Average salary in Chichester
The median full-time salary for jobs in Chichester is £33,692 (ONS, 2025). After tax and National Insurance at 2026/27 rates that is about £2,315 a month.
Where Chichester ranks
Chichester ranks 287th of 348 council areas for median pay for jobs based there, in the bottom quarter, and 61st of 64 in South East. Its average rent ranks joint 93rd of 316, a higher place in the list than its pay. At the median, what is left after rent and Band D council tax (£776 a month) ranks 279th of 316, in the bottom quarter.
| Measure | Figure | Rank, all areas | Rank in South East |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median pay, jobs based here | £33,692 | 287th of 348 | 61st of 64 |
| Median pay, residents | £35,264 | 274th of 348 | 61st of 64 |
| Take-home a month at the median | £2,315 | 287th of 348 | 61st of 64 |
| Average rent a month | £1,333 | joint 93rd of 316 | joint 37th of 64 |
| Band D council tax a year | £2,469.68 | 125th of 348 | 36th of 64 |
| Left a month after rent and Band D | £776 | 279th of 316 | 56th 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 Chichester: Newark and Sherwood (£33,831), Torridge (£33,806), Doncaster (£33,802), Herefordshire (£33,685), Gateshead (£33,670) and Wigan (£33,669). UK occupations with a median close to the Chichester median of £33,692: boat and ship builders and repairers (£33,896), security guards and related occupations (£33,832), transport and distribution clerks and assistants (£33,508) and ambulance staff (excluding paramedics) (£33,465).
Pay range for full-time jobs in Chichester
ONS change on the previous year: the median for jobs in Chichester rose 1.4%, less than the 4.3% rise in the UK median for all full-time jobs. 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 | £24,022 | £2,002 | £20,815 | £1,735 |
| 25th percentile | £26,922 | £2,244 | £22,903 | £1,909 |
| Median (50th percentile) | £33,692 | £2,808 | £27,778 | £2,315 |
| 75th percentile | £48,344 | £4,029 | £38,327 | £3,194 |
| 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 Chichester as reasonably precise: its sampling error (coefficient of variation) is 8.5%.
People who work in Chichester and people who live there
The median for people who live in Chichester is £35,264, which is £1,572 (4.7%) higher than the £33,692 median for jobs based there. The residents' figure is the higher of the two. Among all areas, the residents' median ranks 274th of 348 and the jobs median 287th of 348. ONS change on the previous year for residents: a fall of 2.0%.
The jobs figure counts jobs based in Chichester, wherever the worker lives; the residents' figure counts people living in Chichester, wherever they work. ONS rates the residents' median for Chichester as reasonably precise: its sampling error (coefficient of variation) is 9.7%.
Rent and council tax at the median salary
On the median salary for jobs in Chichester (£33,692), the average rent of £1,333 takes 57.6% of take-home pay; on the 25th percentile salary (£26,922) it takes 69.8%. 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 £73,729 a year. No more than a quarter of full-time jobs based in Chichester 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 | £1,333 | 57.6% | £776 |
| 1 bedroom | £947 | 40.9% | £1,162 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,222 | 52.8% | £887 |
Band D is £206 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.
Chichester and other areas in South East
Among these 7 areas, Chichester has the lowest median and the 6th highest amount left after rent and Band D council tax. Medians run from £33,692 in Chichester to £41,977 in Crawley.
| Area | Median salary | Average rent a month | Left after rent and Band D a month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawley | £41,977 | £1,488 | £1,122 |
| Buckinghamshire | £40,365 | £1,475 | £1,029 |
| Cherwell | £38,768 | £1,304 | £1,100 |
| Dover | £37,968 | £1,021 | £1,345 |
| Dartford | £37,221 | £1,575 | £754 |
| Canterbury | £36,558 | £1,280 | £1,005 |
| Chichester | £33,692 | £1,333 | £776 |
The areas either side of Chichester 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 Chichester compares with South East and the UK
The median for jobs in Chichester is £6,291 (15.7%) lower than the South East median, £5,606 (14.3%) lower than the England median and £5,347 (13.7%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chichester | £33,692 | £35,264 | £2,315 | £1,333 |
| 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 Chichester (2025) show how pay is spread: one in ten jobs pay less than £24,022, a quarter pay less than £26,922, half pay less than £33,692 and a quarter pay more than £48,344. On the median, take-home pay is about £2,315 a month at 2026/27 rates.
Chichester ranks 287th of 348 council areas for median pay for jobs based there, in the bottom quarter, and 61st of 64 in South East. Its median of £33,692 is £5,347 (13.7%) lower than the UK median of £39,039.
The ONS average monthly private rent in Chichester was £1,333 in August 2026: £947 for one bedroom and £1,222 for two bedrooms. That is 57.6% of take-home pay on the median salary for jobs there. The figure is provisional and may be revised.
Band D council tax in Chichester is £2,469.68 for 2026/27, about £206 a month, which ranks 125th of 348 council areas and 36th of 64 in South East. Your own bill depends on your property's band and any discounts.