.27 |
| Blackpool | £32,553 | £2,246 | £719 | £2,513.22 |
| Bolton | £33,008 | £2,274 | £894 | £2,399.74 |
| Burnley | £31,087 | £2,159 | £631 | £2,549.42 |
| Bury | £34,968 | £2,391 | £969 | £2,555.15 |
| Cheshire East | £39,459 | £2,661 | £985 | £2,454.87 |
| Cheshire West and Chester | £37,198 | £2,525 | £991 | £2,517.33 |
| Chorley | £34,980 | £2,392 | £798 | £2,430.23 |
| Cumberland | £42,808 | £2,862 | £681 | £2,511.32 |
| Fylde | £45,127 | £3,001 | £870 | £2,483.94 |
| Halton | £37,336 | £2,533 | £749 | £2,366.61 |
| Hyndburn | £33,089 | £2,279 | £648 | £2,465.98 |
| Knowsley | £39,064 | £2,637 | £858 | £2,488.25 |
| Lancaster | £34,731 | £2,377 | £823 | £2,503.19 |
| Liverpool | £38,430 | £2,599 | £913 | £2,673.59 |
| Manchester | £40,479 | £2,722 | £1,373 | £2,312.04 |
| Oldham | £33,860 | £2,325 | £942 | £2,602.23 |
| Pendle | £30,981 | £2,152 | £670 | £2,640.18 |
| Preston | £38,066 | £2,577 | £790 | £2,575.74 |
| Ribble Valley | £49,351 | £3,254 | £818 | £2,386.50 |
| Rochdale | £33,558 | £2,307 | £855 | £2,600.83 |
| Rossendale | £30,999 | £2,153 | £811 | £2,519.97 |
| Salford | £38,492 | £2,603 | £1,170 | £2,594.45 |
| Sefton | £33,028 | £2,275 | £938 | £2,583.22 |
| South Ribble | £35,376 | £2,416 | £805 | £2,442.66 |
| St Helens | £33,379 | £2,296 | £807 | £2,403.38 |
| Stockport | £35,406 | £2,418 | £1,119 | £2,618.90 |
| Tameside | £30,734 | £2,137 | £931 | £2,447.21 |
| Trafford | £38,682 | £2,614 | £1,369 | £2,291.70 |
| Warrington | £41,159 | £2,763 | £899 | £2,447.61 |
| West Lancashire | £33,926 | £2,329 | £805 | £2,456.23 |
| Westmorland and Furness | £40,529 | £2,725 | £816 | £2,507.99 |
| Wigan | £33,669 | £2,313 | £746 | £2,152.68 |
| Wirral | £35,483 | £2,422 | £859 | £2,500.59 |
| Wyre | £31,130 | £2,161 | £743 | £2,460.53 |
Yorkshire and The Humber
Median for jobs in Yorkshire and The Humber: £35,682 a year, about £2,434 a month after tax. 15 council areas.
| Area | Median salary | Take-home a month | Average rent, August 2026 | Band D, 2026/27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | £35,629 | £2,431 | £696 | £2,325.96 |
| Bradford | £35,213 | £2,406 | £745 | £2,360.73 |
| Calderdale | £34,966 | £2,391 | £756 | £2,420.15 |
| Doncaster | £33,802 | £2,321 | £694 | £2,167.75 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | £35,020 | £2,395 | £724 | £2,466.08 |
| Kingston upon Hull | £33,946 | £2,330 | £694 | £2,295.04 |
| Kirklees | £33,613 | £2,310 | £782 | £2,441.07 |
| Leeds | £37,821 | £2,563 | £1,145 | £2,283.73 |
| North East Lincolnshire | £33,563 | £2,307 | £643 | £2,483.85 |
| North Lincolnshire | £34,129 | £2,341 | £653 | £2,348.46 |
| North Yorkshire | £34,785 | £2,380 | £849 | £2,544.34 |
| Rotherham | £33,419 | £2,298 | £686 | £2,381.53 |
| Sheffield | £37,074 | £2,518 | £931 | £2,510.16 |
| Wakefield | £35,838 | £2,444 | £806 | £2,296.89 |
| York | £39,337 | £2,654 | £1,199 | £2,287.15 |
East Midlands
Median for jobs in East Midlands: £35,600 a year, about £2,429 a month after tax. 35 council areas.
