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

Fylde was the highest paid of North West’s 35 councils in 2025 (median full-time pay £44,892).

Pendle was the lowest paid (£30,327). The middle council, Preston, had £37,214.

| Rank | Area | Median full-time pay | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Fylde](https://openindex.co.uk/fylde) | £44,892 | – |
| 2 | [Trafford](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford) | £42,973 | – |
| 3 | [Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland) | £42,461 | – |
| 4 | [Westmorland and Furness](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness) | £41,859 | – |
| 5 | [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester) | £41,486 | – |
| 6 | [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east) | £40,991 | – |
| 7 | [Ribble Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/ribble-valley) | £40,870 | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 8 | [Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington) | £40,380 | – |
| 9 | [Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley) | £39,350 | – |
| 10 | [Stockport](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport) | £39,318 | – |
| 11 | [West Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire) | £38,102 | – |
| 12 | [Wyre](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre) | £38,048 | – |
| 13 | [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral) | £38,010 | – |
| 14 | [South Ribble](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble) | £37,883 | – |
| 15 | [Knowsley](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley) | £37,543 | – |
| 16 | [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) | £37,377 | – |
| 17 | [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens) | £37,306 | – |
| 18 | [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston) | £37,214 | – |
| 19 | [Liverpool](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool) | £37,144 | – |
| 20 | [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton) | £36,937 | – |
| 21 | [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester) | £36,278 | – |
| 22 | [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury) | £35,767 | – |
| 23 | [Rossendale](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale) | £35,273 | – |
| 24 | [Halton](https://openindex.co.uk/halton) | £35,187 | – |
| 25 | [Hyndburn](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn) | £34,987 | – |
| 26 | [Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/salford) | £34,958 | – |
| 27 | [Lancaster](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster) | £34,890 | – |
| 28 | [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale) | £34,660 | – |
| 29 | [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) | £34,186 | – |
| 30 | [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) | £34,042 | – |
| 31 | [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside) | £33,949 | – |
| 32 | [Burnley](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley) | £33,208 | – |
| 33 | [Blackburn with Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen) | £33,076 | – |
| 34 | [Blackpool](https://openindex.co.uk/blackpool) | £31,858 | – |
| 35 | [Pendle](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle) | £30,327 | – |

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)
- [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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