Median full-time pay: every council in East Midlands

Rushcliffe had the highest median full-time pay of East Midlands’s 35 councils in 2025, at £45,968.

Boston had the lowest, at £29,805. The middle council, Newark and Sherwood, had £37,118.

Median full-time pay for every council in East Midlands, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Value
1	Rushcliffe	£45,968
2	Derbyshire Dales use-with-caution	£43,071
3	Harborough	£42,423
4	Rutland	£42,355
5	South Derbyshire	£41,520
6	Oadby and Wigston use-with-caution	£40,617
7	North West Leicestershire	£38,795
8	West Lindsey	£38,377
9	Blaby	£38,279
10	Charnwood	£38,078
11	Broxtowe use-with-caution	£38,037
12	West Northamptonshire	£38,000
13	North Northamptonshire	£37,951
14	Amber Valley	£37,756
15	Gedling	£37,727
16	North Kesteven	£37,305
17	High Peak	£37,184
18	Newark and Sherwood	£37,118
19	Derby	£36,428
20	North East Derbyshire	£36,422
21	Erewash	£36,290
22	Chesterfield	£35,920
23	Hinckley and Bosworth	£35,671
24	South Kesteven use-with-caution	£34,922
25	Bassetlaw	£34,744
26	Lincoln	£34,301
27	Melton use-with-caution	£33,900
28	Bolsover	£32,897
29	Ashfield	£32,577
30	Mansfield	£32,525
31	South Holland	£32,336
32	Leicester	£32,281
33	East Lindsey	£31,516
34	Nottingham	£30,798
35	Boston	£29,805