Average salary in Hart
The median full-time salary for jobs in Hart is £36,624 (ONS, 2025). After tax and National Insurance at 2026/27 rates that is about £2,491 a month.
Where Hart ranks
Hart ranks 187th of 348 council areas for median pay for jobs based there, in the lower half, and 47th of 64 in South East. Its average rent ranks 79th of 316, a higher place in the list than its pay. At the median, what is left after rent and Band D council tax (£877 a month) ranks 264th of 316, in the bottom quarter.
| Measure | Figure | Rank, all areas | Rank in South East |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median pay, jobs based here | £36,624 | 187th of 348 | 47th of 64 |
| Median pay, residents | £46,502 | 36th of 348 | 11th of 64 |
| Take-home a month at the median | £2,491 | 187th of 348 | 47th of 64 |
| Average rent a month | £1,414 | 79th of 316 | 28th of 64 |
| Band D council tax a year | £2,400.02 | 188th of 348 | 48th of 64 |
| Left a month after rent and Band D | £877 | 264th of 316 | 49th 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 Hart: Castle Point (£36,715), Charnwood (£36,696), Rochford (£36,625), Stockton-on-Tees (£36,599), Worthing (£36,569) and Canterbury (£36,558). UK occupations with a median close to the Hart median of £36,624: production, factory and assembly supervisors (£36,777), interior designers (£36,485), chartered architectural technologists, planning officers and consultants (£36,457) and hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors (£36,419).
Pay range for full-time jobs in Hart
ONS change on the previous year: the median for jobs in Hart fell 7.1%, 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 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| 25th percentile | £28,720 | £2,393 | £24,198 | £2,017 |
| Median (50th percentile) | £36,624 | £3,052 | £29,889 | £2,491 |
| 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 Hart as reasonably precise: its sampling error (coefficient of variation) is 10%.
People who work in Hart and people who live there
The median for people who live in Hart is £46,502, which is £9,878 (27.0%) higher than the £36,624 median for jobs based there. The residents' figure is the higher of the two. Among all areas, the residents' median ranks 36th of 348 and the jobs median 187th of 348. ONS change on the previous year for residents: a fall of 4.6%.
The jobs figure counts jobs based in Hart, wherever the worker lives; the residents' figure counts people living in Hart, wherever they work. ONS rates the residents' median for Hart as reasonably precise: its sampling error (coefficient of variation) is 9.4%.
Rent and council tax at the median salary
On the median salary for jobs in Hart (£36,624), the average rent of £1,414 takes 56.8% of take-home pay; on the 25th percentile salary (£28,720) it takes 70.1%. 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 £79,315 a year. No more than half of full-time jobs based in Hart 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 | £1,414 | 56.8% | £877 |
| 1 bedroom | £1,023 | 41.1% | £1,268 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,303 | 52.3% | £988 |
Band D is £200 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.
Hart and other areas in South East
Among these 7 areas, Hart has the 4th highest median and the lowest amount left after rent and Band D council tax. Medians run from £34,700 in Hastings to £45,061 in Guildford.
| Area | Median salary | Average rent a month | Left after rent and Band D a month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guildford | £45,061 | £1,736 | £1,049 |
| Gravesham | £40,619 | £1,336 | £1,193 |
| Horsham | £37,981 | £1,474 | £895 |
| Hart | £36,624 | £1,414 | £877 |
| Gosport | £35,341 | £1,169 | £1,050 |
| Havant | £35,162 | £1,151 | £1,059 |
| Hastings | £34,700 | £1,007 | £1,145 |
The areas either side of Hart 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 Hart compares with South East and the UK
The median for jobs in Hart is £3,359 (8.4%) lower than the South East median, £2,674 (6.8%) lower than the England median and £2,415 (6.2%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hart | £36,624 | £46,502 | £2,491 | £1,414 |
| 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 Hart (2025) show how pay is spread: a quarter pay less than £28,720 and half pay less than £36,624. On the median, take-home pay is about £2,491 a month at 2026/27 rates.
Hart ranks 187th of 348 council areas for median pay for jobs based there, in the lower half, and 47th of 64 in South East. Its median of £36,624 is £2,415 (6.2%) lower than the UK median of £39,039.
The ONS average monthly private rent in Hart was £1,414 in August 2026: £1,023 for one bedroom and £1,303 for two bedrooms. That is 56.8% of take-home pay on the median salary for jobs there. The figure is provisional and may be revised.
Band D council tax in Hart is £2,400.02 for 2026/27, about £200 a month, which ranks 188th of 348 council areas and 48th of 64 in South East. Your own bill depends on your property's band and any discounts.