Median full-time pay: every council in North West
Fylde had the highest median full-time pay of North West’s 35 councils in 2025, at £44,892.
Pendle had the lowest, at £30,327. The middle council, Preston, had £37,214.
| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fylde | £44,892 |
| 2 | Trafford | £42,973 |
| 3 | Cumberland | £42,461 |
| 4 | Westmorland and Furness | £41,859 |
| 5 | Cheshire West and Chester | £41,486 |
| 6 | Cheshire East | £40,991 |
| 7 | Ribble Valley use-with-caution | £40,870 |
| 8 | Warrington | £40,380 |
| 9 | Chorley | £39,350 |
| 10 | Stockport | £39,318 |
| 11 | West Lancashire | £38,102 |
| 12 | Wyre | £38,048 |
| 13 | Wirral | £38,010 |
| 14 | South Ribble | £37,883 |
| 15 | Knowsley | £37,543 |
| 16 | Wigan | £37,377 |
| 17 | St. Helens | £37,306 |
| 18 | Preston | £37,214 |
| 19 | Liverpool | £37,144 |
| 20 | Sefton | £36,937 |
| 21 | Manchester | £36,278 |
| 22 | Bury | £35,767 |
| 23 | Rossendale | £35,273 |
| 24 | Halton | £35,187 |
| 25 | Hyndburn | £34,987 |
| 26 | Salford | £34,958 |
| 27 | Lancaster | £34,890 |
| 28 | Rochdale | £34,660 |
| 29 | Bolton | £34,186 |
| 30 | Oldham | £34,042 |
| 31 | Tameside | £33,949 |
| 32 | Burnley | £33,208 |
| 33 | Blackburn with Darwen | £33,076 |
| 34 | Blackpool | £31,858 |
| 35 | Pendle | £30,327 |