| Area | Median salary | Take-home a month | Average rent, August 2026 | Band D, 2026/27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amber Valley | £35,912 | £2,448 | £799 | £2,407.69 |
| Ashfield | £35,182 | £2,404 | £795 | £2,608.76 |
| Bassetlaw | £32,485 | £2,242 | £727 | £2,644.95 |
| Blaby | £40,102 | £2,699 | £998 | £2,490.22 |
| Bolsover | £36,167 | £2,463 | £706 | £2,559.41 |
| Boston | £30,129 | £2,101 | £806 | £2,308.73 |
| Broxtowe | £32,308 | £2,232 | £942 | £2,618.21 |
| Charnwood | £36,696 | £2,495 | £960 | £2,405.64 |
| Chesterfield | £37,319 | £2,532 | £758 | £2,339.49 |
| Derby | £41,924 | £2,809 | £860 | £2,306 |
| Derbyshire Dales | £35,253 | £2,408 | £819 | £2,444.70 |
| East Lindsey | £31,350 | £2,174 | £704 | £2,275.88 |
| Erewash | £35,073 | £2,398 | £834 | £2,360.64 |
| Gedling | £31,503 | £2,183 | £904 | £2,609.55 |
| Harborough | £31,890 | £2,207 | £973 | £2,389.87 |
| High Peak | £32,945 | £2,270 | £937 | £2,384.66 |
| Hinckley and Bosworth | £38,796 | £2,621 | £934 | £2,382.62 |
| Leicester | £34,096 | £2,339 | £1,023 | £2,528.75 |
| Lincoln | £35,509 | £2,424 | £942 | £2,323.08 |
| Mansfield | £34,047 | £2,336 | £790 | £2,600.38 |
| Melton | £33,656 | £2,313 | £806 | £2,429.67 |
| Newark and Sherwood | £33,831 | £2,323 | £818 | £2,682.10 |
| North East Derbyshire | £34,798 | £2,381 | £791 | £2,466.57 |
| North Kesteven | £34,457 | £2,361 | £824 | £2,337.81 |
| North Northamptonshire | £35,745 | £2,438 | £992 | £2,423.96 |
| North West Leicestershire | £33,551 | £2,306 | £914 | £2,418.20 |
| Nottingham | £34,868 | £2,385 | £1,014 | £2,755.39 |
| Oadby and Wigston | £30,293 | £2,111 | £1,024 | £2,406.85 |
| Rushcliffe | £37,704 | £2,556 | £1,047 | £2,643.27 |
| Rutland | £38,186 | £2,584 | £961 | £2,737.58 |
| South Derbyshire | £39,406 | £2,658 | £882 | £2,339.61 |
| South Holland | £30,082 | £2,098 | £775 | £2,278.20 |
| South Kesteven | £33,868 | £2,325 | £845 | £2,260 |
| West Lindsey | £35,748 | £2,438 | £741 | £2,354.25 |
| West Northamptonshire | £38,313 | £2,592 | £1,084 | £2,486.66 |
West Midlands
Median for jobs in West Midlands: £37,064 a year, about £2,517 a month after tax. 30 council areas.
