Average salary in Mid Devon
The median full-time salary for jobs in Mid Devon is £35,391 (ONS, 2025). After tax and National Insurance at 2026/27 rates that is about £2,417 a month.
Where Mid Devon ranks
Mid Devon ranks 225th of 348 council areas for median pay for jobs based there, in the lower half, and 15th of 26 in South West. Its average rent ranks 217th of 316, close to where its pay ranks. At the median, what is left after rent and Band D council tax (£1,318 a month) ranks joint 109th of 316, in the upper half.
| Measure | Figure | Rank, all areas | Rank in South West |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median pay, jobs based here | £35,391 | 225th of 348 | 15th of 26 |
| Median pay, residents | £36,994 | 226th of 348 | 17th of 26 |
| Take-home a month at the median | £2,417 | 225th of 348 | 15th of 26 |
| Average rent a month | £878 | 217th of 316 | 22nd of 26 |
| Band D council tax a year | £2,656.41 | 14th of 348 | 4th of 26 |
| Left a month after rent and Band D | £1,318 | joint 109th of 316 | 5th of 26 |
1st is the highest. Ranks compare the 348 council areas on this site. How to read these figures.
Areas with the nearest medians to Mid Devon: Redbridge (£35,464), Somerset (£35,440), Stockport (£35,406), South Ribble (£35,376), Wealden (£35,347) and Gosport (£35,341). UK occupations with a median close to the Mid Devon median of £35,391: legal professionals n.e.c. (£35,507), welding trades (£35,344), farmers (£35,295) and IT operations technicians (£35,259).
Pay range for full-time jobs in Mid Devon
ONS change on the previous year: the median for jobs in Mid Devon rose 4.2%, less than the 4.3% rise in the UK median for all full-time jobs. For South West as a whole it was a rise of 4.6%.
| Point in the pay range | Gross a year | Gross a month | Take-home a year | Take-home a month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | £23,642 | £1,970 | £20,542 | £1,712 |
| 25th percentile | £29,103 | £2,425 | £24,474 | £2,039 |
| Median (50th percentile) | £35,391 | £2,949 | £29,001 | £2,417 |
| 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 Mid Devon as reasonably precise: its sampling error (coefficient of variation) is 8.8%.
People who work in Mid Devon and people who live there
The median for people who live in Mid Devon is £36,994, which is £1,603 (4.5%) higher than the £35,391 median for jobs based there. The residents' figure is the higher of the two. Among all areas, the residents' median ranks 226th of 348 and the jobs median 225th of 348. ONS change on the previous year for residents: a rise of 2.9%.
The jobs figure counts jobs based in Mid Devon, wherever the worker lives; the residents' figure counts people living in Mid Devon, wherever they work. ONS rates the residents' median for Mid Devon as reasonably precise: its sampling error (coefficient of variation) is 7.9%.
Rent and council tax at the median salary
On the median salary for jobs in Mid Devon (£35,391), the average rent of £878 takes 36.3% of take-home pay; on the 25th percentile salary (£29,103) it takes 43.1%. 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 £43,890 a year. No more than half of full-time jobs based in Mid Devon 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 | £878 | 36.3% | £1,318 |
| 1 bedroom | £641 | 26.5% | £1,555 |
| 2 bedrooms | £809 | 33.5% | £1,387 |
Band D is £221 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.
Mid Devon and other areas in South West
Among these 7 areas, Mid Devon has the 3rd highest median and the highest amount left after rent and Band D council tax. Medians run from £32,199 in North Devon to £36,483 in Plymouth.
| Area | Median salary | Average rent a month | Left after rent and Band D a month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth | £36,483 | £1,004 | £1,275 |
| Exeter | £35,968 | £1,318 | £925 |
| Mid Devon | £35,391 | £878 | £1,318 |
| North Somerset | £34,838 | £1,209 | £967 |
| Gloucester | £34,779 | £1,116 | £1,068 |
| Forest of Dean | £33,474 | £828 | £1,270 |
| North Devon | £32,199 | £846 | £1,159 |
The areas either side of Mid Devon in the alphabetical list for South West, highest median first. Each figure is at that area's own median. See all 26 in the South West table.
How Mid Devon compares with South West and the UK
The median for jobs in Mid Devon is £1,804 (4.9%) lower than the South West median, £3,907 (9.9%) lower than the England median and £3,648 (9.3%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid Devon | £35,391 | £36,994 | £2,417 | £878 |
| South West | £37,195 | £37,543 | £2,525 | £1,245 |
| 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 West 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 Mid Devon (2025) show how pay is spread: one in ten jobs pay less than £23,642, a quarter pay less than £29,103 and half pay less than £35,391. On the median, take-home pay is about £2,417 a month at 2026/27 rates.
Mid Devon ranks 225th of 348 council areas for median pay for jobs based there, in the lower half, and 15th of 26 in South West. Its median of £35,391 is £3,648 (9.3%) lower than the UK median of £39,039.
The ONS average monthly private rent in Mid Devon was £878 in August 2026: £641 for one bedroom and £809 for two bedrooms. That is 36.3% of take-home pay on the median salary for jobs there. The figure is provisional and may be revised.
Band D council tax in Mid Devon is £2,656.41 for 2026/27, about £221 a month, which ranks 14th of 348 council areas and 4th of 26 in South West. Your own bill depends on your property's band and any discounts.