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

Wokingham was the highest paid of South East’s 64 councils in 2025 (median full-time pay £52,222).

Isle of Wight was the lowest paid (£31,184). The middle council, Eastleigh, had £42,461.

| Rank | Area | Median full-time pay | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Wokingham](https://openindex.co.uk/wokingham) | £52,222 | – |
| 2 | [Elmbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge) | £51,924 | – |
| 3 | [Epsom and Ewell](https://openindex.co.uk/epsom-and-ewell) | £50,121 | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 4 | [Waverley](https://openindex.co.uk/waverley) | £49,769 | – |
| 5 | [South Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire) | £48,525 | – |
| 6 | [Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells) | £47,896 | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 7 | [East Hampshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hampshire) | £47,630 | – |
| 8 | [Windsor and Maidenhead](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead) | £47,387 | – |
| 9 | [Guildford](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford) | £46,801 | – |
| 10 | [Runnymede](https://openindex.co.uk/runnymede) | £46,777 | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 11 | [Hart](https://openindex.co.uk/hart) | £46,502 | – |
| 12 | [Winchester](https://openindex.co.uk/winchester) | £45,766 | – |
| 13 | [West Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire) | £44,887 | – |
| 14 | [Basingstoke and Deane](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane) | £44,809 | – |
| 15 | [Sevenoaks](https://openindex.co.uk/sevenoaks) | £44,581 | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 16 | [Vale of White Horse](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse) | £44,454 | – |
| 17 | [Mid Sussex](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex) | £44,352 | – |
| 18 | [Spelthorne](https://openindex.co.uk/spelthorne) | £44,265 | – |
| 19 | [Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford) | £44,091 | – |
| 20 | [West Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire) | £43,932 | – |
| 21 | [Fareham](https://openindex.co.uk/fareham) | £43,740 | – |
| 22 | [Woking](https://openindex.co.uk/woking) | £43,719 | – |
| 23 | [Surrey Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/surrey-heath) | £43,633 | – |
| 24 | [Wealden](https://openindex.co.uk/wealden) | £43,589 | – |
| 25 | [Horsham](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham) | £43,487 | – |
| 26 | [Reigate and Banstead](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead) | £43,434 | – |
| 27 | [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire) | £43,290 | – |
| 28 | [Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/oxford) | £43,289 | – |
| 29 | [Bracknell Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/bracknell-forest) | £43,206 | – |
| 30 | [Mole Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/mole-valley) | £42,937 | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 31 | [Tonbridge and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling) | £42,752 | – |
| 32 | [Eastleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh) | £42,461 | – |
| 33 | [Gravesham](https://openindex.co.uk/gravesham) | £42,199 | – |
| 34 | [Cherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell) | £42,147 | – |
| 35 | [Milton Keynes](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes) | £41,389 | – |
| 36 | [Lewes](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes) | £40,807 | – |
| 37 | [Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/reading) | £40,700 | – |
| 38 | [Test Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley) | £40,576 | – |
| 39 | [Dover](https://openindex.co.uk/dover) | £40,142 | – |
| 40 | [Tandridge](https://openindex.co.uk/tandridge) | £39,775 | – |
| 41 | [Medway](https://openindex.co.uk/medway) | £39,622 | – |
| 42 | [Brighton and Hove](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove) | £39,347 | – |
| 43 | [Crawley](https://openindex.co.uk/crawley) | £39,237 | – |
| 44 | [Adur](https://openindex.co.uk/adur) | £39,029 | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 45 | [Folkestone and Hythe](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe) | £38,864 | – |
| 46 | [New Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest) | £38,571 | – |
| 47 | [Slough](https://openindex.co.uk/slough) | £38,483 | – |
| 48 | [Swale](https://openindex.co.uk/swale) | £38,432 | – |
| 49 | [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone) | £38,191 | – |
| 50 | [Rushmoor](https://openindex.co.uk/rushmoor) | £37,883 | – |
| 51 | [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury) | £37,682 | – |
| 52 | [Ashford](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford) | £37,440 | – |
| 53 | [Eastbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/eastbourne) | £37,236 | – |
| 54 | [Havant](https://openindex.co.uk/havant) | £37,220 | – |
| 55 | [Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton) | £37,130 | – |
| 56 | [Gosport](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport) | £37,060 | – |
| 57 | [Worthing](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing) | £36,581 | – |
| 58 | [Rother](https://openindex.co.uk/rother) | £36,197 | – |
| 59 | [Portsmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/portsmouth) | £36,022 | – |
| 60 | [Thanet](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet) | £35,775 | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 61 | [Chichester](https://openindex.co.uk/chichester) | £35,264 | – |
| 62 | [Hastings](https://openindex.co.uk/hastings) | £34,714 | – |
| 63 | [Arun](https://openindex.co.uk/arun) | £34,546 | – |
| 64 | [Isle of Wight](https://openindex.co.uk/isle-of-wight) | £31,184 | – |

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