| Area | Median salary | Take-home a month | Average rent, August 2026 | Band D, 2026/27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | £38,556 | £2,607 | £1,099 | £2,362.90 |
| Bromsgrove | £34,019 | £2,334 | £992 | £2,478.65 |
| Cannock Chase | £36,211 | £2,466 | £867 | £2,375.83 |
| Coventry | £41,278 | £2,770 | £1,020 | £2,516.72 |
| Dudley | £35,281 | £2,410 | £858 | £2,144.84 |
| East Staffordshire | £34,210 | £2,346 | £858 | £2,351.34 |
| Herefordshire | £33,685 | £2,314 | £821 | £2,574.37 |
| Lichfield | £34,657 | £2,373 | £1,103 | £2,351.90 |
| Malvern Hills | £34,570 | £2,368 | £946 | £2,450.92 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | £31,507 | £2,184 | £833 | £2,334.25 |
| North Warwickshire | £36,943 | £2,510 | £982 | £2,532.10 |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth | £34,283 | £2,350 | £925 | £2,502.16 |
| Redditch | £36,849 | £2,504 | £976 | £2,462.95 |
| Rugby | £42,966 | £2,871 | £1,049 | £2,483.05 |
| Sandwell | £33,636 | £2,311 | £953 | £2,244.46 |
| Shropshire | £34,232 | £2,347 | £823 | £2,528.18 |
| Solihull | £42,587 | £2,849 | £1,279 | £2,197.26 |
| South Staffordshire | £40,205 | £2,706 | £958 | £2,313.67 |
| Stafford | £34,832 | £2,383 | £901 | £2,302.68 |
| Staffordshire Moorlands | £30,801 | £2,141 | £728 | £2,338.21 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | £34,744 | £2,378 | £715 | £2,183.12 |
| Stratford-on-Avon | £49,476 | £3,262 | £1,149 | £2,484.17 |
| Tamworth | £32,773 | £2,260 | £925 | £2,300.76 |
| Telford and Wrekin | £36,532 | £2,485 | £861 | £2,256.26 |
| Walsall | £34,980 | £2,392 | £924 | £2,627.48 |
| Warwick | £37,588 | £2,549 | £1,241 | £2,461.55 |
| Wolverhampton | £35,740 | £2,438 | £945 | £2,538.99 |
| Worcester | £37,459 | £2,541 | £977 | £2,405.81 |
| Wychavon | £36,768 | £2,499 | £954 | £2,373.19 |
| Wyre Forest | £32,183 | £2,224 | £825 | £2,512.47 |
East of England
Median for jobs in East of England: £38,597 a year, about £2,609 a month after tax. 45 council areas.
| Area | Median salary | Take-home a month | Average rent, August 2026 | Band D, 2026/27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babergh | £30,929 | £2,149 | £965 | £2,341.55 |
| Basildon | £37,539 | £2,546 | £1,424 | £2,327.24 |
| Bedford | £37,994 | £2,573 | £1,173 | £2,471.74 |
| Braintree | £37,704 | £2,556 | £1,213 | £2,280.34 |
| Breckland | £33,621 | £2,311 | £928 | £2,443.67 |
| Brentwood | £38,821 | £2,623 | £1,620 | £2,258.14 |
| Broadland | £37,937 | £2,570 | £938 | £2,437.78 |
| Broxbourne | £39,583 | £2,668 | £1,685 | £2,306.43 |
| Cambridge | £45,762 | £3,039 | £1,805 | £2,467.02 |
| Castle Point | £36,715 | £2,496 | £1,262 | £2,318.63 |
| Central Bedfordshire | £37,704 | £2,556 | £1,250 | £2,516.16 |
| Chelmsford | £38,181 | £2,584 | £1,439 | £2,300.18 |
| Colchester | £38,758 | £2,619 | £1,197 | £2,282.85 |
| Dacorum | £37,773 | £2,560 | £1,594 | £2,408.51 |
| East Cambridgeshire | £34,117 | £2,340 | £1,038 | £2,485.18 |
| East Hertfordshire | £42,219 | £2,826 | £1,533 | £2,454.78 |
| East Suffolk | £37,025 | £2,515 | £842 | £2,334.80 |
| Epping Forest | £41,452 | £2,780 | £1,844 | £2,277.21 |
| Fenland | £31,401 | £2,177 | £842 | £2,537.74 |
| Great Yarmouth | £33,355 | £2,295 | £841 | £2,414.41 |
| Harlow | £37,948 | £2,570 | £1,521 | £2,298.69 |
| Hertsmere | £45,103 | £2,999 | £1,829 | £2,405.83 |
| Huntingdonshire | £37,098 | £2,519 | £1,057 | £2,556.40 |
