Average salary in Arun
The median full-time salary for jobs in Arun is £32,213 (ONS, 2025). After tax and National Insurance at 2026/27 rates that is about £2,226 a month.
Where Arun ranks
Arun ranks 321st of 348 council areas for median pay for jobs based there, in the bottom quarter, and 63rd of 64 in South East. Its average rent ranks 118th of 316, a higher place in the list than its pay. At the median, what is left after rent and Band D council tax (£788 a month) ranks joint 277th of 316, in the bottom quarter.
| Measure | Figure | Rank, all areas | Rank in South East |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median pay, jobs based here | £32,213 | 321st of 348 | 63rd of 64 |
| Median pay, residents | £34,546 | 305th of 348 | 63rd of 64 |
| Take-home a month at the median | £2,226 | 321st of 348 | 63rd of 64 |
| Average rent a month | £1,231 | 118th of 316 | 52nd of 64 |
| Band D council tax a year | £2,487.24 | 109th of 348 | 33rd of 64 |
| Left a month after rent and Band D | £788 | joint 277th of 316 | 55th 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 Arun: Broxtowe (£32,308), Hartlepool (£32,302), Blaenau Gwent (£32,294), North Devon (£32,199), Wyre Forest (£32,183) and North Norfolk (£32,179). UK occupations with a median close to the Arun median of £32,213: careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists (£32,418), sheet metal workers (£32,207), events managers and organisers (£32,163) and merchandisers (£32,155).
Pay range for full-time jobs in Arun
ONS change on the previous year: the median for jobs in Arun fell 2.1%, while the UK median for all full-time jobs rose 4.3%. 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 | £23,211 | £1,934 | £20,232 | £1,686 |
| 25th percentile | £26,521 | £2,210 | £22,615 | £1,885 |
| Median (50th percentile) | £32,213 | £2,684 | £26,713 | £2,226 |
| 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 Arun as reasonably precise: its sampling error (coefficient of variation) is 7.2%.
People who work in Arun and people who live there
The median for people who live in Arun is £34,546, which is £2,333 (7.2%) higher than the £32,213 median for jobs based there. The residents' figure is the higher of the two. Among all areas, the residents' median ranks 305th of 348 and the jobs median 321st of 348. ONS change on the previous year for residents: a fall of 5.7%.
The jobs figure counts jobs based in Arun, wherever the worker lives; the residents' figure counts people living in Arun, wherever they work. ONS rates the residents' median for Arun as reasonably precise: its sampling error (coefficient of variation) is 6.6%.
Rent and council tax at the median salary
On the median salary for jobs in Arun (£32,213), the average rent of £1,231 takes 55.3% of take-home pay; on the 25th percentile salary (£26,521) it takes 65.3%. 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 £66,695 a year. No more than half of full-time jobs based in Arun 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 | £1,231 | 55.3% | £788 |
| 1 bedroom | £849 | 38.1% | £1,170 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,140 | 51.2% | £879 |
Band D is £207 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.
Arun and other areas in South East
Among these 7 areas, Arun has the lowest median and the lowest 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 |
| Bracknell Forest | £44,883 | £1,462 | £1,335 |
| Basingstoke and Deane | £41,470 | £1,309 | £1,285 |
| 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 Arun 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 Arun compares with South East and the UK
The median for jobs in Arun is £7,770 (19.4%) lower than the South East median, £7,085 (18.0%) lower than the England median and £6,826 (17.5%) lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arun | £32,213 | £34,546 | £2,226 | £1,231 |
| 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 Arun (2025) show how pay is spread: one in ten jobs pay less than £23,211, a quarter pay less than £26,521 and half pay less than £32,213. On the median, take-home pay is about £2,226 a month at 2026/27 rates.
Arun ranks 321st of 348 council areas for median pay for jobs based there, in the bottom quarter, and 63rd of 64 in South East. Its median of £32,213 is £6,826 (17.5%) lower than the UK median of £39,039.
The ONS average monthly private rent in Arun was £1,231 in August 2026: £849 for one bedroom and £1,140 for two bedrooms. That is 55.3% of take-home pay on the median salary for jobs there. The figure is provisional and may be revised.
Band D council tax in Arun is £2,487.24 for 2026/27, about £207 a month, which ranks 109th of 348 council areas and 33rd of 64 in South East. Your own bill depends on your property's band and any discounts.