Median full-time pay: every council in the UK

St Albans had the highest median full-time pay of the UK’s 348 councils in 2025, at £57,396.

Boston had the lowest, at £29,805. The middle council, Tamworth, had £38,496.

13 councils have no figure, and they are listed at the end with the reason.

Median full-time pay for every council in the UK, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Region or nation	Value
1	St AlbansEast of England use-with-caution	East of England	£57,396
2	Richmond upon ThamesLondon	London	£57,233
3	WandsworthLondon	London	£54,584
4	CamdenLondon	London	£53,133
5	WestminsterLondon	London	£52,610
6	Kensington and ChelseaLondon	London	£52,576
7	WokinghamSouth East	South East	£52,222
8	East HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	£52,184
9	Tower HamletsLondon	London	£52,000
10	ElmbridgeSouth East	South East	£51,924
11	BromleyLondon	London	£51,225
12	MertonLondon	London	£50,844
13	IslingtonLondon	London	£50,692
14	Epsom and EwellSouth East use-with-caution	South East	£50,121
15	UttlesfordEast of England use-with-caution	East of England	£50,103
16	WaverleySouth East	South East	£49,769
17	HackneyLondon	London	£49,482
18	North HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	£49,224
19	LambethLondon	London	£49,034
20	South CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	£48,916
21	SouthwarkLondon	London	£48,681
22	South OxfordshireSouth East	South East	£48,525
23	WarwickWest Midlands	West Midlands	£48,523
24	Tunbridge WellsSouth East use-with-caution	South East	£47,896
25	East HampshireSouth East	South East	£47,630
26	BrentwoodEast of England use-with-caution	East of England	£47,494
27	Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East	South East	£47,387
28	Hammersmith and FulhamLondon	London	£47,192
29	RugbyWest Midlands	West Midlands	£47,191
30	BarnetLondon	London	£47,141
31	SolihullWest Midlands	West Midlands	£46,896
32	Kingston upon ThamesLondon	London	£46,871
33	GuildfordSouth East	South East	£46,801
34	RunnymedeSouth East use-with-caution	South East	£46,777
35	Shetland IslandsScotland use-with-caution	Scotland	£46,527
36	HartSouth East	South East	£46,502
37	East RenfrewshireScotland	Scotland	£46,279
38	BroxbourneEast of England	East of England	£46,237
39	ChelmsfordEast of England	East of England	£46,179
40	HaveringLondon	London	£46,045
41	RushcliffeEast Midlands	East Midlands	£45,968
42	WinchesterSouth East	South East	£45,766
43	LewishamLondon	London	£45,702
44	Epping ForestEast of England	East of England	£45,618
45	Waltham ForestLondon	London	£45,350
46	GreenwichLondon	London	£45,274
47	HarrowLondon	London	£45,232
48	Welwyn HatfieldEast of England	East of England	£45,145
49	FyldeNorth West	North West	£44,892
50	West BerkshireSouth East	South East	£44,887
51	RedbridgeLondon	London	£44,851
52	Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East	South East	£44,809
53	East DunbartonshireScotland	Scotland	£44,763
54	RochfordEast of England	East of England	£44,750
55	SevenoaksSouth East use-with-caution	South East	£44,581
56	DacorumEast of England	East of England	£44,485
57	Vale of White HorseSouth East	South East	£44,454
58	SuttonLondon	London	£44,393
59	Mid SussexSouth East	South East	£44,352
60	CroydonLondon	London	£44,326
61	SpelthorneSouth East	South East	£44,265
62	DartfordSouth East	South East	£44,091
63	HaringeyLondon	London	£43,995
64	Three RiversEast of England use-with-caution	East of England	£43,980
65	BexleyLondon	London	£43,969
66	West OxfordshireSouth East	South East	£43,932
67	EnfieldLondon	London	£43,888
68	HertsmereEast of England use-with-caution	East of England	£43,813
69	CambridgeEast of England	East of England	£43,741
70	FarehamSouth East	South East	£43,740
71	WokingSouth East	South East	£43,719
72	AberdeenshireScotland	Scotland	£43,656
73	Central BedfordshireEast of England	East of England	£43,645
74	Surrey HeathSouth East	South East	£43,633
75	WealdenSouth East	South East	£43,589
76	StirlingScotland	Scotland	£43,559
77	HorshamSouth East	South East	£43,487
78	Reigate and BansteadSouth East	South East	£43,434
79	Orkney IslandsScotland use-with-caution	Scotland	£43,430
80	MaldonEast of England use-with-caution	East of England	£43,385
81	BuckinghamshireSouth East	South East	£43,290
82	OxfordSouth East	South East	£43,289
83	WatfordEast of England	East of England	£43,219
84	Bracknell ForestSouth East	South East	£43,206
85	City of EdinburghScotland	Scotland	£43,169
86	South AyrshireScotland	Scotland	£43,076
87	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands use-with-caution	East Midlands	£43,071
88	TraffordNorth West	North West	£42,973
89	Mole ValleySouth East use-with-caution	South East	£42,937
90	BromsgroveWest Midlands	West Midlands	£42,776
91	Tonbridge and MallingSouth East	South East	£42,752
92	NewhamLondon	London	£42,595
=93	CumberlandNorth West	North West	£42,461
=93	EastleighSouth East	South East	£42,461
95	HarboroughEast Midlands	East Midlands	£42,423
96	RutlandEast Midlands	East Midlands	£42,355
97	Forest of DeanSouth West	South West	£42,326
98	HillingdonLondon	London	£42,250
99	StevenageEast of England	East of England	£42,200
100	GraveshamSouth East	South East	£42,199
101	CherwellSouth East	South East	£42,147
102	ThurrockEast of England	East of England	£41,997
103	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West	North West	£41,859