| Ipswich | £36,160 | £2,463 | £995 | £2,468.25 |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk | £36,801 | £2,501 | £941 | £2,430.13 |
| Luton | £36,936 | £2,509 | £1,222 | £2,439.93 |
| Maldon | £34,843 | £2,384 | £1,139 | £2,328.37 |
| Mid Suffolk | £39,404 | £2,658 | £1,005 | £2,316.88 |
| North Hertfordshire | £42,555 | £2,847 | £1,434 | £2,448.52 |
| North Norfolk | £32,179 | £2,224 | £865 | £2,459.93 |
| Norwich | £36,116 | £2,460 | £1,142 | £2,503.44 |
| Peterborough | £36,050 | £2,456 | £1,012 | £2,293.47 |
| Rochford | £36,625 | £2,491 | £1,300 | £2,363.48 |
| South Cambridgeshire | £46,007 | £3,054 | £1,408 | £2,536.25 |
| South Norfolk | £37,336 | £2,533 | £981 | £2,482.87 |
| Southend-on-Sea | £31,748 | £2,198 | £1,306 | £2,265.17 |
| St Albans | £41,967 | £2,811 | £1,931 | £2,419.22 |
| Stevenage | £46,006 | £3,054 | £1,440 | £2,391.97 |
| Tendring | £36,030 | £2,455 | £1,053 | £2,269.63 |
| Three Rivers | £50,931 | £3,341 | £1,826 | £2,422.31 |
| Thurrock | £40,623 | £2,731 | £1,380 | £2,254.68 |
| Uttlesford | £39,491 | £2,663 | £1,289 | £2,333.82 |
| Watford | £38,746 | £2,618 | £1,829 | £2,446.70 |
| Welwyn Hatfield | £47,956 | £3,171 | £1,512 | £2,452.26 |
| West Suffolk | £37,141 | £2,522 | £1,183 | £2,351.47 |
London
Median for jobs in London: £49,692 a year, about £3,275 a month after tax. 32 council areas.
| Area | Median salary | Take-home a month | Average rent, August 2026 | Band D, 2026/27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barking and Dagenham | £39,599 | £2,669 | £1,698 | £2,198.51 |
| Barnet | £38,294 | £2,591 | £1,949 | £2,132.60 |
| Bexley | £35,187 | £2,405 | £1,537 | £2,366.36 |
| Brent | £38,311 | £2,592 | £2,014 | £2,235.27 |
| Bromley | £43,474 | £2,902 | £1,684 | £2,140.04 |
| Camden | £53,577 | £3,469 | £2,819 | £2,207.55 |
| Croydon | £40,033 | £2,695 | £1,582 | £2,599.91 |
| Ealing | £39,483 | £2,662 | £2,109 | £2,138.53 |
| Enfield | £40,036 | £2,695 | £1,827 | £2,267.67 |
| Greenwich | £38,128 | £2,581 | £1,995 | £2,107.86 |
| Hackney | £48,724 | £3,217 | £2,658 | £2,060.30 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | £50,435 | £3,317 | £2,825 | £1,519.51 |
| Haringey | £42,609 | £2,850 | £2,219 | £2,313.78 |
| Harrow | £39,192 | £2,645 | £1,778 | £2,511.07 |
| Havering | £41,054 | £2,757 | £1,565 | £2,424.66 |
| Hillingdon | £41,422 | £2,779 | £1,570 | £2,045.46 |
| Hounslow | £43,068 | £2,877 | £1,952 | £2,185.56 |
| Islington | £53,185 | £3,450 | £2,868 | £2,108.15 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | £45,600 | £3,029 | £3,690 | £1,666.65 |
| Kingston upon Thames | £42,346 | £2,834 | £1,811 | £2,609.20 |
| Lambeth | £48,690 | £3,215 | £2,525 | £2,047.11 |
| Lewisham | £42,962 | £2,871 | £1,829 | £2,237.33 |
| Merton | £38,471 | £2,602 | £2,172 | £2,146.76 |
| Newham | £44,347 | £2,954 | £1,928 | £1,944.23 |
| Redbridge | £35,464 | £2,421 | £1,726 | £2,294.58 |
| Richmond upon Thames | £41,037 | £2,756 | £2,333 | £2,486.10 |
| Southwark | £50,000 | £3,293 | £2,474 | £1,967.26 |
| Sutton | £39,874 | £2,686 | £1,556 | £2,378.64 |
| Tower Hamlets | £66,686 | £4,103 | £2,453 | £1,837.78 |
| Waltham Forest | £37,503 | £2,543 | £1,763 | £2,386.96 |
| Wandsworth | £43,035 | £2,875 | £2,632 | £1,028.21 |
| Westminster | £53,923 | £3,486 | £3,196 | £1,049.55 |
South East
Median for jobs in South East: £39,983 a year, about £2,692 a month after tax. 64 council areas.
