Average salary in Adur
The median full-time salary for jobs in Adur is £41,005 (ONS, 2025). After tax and National Insurance at 2026/27 rates that is about £2,754 a month.
Where Adur ranks
Adur ranks 70th of 348 council areas for median pay for jobs based there, in the top quarter, and 21st of 64 in South East. Its average rent ranks 80th of 316, close to where its pay ranks. At the median, what is left after rent and Band D council tax (£1,132 a month) ranks joint 196th of 316, in the lower half.
| Measure | Figure | Rank, all areas | Rank in South East |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median pay, jobs based here | £41,005 | 70th of 348 | 21st of 64 |
| Median pay, residents | £39,029 | 160th of 348 | 44th of 64 |
| Take-home a month at the median | £2,754 | 70th of 348 | 21st of 64 |
| Average rent a month | £1,410 | 80th of 316 | 29th of 64 |
| Band D council tax a year | £2,548.28 | 65th of 348 | 20th of 64 |
| Left a month after rent and Band D | £1,132 | joint 196th of 316 | 22nd of 64 |
1st is the highest. Ranks compare the 348 council areas on this site. How to read these figures.
Areas with the nearest medians to Adur: Havering (£41,054), Woking (£41,054), Richmond upon Thames (£41,037), North Ayrshire (£40,730), Epsom and Ewell (£40,636) and Thurrock (£40,623). UK occupations with a median close to the Adur median of £41,005: air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers (£41,166), business and related research professionals (£41,128), community nurses (£40,897) and metal working production and maintenance fitters (£40,760).
Pay range for full-time jobs in Adur
ONS change on the previous year: the median for jobs in Adur rose 12.6%, more than the 4.3% rise in the UK median for all full-time jobs. Only 25 of 345 council areas had a change this large in either direction. ONS figures for one area come from a sample, so they can move a lot from one year to the next. For South East as a whole it was a rise of 2.4%.
| Point in the pay range | Gross a year | Gross a month | Take-home a year | Take-home a month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| 25th percentile | £29,329 | £2,444 | £24,636 | £2,053 |
| Median (50th percentile) | £41,005 | £3,417 | £33,043 | £2,754 |
| 75th percentile | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| 90th percentile | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
Take-home at England and Wales rates. Not published means ONS did not publish that figure because the estimate is not reliable enough. ONS rates the median for jobs in Adur as acceptable, so use it with caution: its sampling error (coefficient of variation) is 13%.
People who work in Adur and people who live there
The median for people who live in Adur is £39,029, which is £1,976 (4.8%) lower than the £41,005 median for jobs based there. The jobs figure is the higher of the two. Among all areas, the residents' median ranks 160th of 348 and the jobs median 70th of 348. ONS change on the previous year for residents: a rise of 6.5%.
The jobs figure counts jobs based in Adur, wherever the worker lives; the residents' figure counts people living in Adur, wherever they work. ONS rates the residents' median for Adur as acceptable, so use it with caution: its sampling error (coefficient of variation) is 13%.
Rent and council tax at the median salary
On the median salary for jobs in Adur (£41,005), the average rent of £1,410 takes 51.2% of take-home pay; on the 25th percentile salary (£29,329) it takes 68.7%. For the average rent to be 30% of take-home pay, the rule of thumb in our rent affordability calculator, you would need a salary of at least £79,039 a year. No more than half of full-time jobs based in Adur pay more than that.
| Property | Average rent a month | Rent as a share of take-home | Left after rent and Band D council tax |
|---|---|---|---|
| All properties | £1,410 | 51.2% | £1,132 |
| 1 bedroom | £1,000 | 36.3% | £1,542 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,299 | 47.2% | £1,243 |
Band D is £212 a month. This is the average Band D for the council area, including parish precepts, so the exact bill depends on your parish. Rents are ONS figures for August 2026 and may be revised.
Adur and other areas in South East
Among these 7 areas, Adur has the 4th highest median and the 3rd highest amount left after rent and Band D council tax. Medians run from £32,213 in Arun to £46,574 in Wokingham.
| Area | Median salary | Average rent a month | Left after rent and Band D a month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wokingham | £46,574 | £1,466 | £1,414 |
| Basingstoke and Deane | £41,470 | £1,309 | £1,285 |
| Woking | £41,054 | £1,620 | £920 |
| Adur | £41,005 | £1,410 | £1,132 |
| Worthing | £36,569 | £1,297 | £985 |
| Ashford | £33,979 | £1,248 | £883 |
| Arun | £32,213 | £1,231 | £788 |
The areas either side of Adur in the alphabetical list for South East, highest median first. Each figure is at that area's own median. See all 64 in the South East table.
How Adur compares with South East and the UK
The median for jobs in Adur is £1,022 (2.6%) higher than the South East median, £1,707 (4.3%) higher than the England median and £1,966 (5.0%) higher than the UK median of £39,039.
| Area | Median, jobs there | Median, residents | Take-home a month (England and Wales rates) | Average rent, August 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adur | £41,005 | £39,029 | £2,754 | £1,410 |
| South East | £39,983 | £41,618 | £2,692 | £1,426 |
| England | £39,298 | £39,243 | £2,651 | £1,459 |
| United Kingdom | £39,039 | £39,039 | £2,636 | £1,400 |
Related pages
Every area in the South East table, salary by job, the take home pay calculator, rent affordability calculator and cost of living calculator.
How this is worked out
Pay: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), 2025 provisional. Take-home: 2026/27 England and Wales rates, tax code 1257L, no pension or student loan. How to read these figures.
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)
- Income Tax rates and Personal Allowances (GOV.UK)
- National Insurance: how much you pay (GOV.UK)
Figures checked on 12 October 2026. ONS plans to publish its next ASHE figures on 22 October 2026. Read how we calculate or tell us about a mistake.
Frequently asked questions
There is no official definition of a good salary. ONS figures for full-time jobs in Adur (2025) show how pay is spread: a quarter pay less than £29,329 and half pay less than £41,005. On the median, take-home pay is about £2,754 a month at 2026/27 rates.
Adur ranks 70th of 348 council areas for median pay for jobs based there, in the top quarter, and 21st of 64 in South East. Its median of £41,005 is £1,966 (5.0%) higher than the UK median of £39,039.
The ONS average monthly private rent in Adur was £1,410 in August 2026: £1,000 for one bedroom and £1,299 for two bedrooms. That is 51.2% of take-home pay on the median salary for jobs there. The figure is provisional and may be revised.
Band D council tax in Adur is £2,548.28 for 2026/27, about £212 a month, which ranks 65th of 348 council areas and 20th of 64 in South East. Your own bill depends on your property's band and any discounts.