104	LichfieldWest Midlands	West Midlands	£41,803
105	Castle PointEast of England	East of England	£41,745
106	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	East of England	£41,554
107	MonmouthshireWales	Wales	£41,529
108	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£41,520
109	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	North West	£41,486
110	East CambridgeshireEast of England use-with-caution	East of England	£41,464
111	CheltenhamSouth West	South West	£41,399
112	Milton KeynesSouth East	South East	£41,389
113	Mid SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£41,350
114	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£41,280
115	CotswoldSouth West use-with-caution	South West	£41,267
116	BedfordEast of England	East of England	£41,214
117	MidlothianScotland	Scotland	£41,189
118	South LanarkshireScotland	Scotland	£41,126
119	North LanarkshireScotland	Scotland	£41,070
120	Cheshire EastNorth West	North West	£40,991
121	EalingLondon	London	£40,889
=122	HounslowLondon	London	£40,870
=122	Ribble ValleyNorth West use-with-caution	North West	£40,870
124	LewesSouth East	South East	£40,807
125	South GloucestershireSouth West	South West	£40,731
126	ReadingSouth East	South East	£40,700
127	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands use-with-caution	East Midlands	£40,617
128	Test ValleySouth East	South East	£40,576
129	YorkYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£40,496
130	Bath and North East SomersetSouth West	South West	£40,448
131	WarringtonNorth West	North West	£40,380
132	North AyrshireScotland	Scotland	£40,312
133	DoverSouth East	South East	£40,142
134	West LothianScotland	Scotland	£40,134
135	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£40,095
136	East DevonSouth West	South West	£40,087
137	Aberdeen CityScotland	Scotland	£40,020
138	West DunbartonshireScotland	Scotland	£40,011
139	North SomersetSouth West	South West	£39,969
140	BrentLondon	London	£39,944
141	Perth and KinrossScotland	Scotland	£39,934
142	TendringEast of England	East of England	£39,799
143	TandridgeSouth East	South East	£39,775
144	HighlandScotland	Scotland	£39,740
=145	BasildonEast of England	East of England	£39,734
=145	RenfrewshireScotland	Scotland	£39,734
147	StaffordWest Midlands	West Midlands	£39,726
148	BraintreeEast of England	East of England	£39,712
149	West SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£39,628
150	MedwaySouth East	South East	£39,622
151	BristolSouth West	South West	£39,509
152	South NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£39,438
153	ColchesterEast of England	East of England	£39,353
154	ChorleyNorth West	North West	£39,350
155	Brighton and HoveSouth East	South East	£39,347
156	StockportNorth West	North West	£39,318
157	CrawleySouth East	South East	£39,237
158	TewkesburySouth West	South West	£39,236
159	TorfaenWales	Wales	£39,170
160	AdurSouth East use-with-caution	South East	£39,029
161	Argyll and ButeScotland	Scotland	£39,010
162	FifeScotland	Scotland	£38,913
163	SwindonSouth West	South West	£38,900
164	WorcesterWest Midlands	West Midlands	£38,880
165	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	South East	£38,864
166	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£38,795
167	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£38,788
168	East LothianScotland use-with-caution	Scotland	£38,714
169	Vale of GlamorganWales	Wales	£38,656
=170	South HamsSouth West	South West	£38,638
=170	West DevonSouth West use-with-caution	South West	£38,638
172	StroudSouth West	South West	£38,608
173	New ForestSouth East	South East	£38,571
174	TamworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	£38,496
175	SloughSouth East	South East	£38,483
176	Barking and DagenhamLondon	London	£38,467
=177	FalkirkScotland	Scotland	£38,432
=177	SwaleSouth East	South East	£38,432
179	HarlowEast of England	East of England	£38,380
180	West LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£38,377
181	BlabyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£38,279
182	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	West Midlands	£38,228
183	BroadlandEast of England	East of England	£38,195
184	MaidstoneSouth East	South East	£38,191
185	Glasgow CityScotland	Scotland	£38,125
186	West LancashireNorth West	North West	£38,102
187	CharnwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	£38,078
188	WyreNorth West	North West	£38,048
189	BroxtoweEast Midlands use-with-caution	East Midlands	£38,037
190	HuntingdonshireEast of England	East of England	£38,019
191	WirralNorth West	North West	£38,010
192	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£38,000
193	East AyrshireScotland	Scotland	£37,968
194	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£37,951
195	SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber boundary-before-2025	Yorkshire and The Humber	£37,885
=196	RushmoorSouth East	South East	£37,883
=196	South RibbleNorth West	North West	£37,883
198	WiltshireSouth West	South West	£37,811
199	CoventryWest Midlands	West Midlands	£37,759
200	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£37,756
201	GedlingEast Midlands	East Midlands	£37,727
202	NorthumberlandNorth East	North East	£37,721
203	CanterburySouth East	South East	£37,682
204	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£37,595
