Average salary in Havering
The median full-time salary for jobs in Havering is £41,054 (ONS, 2025). After tax and National Insurance at 2026/27 rates that is about £2,757 a month.
Where Havering ranks
Havering ranks joint 67th of 348 council areas for median pay for jobs based there, in the top quarter, and 18th of 32 in London. Its average rent ranks joint 55th of 316, close to where its pay ranks. At the median, what is left after rent and Band D council tax (£990 a month) ranks 245th of 316, in the bottom quarter.
| Measure | Figure | Rank, all areas | Rank in London |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median pay, jobs based here | £41,054 | joint 67th of 348 | 18th of 32 |
| Median pay, residents | £46,045 | 40th of 348 | 16th of 32 |
| Take-home a month at the median | £2,757 | joint 67th of 348 | 18th of 32 |
| Average rent a month | £1,565 | joint 55th of 316 | 30th of 32 |
| Band D council tax a year | £2,424.66 | 165th of 348 | 5th of 32 |
| Left a month after rent and Band D | £990 | 245th of 316 | 4th of 32 |
1st is the highest. Ranks compare the 348 council areas on this site. How to read these figures.
Areas with the nearest medians to Havering: Midlothian (£41,161), Warrington (£41,159), Cheltenham (£41,147), Woking (£41,054), Richmond upon Thames (£41,037) and Adur (£41,005). UK occupations with a median close to the Havering median of £41,054: prison service officers (below principal officer) (£41,287), air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers (£41,166), business and related research professionals (£41,128) and community nurses (£40,897).
Pay range for full-time jobs in Havering
ONS change on the previous year: the median for jobs in Havering fell 3.8%, while the UK median for all full-time jobs rose 4.3%. For London as a whole it was a rise of 4.7%.
| Point in the pay range | Gross a year | Gross a month | Take-home a year | Take-home a month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | £22,463 | £1,872 | £19,693 | £1,641 |
| 25th percentile | £29,437 | £2,453 | £24,714 | £2,060 |
| Median (50th percentile) | £41,054 | £3,421 | £33,078 | £2,757 |
| 75th percentile | £54,626 | £4,552 | £42,240 | £3,520 |
| 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 Havering as reasonably precise: its sampling error (coefficient of variation) is 6.7%.
People who work in Havering and people who live there
The median for people who live in Havering is £46,045, which is £4,991 (12.2%) higher than the £41,054 median for jobs based there. The residents' figure is the higher of the two. Among all areas, the residents' median ranks 40th of 348 and the jobs median joint 67th of 348. ONS change on the previous year for residents: a rise of 2.8%.
The jobs figure counts jobs based in Havering, wherever the worker lives; the residents' figure counts people living in Havering, wherever they work. ONS rates the residents' median for Havering as precise: its sampling error (coefficient of variation) is 4.9%.
Rent and council tax at the median salary
On the median salary for jobs in Havering (£41,054), the average rent of £1,565 takes 56.8% of take-home pay; on the 25th percentile salary (£29,437) it takes 76.0%. 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 £89,729 a year. No more than a quarter of full-time jobs based in Havering 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 | £1,565 | 56.8% | £990 |
| 1 bedroom | £1,217 | 44.1% | £1,338 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,542 | 55.9% | £1,013 |
Band D is £202 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.
Havering and other areas in London
Among these 7 areas, Havering has the 6th highest median and the 2nd highest amount left after rent and Band D council tax. Medians run from £39,192 in Harrow to £53,185 in Islington.
| Area | Median salary | Average rent a month | Left after rent and Band D a month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Islington | £53,185 | £2,868 | £406 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | £50,435 | £2,825 | £365 |
| Hounslow | £43,068 | £1,952 | £743 |
| Haringey | £42,609 | £2,219 | £438 |
| Hillingdon | £41,422 | £1,570 | £1,039 |
| Havering | £41,054 | £1,565 | £990 |
| Harrow | £39,192 | £1,778 | £658 |
The areas either side of Havering in the alphabetical list for London, highest median first. Each figure is at that area's own median. See all 32 in the London table.
How Havering compares with London and the UK
The median for jobs in Havering is £8,638 (17.4%) lower than the London median, £1,756 (4.5%) higher than the England median and £2,015 (5.2%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Havering | £41,054 | £46,045 | £2,757 | £1,565 |
| London | £49,692 | £46,414 | £3,275 | £2,332 |
| 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 London 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 Havering (2025) show how pay is spread: one in ten jobs pay less than £22,463, a quarter pay less than £29,437, half pay less than £41,054 and a quarter pay more than £54,626. On the median, take-home pay is about £2,757 a month at 2026/27 rates.
Havering ranks joint 67th of 348 council areas for median pay for jobs based there, in the top quarter, and 18th of 32 in London. Its median of £41,054 is £2,015 (5.2%) higher than the UK median of £39,039.
The ONS average monthly private rent in Havering was £1,565 in August 2026: £1,217 for one bedroom and £1,542 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 Havering is £2,424.66 for 2026/27, about £202 a month, which ranks 165th of 348 council areas and 5th of 32 in London. Your own bill depends on your property's band and any discounts.