# Highest and lowest paid places in North East (2025)

Northumberland was the highest paid of North East’s 12 councils in 2025 (median full-time pay £37,721).

Hartlepool was the lowest paid (£31,871). The middle council, Middlesbrough, had £35,177.

| Rank | Area | Median full-time pay |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland) | £37,721 |
| 2 | [Stockton-on-Tees](https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees) | £37,558 |
| 3 | [North Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside) | £37,063 |
| 4 | [Darlington](https://openindex.co.uk/darlington) | £36,166 |
| 5 | [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne) | £35,446 |
| 6 | [Middlesbrough](https://openindex.co.uk/middlesbrough) | £35,177 |
| 7 | [Redcar and Cleveland](https://openindex.co.uk/redcar-and-cleveland) | £35,111 |
| 8 | [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead) | £34,199 |
| 9 | [South Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside) | £33,739 |
| 10 | [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) | £33,436 |
| 11 | [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland) | £32,744 |
| 12 | [Hartlepool](https://openindex.co.uk/hartlepool) | £31,871 |

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 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)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/median-pay/east-of-england)
- [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)

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

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