| Area | Median salary | Take-home a month | Average rent, August 2026 | Band D, 2026/27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adur | £41,005 | £2,754 | £1,410 | £2,548.28 |
| Arun | £32,213 | £2,226 | £1,231 | £2,487.24 |
| Ashford | £33,979 | £2,332 | £1,248 | £2,410.16 |
| Basingstoke and Deane | £41,470 | £2,782 | £1,309 | £2,255.21 |
| Bracknell Forest | £44,883 | £2,986 | £1,462 | £2,264.80 |
| Brighton and Hove | £39,137 | £2,642 | £1,808 | £2,580.54 |
| Buckinghamshire | £40,365 | £2,715 | £1,475 | £2,526.58 |
| Canterbury | £36,558 | £2,487 | £1,280 | £2,419.33 |
| Cherwell | £38,768 | £2,619 | £1,304 | £2,582.96 |
| Chichester | £33,692 | £2,315 | £1,333 | £2,469.68 |
| Crawley | £41,977 | £2,812 | £1,488 | £2,418.46 |
| Dartford | £37,221 | £2,527 | £1,575 | £2,375.15 |
| Dover | £37,968 | £2,571 | £1,021 | £2,461.74 |
| East Hampshire | £36,379 | £2,476 | £1,262 | £2,343.92 |
| Eastbourne | £37,015 | £2,514 | £1,169 | £2,654.28 |
| Eastleigh | £38,983 | £2,632 | £1,214 | £2,342.21 |
| Elmbridge | £41,309 | £2,772 | £1,891 | £2,557.75 |
| Epsom and Ewell | £40,636 | £2,731 | £1,690 | £2,530.84 |
| Fareham | £40,287 | £2,711 | £1,176 | £2,270.55 |
| Folkestone and Hythe | £38,755 | £2,619 | £1,178 | £2,538.75 |
| Gosport | £35,341 | £2,414 | £1,169 | £2,344.29 |
| Gravesham | £40,619 | £2,730 | £1,336 | £2,408.24 |
| Guildford | £45,061 | £2,997 | £1,736 | £2,547.30 |
| Hart | £36,624 | £2,491 | £1,414 | £2,400.02 |
| Hastings | £34,700 | £2,375 | £1,007 | £2,676.58 |
| Havant | £35,162 | £2,403 | £1,151 | £2,320.28 |
| Horsham | £37,981 | £2,572 | £1,474 | £2,441.01 |
| Isle of Wight | £28,543 | £2,006 | £951 | £2,625.79 |
| Lewes | £39,798 | £2,681 | £1,333 | £2,756.17 |
| Maidstone | £36,199 | £2,465 | £1,297 | £2,502.59 |
| Medway | £37,128 | £2,521 | £1,232 | £2,328.55 |
| Mid Sussex | £40,222 | £2,707 | £1,423 | £2,474.26 |
| Milton Keynes | £41,516 | £2,784 | £1,344 | £2,372.21 |
| Mole Valley | £49,889 | £3,287 | £1,551 | £2,519.86 |
| New Forest | £36,792 | £2,501 | £1,244 | £2,419.76 |
| Oxford | £43,502 | £2,903 | £1,963 | £2,678.40 |
| Portsmouth | £38,815 | £2,622 | £1,368 | £2,291.71 |
| Reading | £49,062 | £3,237 | £1,574 | £2,612.77 |
| Reigate and Banstead | £43,296 | £2,891 | £1,640 | £2,566.61 |
| Rother | £32,661 | £2,253 | £1,165 | £2,700.95 |
| Runnymede | £46,455 | £3,081 | £1,586 | £2,492.99 |
| Rushmoor | £40,334 | £2,713 | £1,385 | £2,320.28 |
| Sevenoaks | £35,748 | £2,438 | £1,809 | £2,522.36 |
| Slough | £42,027 | £2,815 | £1,565 | £2,414.44 |
| South Oxfordshire | £44,822 | £2,983 | £1,402 | £2,597.57 |
| Southampton | £39,464 | £2,661 | £1,257 | £2,381.48 |
| Spelthorne | £38,007 | £2,574 | £1,696 | £2,526.44 |
| Surrey Heath | £39,904 | £2,688 | £1,503 | £2,585.16 |
