Average salary in Spelthorne
The median full-time salary for jobs in Spelthorne is £38,007 (ONS, 2025). After tax and National Insurance at 2026/27 rates that is about £2,574 a month.
Where Spelthorne ranks
Spelthorne ranks 139th of 348 council areas for median pay for jobs based there, in the upper half, and 38th of 64 in South East. Its average rent ranks 41st of 316, a higher place in the list than its pay. At the median, what is left after rent and Band D council tax (£667 a month) ranks 292nd of 316, in the bottom quarter.
| Measure | Figure | Rank, all areas | Rank in South East |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median pay, jobs based here | £38,007 | 139th of 348 | 38th of 64 |
| Median pay, residents | £44,265 | 61st of 348 | 18th of 64 |
| Take-home a month at the median | £2,574 | 139th of 348 | 38th of 64 |
| Average rent a month | £1,696 | 41st of 316 | 7th of 64 |
| Band D council tax a year | £2,526.44 | 81st of 348 | 25th of 64 |
| Left a month after rent and Band D | £667 | 292nd of 316 | 61st 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 Spelthorne: Greenwich (£38,128), Preston (£38,066), Bath and North East Somerset (£38,040), Bedford (£37,994), Horsham (£37,981) and Perth and Kinross (£37,972). UK occupations with a median close to the Spelthorne median of £38,007: librarians (£38,068), publicans and managers of licensed premises (£38,043), database administrators and web content technicians (£37,995) and groundworkers (£37,925).
Pay range for full-time jobs in Spelthorne
ONS change on the previous year: the median for jobs in Spelthorne fell 11.6%, while the UK median for all full-time jobs rose 4.3%. 35 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 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 | £27,327 | £2,277 | £23,195 | £1,933 |
| Median (50th percentile) | £38,007 | £3,167 | £30,885 | £2,574 |
| 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 Spelthorne as acceptable, so use it with caution: its sampling error (coefficient of variation) is 11%.
People who work in Spelthorne and people who live there
The median for people who live in Spelthorne is £44,265, which is £6,258 (16.5%) higher than the £38,007 median for jobs based there. The residents' figure is the higher of the two. Among all areas, the residents' median ranks 61st of 348 and the jobs median 139th of 348. ONS change on the previous year for residents: a rise of 9.4%.
The jobs figure counts jobs based in Spelthorne, wherever the worker lives; the residents' figure counts people living in Spelthorne, wherever they work. ONS rates the residents' median for Spelthorne as reasonably precise: its sampling error (coefficient of variation) is 8.6%.
Rent and council tax at the median salary
On the median salary for jobs in Spelthorne (£38,007), the average rent of £1,696 takes 65.9% of take-home pay; on the 25th percentile salary (£27,327) it takes 87.7%. 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 £98,764 a year. No more than half of full-time jobs based in Spelthorne 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 | £1,696 | 65.9% | £667 |
| 1 bedroom | £1,232 | 47.9% | £1,131 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,582 | 61.5% | £781 |
Band D is £211 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.
Spelthorne and other areas in South East
Among these 7 areas, Spelthorne has the 5th highest median and the 6th highest amount left after rent and Band D council tax. Medians run from £34,776 in Swale to £44,822 in South Oxfordshire.
| Area | Median salary | Average rent a month | Left after rent and Band D a month |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Oxfordshire | £44,822 | £1,402 | £1,365 |
| Slough | £42,027 | £1,565 | £1,049 |
| Surrey Heath | £39,904 | £1,503 | £970 |
| Southampton | £39,464 | £1,257 | £1,206 |
| Spelthorne | £38,007 | £1,696 | £667 |
| Tandridge | £37,024 | £1,637 | £662 |
| Swale | £34,776 | £1,114 | £1,066 |
The areas either side of Spelthorne 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 Spelthorne compares with South East and the UK
The median for jobs in Spelthorne is £1,976 (4.9%) lower than the South East median, £1,291 (3.3%) lower than the England median and £1,032 (2.6%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spelthorne | £38,007 | £44,265 | £2,574 | £1,696 |
| 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 Spelthorne (2025) show how pay is spread: a quarter pay less than £27,327 and half pay less than £38,007. On the median, take-home pay is about £2,574 a month at 2026/27 rates.
Spelthorne ranks 139th of 348 council areas for median pay for jobs based there, in the upper half, and 38th of 64 in South East. Its median of £38,007 is £1,032 (2.6%) lower than the UK median of £39,039.
The ONS average monthly private rent in Spelthorne was £1,696 in August 2026: £1,232 for one bedroom and £1,582 for two bedrooms. That is 65.9% of take-home pay on the median salary for jobs there. The figure is provisional and may be revised.
Band D council tax in Spelthorne is £2,526.44 for 2026/27, about £211 a month, which ranks 81st of 348 council areas and 25th of 64 in South East. Your own bill depends on your property's band and any discounts.