Average salary in Flintshire
The median full-time salary for jobs in Flintshire is £39,426 (ONS, 2025). After tax and National Insurance at 2026/27 rates that is about £2,659 a month.
Where Flintshire ranks
Flintshire ranks 102nd of 348 council areas for median pay for jobs based there, in the upper half, and 1st of 22 in Wales. Its average rent ranks joint 250th of 316, a lower place in the list than its pay. At the median, what is left after rent and Band D council tax (£1,650 a month) ranks 8th of 316, in the top quarter.
| Measure | Figure | Rank, all areas | Rank in Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median pay, jobs based here | £39,426 | 102nd of 348 | 1st of 22 |
| Median pay, residents | £37,505 | 207th of 348 | 4th of 22 |
| Take-home a month at the median | £2,659 | 102nd of 348 | 1st of 22 |
| Average rent a month | £811 | joint 250th of 316 | 7th of 22 |
| Band D council tax a year | £2,376.17 | 201st of 348 | 9th of 22 |
| Left a month after rent and Band D | £1,650 | 8th of 316 | 1st of 22 |
1st is the highest. Ranks compare the 348 council areas on this site. How to read these figures.
Areas with the nearest medians to Flintshire: Ealing (£39,483), Southampton (£39,464), Cheshire East (£39,459), South Derbyshire (£39,406), Mid Suffolk (£39,404) and York (£39,337). UK occupations with a median close to the Flintshire median of £39,426: estimators, valuers and assessors (£39,634), public services associate professionals (£39,537), authors, writers and translators (£39,459) and marine and waterways transport operatives (£39,358).
Pay range for full-time jobs in Flintshire
ONS change on the previous year: the median for jobs in Flintshire rose 4.0%, less than the 4.3% rise in the UK median for all full-time jobs. For Wales as a whole it was a rise of 4.5%.
| Point in the pay range | Gross a year | Gross a month | Take-home a year | Take-home a month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | £24,222 | £2,019 | £20,959 | £1,747 |
| 25th percentile | £28,706 | £2,392 | £24,188 | £2,016 |
| Median (50th percentile) | £39,426 | £3,286 | £31,906 | £2,659 |
| 75th percentile | £49,771 | £4,148 | £39,355 | £3,280 |
| 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 Flintshire as reasonably precise: its sampling error (coefficient of variation) is 6.4%.
People who work in Flintshire and people who live there
The median for people who live in Flintshire is £37,505, which is £1,921 (4.9%) lower than the £39,426 median for jobs based there. The jobs figure is the higher of the two. Among all areas, the residents' median ranks 207th of 348 and the jobs median 102nd of 348. ONS change on the previous year for residents: a rise of 4.0%.
The jobs figure counts jobs based in Flintshire, wherever the worker lives; the residents' figure counts people living in Flintshire, wherever they work. ONS rates the residents' median for Flintshire as reasonably precise: its sampling error (coefficient of variation) is 7.2%.
Rent and council tax at the median salary
On the median salary for jobs in Flintshire (£39,426), the average rent of £811 takes 30.5% of take-home pay; on the 25th percentile salary (£28,706) it takes 40.2%. 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 £40,168 a year. No more than half of full-time jobs based in Flintshire 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 | £811 | 30.5% | £1,650 |
| 1 bedroom | £593 | 22.3% | £1,868 |
| 2 bedrooms | £756 | 28.4% | £1,705 |
Band D is £198 a month. This is the average Band D for the council area, including police and an average community council charge. Rents are ONS figures for August 2026 and may be revised.
Flintshire and other areas in Wales
Among these 7 areas, Flintshire has the highest median and the highest amount left after rent and Band D council tax. Medians run from £30,636 in Merthyr Tydfil to £39,426 in Flintshire.
| Area | Median salary | Average rent a month | Left after rent and Band D a month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flintshire | £39,426 | £811 | £1,650 |
| Isle of Anglesey | £36,434 | £714 | £1,577 |
| Denbighshire | £32,981 | £718 | £1,359 |
| Gwynedd | £32,697 | £724 | £1,325 |
| Ceredigion | £32,688 | £723 | £1,330 |
| Conwy | £32,484 | £796 | £1,240 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | £30,636 | £754 | £1,161 |
The areas either side of Flintshire in the alphabetical list for Wales, highest median first. Each figure is at that area's own median. See all 22 in the Wales table.
How Flintshire compares with Wales and the UK
The median for jobs in Flintshire is £3,630 (10.1%) higher than the Wales median and £387 (1.0%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flintshire | £39,426 | £37,505 | £2,659 | £811 |
| Wales | £35,796 | £36,354 | £2,441 | £846 |
| United Kingdom | £39,039 | £39,039 | £2,636 | £1,400 |
Related pages
Every area in the Wales 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: 2026/27 (Welsh Government)
- 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 Flintshire (2025) show how pay is spread: one in ten jobs pay less than £24,222, a quarter pay less than £28,706, half pay less than £39,426 and a quarter pay more than £49,771. On the median, take-home pay is about £2,659 a month at 2026/27 rates.
Flintshire ranks 102nd of 348 council areas for median pay for jobs based there, in the upper half, and 1st of 22 in Wales. Its median of £39,426 is £387 (1.0%) higher than the UK median of £39,039.
The ONS average monthly private rent in Flintshire was £811 in August 2026: £593 for one bedroom and £756 for two bedrooms. That is 30.5% of take-home pay on the median salary for jobs there. The figure is provisional and may be revised.
Band D council tax in Flintshire is £2,376.17 for 2026/27, about £198 a month, which ranks 201st of 348 council areas and 9th of 22 in Wales. Your own bill depends on your property's band and any discounts.