| Swale | £34,776 | £2,380 | £1,114 | £2,405.65 |
| Tandridge | £37,024 | £2,515 | £1,637 | £2,594.85 |
| Test Valley | £38,976 | £2,632 | £1,235 | £2,305.52 |
| Thanet | £34,891 | £2,387 | £1,118 | £2,490.90 |
| Tonbridge and Malling | £34,735 | £2,377 | £1,489 | £2,471.83 |
| Tunbridge Wells | £37,303 | £2,531 | £1,533 | £2,446.15 |
| Vale of White Horse | £45,194 | £3,005 | £1,352 | £2,577.44 |
| Waverley | £41,248 | £2,768 | £1,459 | £2,604.87 |
| Wealden | £35,347 | £2,414 | £1,262 | £2,728.43 |
| West Berkshire | £42,135 | £2,821 | £1,338 | £2,505.37 |
| West Oxfordshire | £40,000 | £2,693 | £1,305 | £2,566.95 |
| Winchester | £43,195 | £2,885 | £1,508 | £2,359.76 |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | £41,418 | £2,778 | £1,800 | £1,952.62 |
| Woking | £41,054 | £2,757 | £1,620 | £2,598.04 |
| Wokingham | £46,574 | £3,088 | £1,466 | £2,497.70 |
| Worthing | £36,569 | £2,487 | £1,297 | £2,456.13 |
South West
Median for jobs in South West: £37,195 a year, about £2,525 a month after tax. 26 council areas.
| Area | Median salary | Take-home a month | Average rent, August 2026 | Band D, 2026/27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath and North East Somerset | £38,040 | £2,576 | £1,885 | £2,383.42 |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | £37,241 | £2,528 | £1,398 | £2,435.58 |
| Bristol | £42,160 | £2,823 | £1,883 | £2,713.68 |
| Cheltenham | £41,147 | £2,762 | £1,261 | £2,369.52 |
| Cornwall | £33,889 | £2,327 | £1,000 | £2,590.93 |
| Cotswold | £33,872 | £2,326 | £1,252 | £2,391.65 |
| Dorset | £35,311 | £2,412 | £1,056 | £2,765.02 |
| East Devon | £40,224 | £2,707 | £968 | £2,595.46 |
| Exeter | £35,968 | £2,451 | £1,318 | £2,495.36 |
| Forest of Dean | £33,474 | £2,302 | £828 | £2,443.42 |
| Gloucester | £34,779 | £2,380 | £1,116 | £2,355.84 |
| Mid Devon | £35,391 | £2,417 | £878 | £2,656.41 |
| North Devon | £32,199 | £2,225 | £846 | £2,642.21 |
| North Somerset | £34,838 | £2,384 | £1,209 | £2,491.22 |
| Plymouth | £36,483 | £2,482 | £1,004 | £2,441.85 |
| Somerset | £35,440 | £2,420 | £1,016 | £2,560.59 |
| South Gloucestershire | £42,267 | £2,829 | £1,464 | £2,550.59 |
| South Hams | £32,086 | £2,218 | £1,012 | £2,615.22 |
| Stroud | £36,363 | £2,475 | £1,041 | £2,491.36 |
| Swindon | £40,280 | £2,710 | £1,096 | £2,438.10 |
| Teignbridge | £34,315 | £2,352 | £961 | £2,643.12 |
| Tewkesbury | £41,639 | £2,792 | £1,093 | £2,340.53 |
| Torbay | £30,873 | £2,146 | £920 | £2,470.25 |
| Torridge | £33,806 | £2,322 | £789 | £2,601.42 |
| West Devon | £38,696 | £2,615 | £846 | £2,705.33 |
| Wiltshire | £36,370 | £2,476 | £1,082 | £2,571.78 |
Wales
Median for jobs in Wales: £35,796 a year, about £2,441 a month after tax. 22 council areas.
