Average salary in Rushcliffe
The median full-time salary for jobs in Rushcliffe is £37,704 (ONS, 2025). After tax and National Insurance at 2026/27 rates that is about £2,556 a month.
Where Rushcliffe ranks
Rushcliffe ranks joint 151st of 348 council areas for median pay for jobs based there, in the upper half, and 7th of 35 in East Midlands. Its average rent ranks 154th of 316, close to where its pay ranks. At the median, what is left after rent and Band D council tax (£1,289 a month) ranks joint 124th of 316, in the upper half.
| Measure | Figure | Rank, all areas | Rank in East Midlands |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median pay, jobs based here | £37,704 | joint 151st of 348 | 7th of 35 |
| Median pay, residents | £45,968 | 41st of 348 | 1st of 35 |
| Take-home a month at the median | £2,556 | joint 151st of 348 | 7th of 35 |
| Average rent a month | £1,047 | 154th of 316 | 2nd of 35 |
| Band D council tax a year | £2,643.27 | 17th of 348 | 5th of 35 |
| Left a month after rent and Band D | £1,289 | joint 124th of 316 | 21st of 35 |
1st is the highest. Ranks compare the 348 council areas on this site. How to read these figures.
Areas with the nearest medians to Rushcliffe: Dacorum (£37,773), Braintree (£37,704), Central Bedfordshire (£37,704), Warwick (£37,588), Basildon (£37,539) and Waltham Forest (£37,503). UK occupations with a median close to the Rushcliffe median of £37,704: mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. (£37,864), therapy professionals n.e.c. (£37,599), nursery education teaching professionals (£37,593) and public relations professionals (£37,563).
Pay range for full-time jobs in Rushcliffe
ONS change on the previous year: the median for jobs in Rushcliffe rose 16.5%, more than the 4.3% rise in the UK median for all full-time jobs. Only 14 of 345 council areas had a change this large in either direction. ONS figures for one area come from a sample, so they can move a lot from one year to the next. For East Midlands as a whole it was a rise of 5.0%.
| Point in the pay range | Gross a year | Gross a month | Take-home a year | Take-home a month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | £22,604 | £1,884 | £19,794 | £1,650 |
| 25th percentile | £28,205 | £2,350 | £23,827 | £1,986 |
| Median (50th percentile) | £37,704 | £3,142 | £30,666 | £2,556 |
| 75th percentile | £51,839 | £4,320 | £40,624 | £3,385 |
| 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 Rushcliffe as reasonably precise: its sampling error (coefficient of variation) is 10%.
People who work in Rushcliffe and people who live there
The median for people who live in Rushcliffe is £45,968, which is £8,264 (21.9%) higher than the £37,704 median for jobs based there. The residents' figure is the higher of the two. Among all areas, the residents' median ranks 41st of 348 and the jobs median joint 151st of 348. ONS change on the previous year for residents: a rise of 15.9%.
The jobs figure counts jobs based in Rushcliffe, wherever the worker lives; the residents' figure counts people living in Rushcliffe, wherever they work. ONS rates the residents' median for Rushcliffe as reasonably precise: its sampling error (coefficient of variation) is 5.5%.
Rent and council tax at the median salary
On the median salary for jobs in Rushcliffe (£37,704), the average rent of £1,047 takes 41.0% of take-home pay; on the 25th percentile salary (£28,205) it takes 52.7%. 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 £54,005 a year. No more than a quarter of full-time jobs based in Rushcliffe 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 | £1,047 | 41.0% | £1,289 |
| 1 bedroom | £724 | 28.3% | £1,612 |
| 2 bedrooms | £898 | 35.1% | £1,438 |
Band D is £220 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.
Rushcliffe and other areas in East Midlands
Among these 7 areas, Rushcliffe has the 3rd highest median and the 3rd highest amount left after rent and Band D council tax. Medians run from £30,082 in South Holland to £39,406 in South Derbyshire.
| Area | Median salary | Average rent a month | Left after rent and Band D a month |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Derbyshire | £39,406 | £882 | £1,581 |
| Rutland | £38,186 | £961 | £1,395 |
| Rushcliffe | £37,704 | £1,047 | £1,289 |
| Nottingham | £34,868 | £1,014 | £1,141 |
| North West Leicestershire | £33,551 | £914 | £1,190 |
| Oadby and Wigston | £30,293 | £1,024 | £886 |
| South Holland | £30,082 | £775 | £1,133 |
The areas either side of Rushcliffe in the alphabetical list for East Midlands, highest median first. Each figure is at that area's own median. See all 35 in the East Midlands table.
How Rushcliffe compares with East Midlands and the UK
The median for jobs in Rushcliffe is £2,104 (5.9%) higher than the East Midlands median, £1,594 (4.1%) lower than the England median and £1,335 (3.4%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushcliffe | £37,704 | £45,968 | £2,556 | £1,047 |
| East Midlands | £35,600 | £36,194 | £2,429 | £922 |
| 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 East Midlands 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 Rushcliffe (2025) show how pay is spread: one in ten jobs pay less than £22,604, a quarter pay less than £28,205, half pay less than £37,704 and a quarter pay more than £51,839. On the median, take-home pay is about £2,556 a month at 2026/27 rates.
Rushcliffe ranks joint 151st of 348 council areas for median pay for jobs based there, in the upper half, and 7th of 35 in East Midlands. Its median of £37,704 is £1,335 (3.4%) lower than the UK median of £39,039.
The ONS average monthly private rent in Rushcliffe was £1,047 in August 2026: £724 for one bedroom and £898 for two bedrooms. That is 41.0% of take-home pay on the median salary for jobs there. The figure is provisional and may be revised.
Band D council tax in Rushcliffe is £2,643.27 for 2026/27, about £220 a month, which ranks 17th of 348 council areas and 5th of 35 in East Midlands. Your own bill depends on your property's band and any discounts.