# 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.

| Rank | Area | Median full-time pay | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans) | £57,396 | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 2 | [East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire) | £52,184 | – |
| 3 | [Uttlesford](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford) | £50,103 | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 4 | [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) | £49,224 | – |
| 5 | [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire) | £48,916 | – |
| 6 | [Brentwood](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood) | £47,494 | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 7 | [Broxbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne) | £46,237 | – |
| 8 | [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) | £46,179 | – |
| 9 | [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) | £45,618 | – |
| 10 | [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield) | £45,145 | – |
| 11 | [Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford) | £44,750 | – |
| 12 | [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) | £44,485 | – |
| 13 | [Three Rivers](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers) | £43,980 | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 14 | [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) | £43,813 | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 15 | [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) | £43,741 | – |
| 16 | [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) | £43,645 | – |
| 17 | [Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon) | £43,385 | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 18 | [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford) | £43,219 | – |
| 19 | [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage) | £42,200 | – |
| 20 | [Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock) | £41,997 | – |
| 21 | [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point) | £41,745 | – |
| 22 | [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) | £41,554 | – |
| 23 | [East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire) | £41,464 | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 24 | [Mid Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk) | £41,350 | – |
| 25 | [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) | £41,214 | – |
| 26 | [Tendring](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring) | £39,799 | – |
| 27 | [Basildon](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon) | £39,734 | – |
| 28 | [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree) | £39,712 | – |
| 29 | [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk) | £39,628 | – |
| 30 | [South Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk) | £39,438 | – |
| 31 | [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) | £39,353 | – |
| 32 | [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/harlow) | £38,380 | – |
| 33 | [Broadland](https://openindex.co.uk/broadland) | £38,195 | – |
| 34 | [Huntingdonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/huntingdonshire) | £38,019 | – |
| 35 | [King's Lynn and West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk) | £36,835 | – |
| 36 | [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk) | £36,793 | – |
| 37 | [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/ipswich) | £36,660 | – |
| 38 | [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich) | £35,263 | – |
| 39 | [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough) | £35,196 | – |
| 40 | [Great Yarmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/great-yarmouth) | £34,794 | – |
| 41 | [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) | £34,732 | – |
| 42 | [Breckland](https://openindex.co.uk/breckland) | £34,399 | – |
| 43 | [North Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk) | £34,362 | – |
| 44 | [Fenland](https://openindex.co.uk/fenland) | £34,170 | – |
| 45 | [Babergh](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh) | £33,904 | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |

Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, ONS earnings survey. Covers Great Britain. Period: 2025. Period: 2025.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [Great Britain](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/median-pay/uk)
- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/median-pay/england)
- [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/median-pay/scotland)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/median-pay/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/median-pay/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/median-pay/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/median-pay/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/median-pay/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/median-pay/west-midlands)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/median-pay/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/median-pay/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/median-pay/south-west)

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- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/median-pay)

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