| Area | Median salary | Take-home a month | Average rent, August 2026 | Band D, 2026/27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaenau Gwent | £32,294 | £2,231 | £681 | £2,531.26 |
| Bridgend | £35,951 | £2,450 | £763 | £2,477.99 |
| Caerphilly | £33,137 | £2,282 | £747 | £2,082.88 |
| Cardiff | £38,225 | £2,587 | £1,177 | £2,013.18 |
| Carmarthenshire | £32,982 | £2,272 | £687 | £2,351.20 |
| Ceredigion | £32,688 | £2,255 | £723 | £2,419.45 |
| Conwy | £32,484 | £2,242 | £796 | £2,472.82 |
| Denbighshire | £32,981 | £2,272 | £718 | £2,339.03 |
| Flintshire | £39,426 | £2,659 | £811 | £2,376.17 |
| Gwynedd | £32,697 | £2,255 | £724 | £2,468.77 |
| Isle of Anglesey | £36,434 | £2,479 | £714 | £2,260.73 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | £30,636 | £2,131 | £754 | £2,593.60 |
| Monmouthshire | £38,844 | £2,624 | £994 | £2,416.50 |
| Neath Port Talbot | £37,417 | £2,538 | £690 | £2,541.39 |
| Newport | £36,939 | £2,510 | £959 | £2,088.48 |
| Pembrokeshire | £36,448 | £2,480 | £694 | £2,166.15 |
| Powys | £31,163 | £2,163 | £621 | £2,351.72 |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | £33,976 | £2,332 | £754 | £2,289.43 |
| Swansea | £36,261 | £2,469 | £852 | £2,238.29 |
| Torfaen | £36,068 | £2,457 | £862 | £2,155.68 |
| Vale of Glamorgan | £35,204 | £2,406 | £982 | £2,231.54 |
| Wrexham | £37,053 | £2,516 | £770 | £2,308.88 |
Scotland
Median for jobs in Scotland: £39,719 a year, about £2,671 a month after tax at Scottish rates. 32 council areas. ONS does not publish rents for Scottish council areas.
| Area | Median salary | Take-home a month | Average rent, August 2026 | Band D, 2026/27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | £43,719 | £2,907 | Not available | £1,747.54 |
| Aberdeenshire | £40,032 | £2,690 | Not available | £1,686.04 |
| Angus | £34,692 | £2,374 | Not available | £1,598.65 |
| Argyll and Bute | £40,067 | £2,692 | Not available | £1,783.33 |
| City of Edinburgh | £43,715 | £2,907 | Not available | £1,626.05 |
| Clackmannanshire | £36,036 | £2,453 | Not available | £1,683.67 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | £34,239 | £2,347 | Not available | £1,578.65 |
| Dundee City | £36,219 | £2,464 | Not available | £1,729.69 |
| East Ayrshire | £37,250 | £2,525 | Not available | £1,717.28 |
| East Dunbartonshire | £44,229 | £2,928 | Not available | £1,751.67 |
| East Lothian | £35,029 | £2,394 | Not available | £1,697.62 |
| East Renfrewshire | £42,490 | £2,835 | Not available | £1,620.15 |
| Falkirk | £40,519 | £2,719 | Not available | £1,715.09 |
| Fife | £37,885 | £2,563 | Not available | £1,573.70 |
| Glasgow City | £40,554 | £2,721 | Not available | £1,706 |
| Highland | £38,272 | £2,586 | Not available | £1,633.99 |
| Inverclyde | £37,929 | £2,565 | Not available | £1,673.85 |
| Midlothian | £41,161 | £2,757 | Not available | £1,816.16 |
| Moray | £34,920 | £2,387 | Not available | £1,731.14 |
| Na h-Eileanan Siar | £33,552 | £2,306 | Not available | £1,505.50 |
| North Ayrshire | £40,730 | £2,731 | Not available | £1,685.84 |
| North Lanarkshire | £39,313 | £2,647 | Not available | £1,554.56 |
| Orkney Islands | £42,639 | £2,844 | Not available | £1,669.07 |
| Perth and Kinross | £37,972 | £2,568 | Not available | £1,673.84 |
| Renfrewshire | £36,492 | £2,480 | Not available | £1,690.56 |
| Scottish Borders | £32,164 | £2,224 | Not available | £1,618.52 |
| Shetland Islands | £46,290 | £3,014 | Not available | £1,487.90 |
| South Ayrshire | £40,033 | £2,690 | Not available | £1,694.96 |
| South Lanarkshire | £39,260 | £2,644 | Not available | £1,468.47 |
| Stirling | £39,220 | £2,642 | Not available | £1,752.87 |
| West Dunbartonshire | £37,824 | £2,559 | Not available | £1,681.53 |
| West Lothian | £38,316 | £2,588 | Not available | £1,627.59 |
How to read these figures
Pay. Gross yearly pay for full-time employee jobs in the tax year ending 5 April 2025, for employees on adult rates who have been in the same job for more than a year, from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), which is based on a sample of jobs. Self-employed people are not included. The 2025 provisional figures may be revised next year.
