Highest and lowest paid places in East of England (2025)

St Albans was the highest paid of East of England’s 45 councils in 2025 (median full-time pay £57,396).

Babergh was the lowest paid (£33,904). The middle council, East Cambridgeshire, had £41,464.

Map of median full-time pay across the UK

Median full-time pay for every council in East of England, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Value
1	St Albans ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%).	£57,396
2	East Hertfordshire	£52,184
3	Uttlesford ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%).	£50,103
4	North Hertfordshire	£49,224
5	South Cambridgeshire	£48,916
6	Brentwood ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%).	£47,494
7	Broxbourne	£46,237
8	Chelmsford	£46,179
9	Epping Forest	£45,618
10	Welwyn Hatfield	£45,145
11	Rochford	£44,750
12	Dacorum	£44,485
13	Three Rivers ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%).	£43,980
14	Hertsmere ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%).	£43,813
15	Cambridge	£43,741
16	Central Bedfordshire	£43,645
17	Maldon ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%).	£43,385
18	Watford	£43,219
19	Stevenage	£42,200
20	Thurrock	£41,997
21	Castle Point	£41,745
22	Southend-on-Sea	£41,554
23	East Cambridgeshire ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%).	£41,464
24	Mid Suffolk	£41,350
25	Bedford	£41,214
26	Tendring	£39,799
27	Basildon	£39,734
28	Braintree	£39,712
29	West Suffolk	£39,628
30	South Norfolk	£39,438
31	Colchester	£39,353
32	Harlow	£38,380
33	Broadland	£38,195
34	Huntingdonshire	£38,019
35	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	£36,835
36	East Suffolk	£36,793
37	Ipswich	£36,660
38	Norwich	£35,263
39	Peterborough	£35,196
40	Great Yarmouth	£34,794
41	Luton	£34,732
42	Breckland	£34,399
43	North Norfolk	£34,362
44	Fenland	£34,170
45	Babergh ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%).	£33,904

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