Median and percentiles. The median is the middle figure: half of jobs pay more and half pay less. At the 10th percentile one in ten jobs pay less; at the 25th a quarter pay less; at the 75th a quarter pay more; at the 90th one in ten pay more. Not published means ONS did not publish that figure because the estimate is not reliable enough.
Jobs based in an area and people who live there. The main figure on each page counts jobs based in the area, wherever the worker lives (ASHE Table 7). The residents' figure counts people who live in the area, wherever they work (ASHE Table 8). Either can be the higher of the two.
Take-home pay. 2026/27 income tax and employee National Insurance, tax code 1257L, no pension contributions, no student loan and no other income, rounded to the nearest pound. Scottish council areas use Scottish income tax; the rest use England and Wales rates.
Ranks. 1st is the highest. Ranks compare the 348 council areas on this site; areas with the same figure share a rank (joint). Rent and the amount left after rent and Band D are ranked only for areas with an ONS rent, so Scottish areas are not included in those.
Change on the previous year. The percentage change ONS publishes for each median against its estimate a year earlier. Figures for one area come from a sample, so they can move a lot from one year to the next.
Rent. ONS average monthly private rent for August 2026; the latest two months are provisional. Rents are private rents, not mortgage payments. ONS publishes Scottish rents for Broad Rental Market Areas, which do not match council areas, so Scottish pages have no rent. The salary needed for the average rent to be 30% of take-home pay uses the same rule of thumb as our rent affordability calculator, at England and Wales rates.
Council tax. Band D for 2026/27. England figures are area averages including parish precepts. Welsh figures include police and an average community council charge. Scottish figures are the council's Band D and exclude water and sewerage charges. Your own band may not be D.
Quality. ONS rates each estimate by its coefficient of variation (CV), a measure of sampling error: precise (CV up to 5%), reasonably precise (over 5% and up to 10%) or acceptable (over 10% and up to 20%, use with caution).
How this is worked out
Median salaries are ONS ASHE 2025 provisional figures for full-time employee jobs based in each area, released on 23 October 2025. Take-home pay uses 2026/27 income tax and National Insurance, with Scottish income tax for Scottish council areas.
What these figures assume
- Pay: gross yearly pay for full-time employee jobs in the tax year ending 5 April 2025, for employees on adult rates in the same job for more than a year, by place of work.
- Take-home pay: tax code 1257L, no pension contributions, no student loan and no other income, rounded to the nearest pound.
- Rent: ONS average monthly private rent for August 2026, all property types. The latest two months are provisional.
- Council tax: Band D for 2026/27. England figures are area averages including parish precepts; Scottish figures exclude water and sewerage charges.
- Not included: Northern Ireland (ONS does not publish pay by council there, and it has domestic rates rather than council tax), City of London and Isles of Scilly (ONS does not publish all the figures for them).
Sources
- ASHE Table 7: earnings by place of work, local authority, 2025 provisional (ONS)
- ASHE Table 8: earnings by place of residence, local authority, 2025 provisional (ONS)
- Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, released 16 September 2026 (ONS)
- Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027 (MHCLG, GOV.UK)
- Council Tax levels: 2026/27 (Welsh Government)
- Council tax datasets: Council Tax by band 2026/27 (Scottish Government)
- Income Tax rates and Personal Allowances (GOV.UK)
- Scottish Income Tax (GOV.UK)
- National Insurance: how much you pay (GOV.UK)
Figures checked against ONS, MHCLG, Welsh Government, Scottish Government and GOV.UK on 12 October 2026. Read how we calculate or tell us about a mistake.