205	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	North East	£37,558
206	KnowsleyNorth West	North West	£37,543
207	FlintshireWales	Wales	£37,505
208	Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West	South West	£37,493
209	DorsetSouth West	South West	£37,462
210	AshfordSouth East	South East	£37,440
211	CarmarthenshireWales	Wales	£37,405
212	WiganNorth West	North West	£37,377
213	St. HelensNorth West	North West	£37,306
214	North KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	£37,305
215	AngusScotland	Scotland	£37,291
216	EastbourneSouth East	South East	£37,236
217	HavantSouth East	South East	£37,220
218	PrestonNorth West	North West	£37,214
219	High PeakEast Midlands	East Midlands	£37,184
220	LiverpoolNorth West	North West	£37,144
221	SouthamptonSouth East	South East	£37,130
222	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	£37,118
223	North TynesideNorth East	North East	£37,063
224	GosportSouth East	South East	£37,060
225	BridgendWales	Wales	£37,002
226	Mid DevonSouth West	South West	£36,994
227	ShropshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£36,991
228	CardiffWales	Wales	£36,946
229	SeftonNorth West	North West	£36,937
230	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£36,848
231	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£36,835
232	East SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£36,793
233	North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£36,783
234	LeedsYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£36,716
235	IpswichEast of England	East of England	£36,660
236	BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber boundary-before-2025	Yorkshire and The Humber	£36,652
237	InverclydeScotland	Scotland	£36,650
238	SwanseaWales	Wales	£36,586
239	WorthingSouth East	South East	£36,581
240	NewportWales	Wales	£36,533
241	PembrokeshireWales	Wales	£36,438
242	DerbyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£36,428
243	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£36,422
244	Neath Port TalbotWales	Wales	£36,359
245	ErewashEast Midlands	East Midlands	£36,290
246	SomersetSouth West	South West	£36,279
247	ManchesterNorth West	North West	£36,278
248	ClackmannanshireScotland use-with-caution	Scotland	£36,259
249	RotherSouth East	South East	£36,197
250	WychavonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£36,175
251	DarlingtonNorth East	North East	£36,166
252	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	West Midlands	£36,140
253	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	West Midlands	£36,044
254	PortsmouthSouth East	South East	£36,022
=255	BirminghamWest Midlands	West Midlands	£35,989
=255	CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£35,989
257	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£35,920
258	PowysWales	Wales	£35,909
259	KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£35,867
260	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£35,858
261	ThanetSouth East use-with-caution	South East	£35,775
262	BuryNorth West	North West	£35,767
263	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	West Midlands	£35,723
264	Isle of AngleseyWales	Wales	£35,709
265	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	East Midlands	£35,671
266	DudleyWest Midlands	West Midlands	£35,486
267	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	North East	£35,446
268	Malvern HillsWest Midlands use-with-caution	West Midlands	£35,429
269	ConwyWales	Wales	£35,424
270	TeignbridgeSouth West	South West	£35,410
271	CaerphillyWales	Wales	£35,367
272	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	£35,277
273	RossendaleNorth West	North West	£35,273
274	ChichesterSouth East	South East	£35,264
275	NorwichEast of England	East of England	£35,263
276	RedditchWest Midlands	West Midlands	£35,251
277	WrexhamWales	Wales	£35,246
278	PeterboroughEast of England	East of England	£35,196
279	HaltonNorth West	North West	£35,187
280	PlymouthSouth West	South West	£35,186
281	MiddlesbroughNorth East	North East	£35,177
282	Merthyr TydfilWales	Wales	£35,152
283	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	North East	£35,111
284	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£35,052
285	CornwallSouth West	South West	£35,002
286	HyndburnNorth West	North West	£34,987
287	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£34,967
288	SalfordNorth West	North West	£34,958
289	South KestevenEast Midlands use-with-caution	East Midlands	£34,922
290	Dumfries and GallowayScotland	Scotland	£34,895
291	LancasterNorth West	North West	£34,890
292	Dundee CityScotland	Scotland	£34,860
293	Rhondda Cynon TafWales	Wales	£34,837
294	Blaenau GwentWales	Wales	£34,797
295	Great YarmouthEast of England	East of England	£34,794
296	BassetlawEast Midlands	East Midlands	£34,744
297	North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£34,738
298	LutonEast of England	East of England	£34,732
299	HerefordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£34,730
300	HastingsSouth East	South East	£34,714
301	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£34,713
302	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	West Midlands	£34,661
303	RochdaleNorth West	North West	£34,660
304	GloucesterSouth West	South West	£34,617
305	ArunSouth East	South East	£34,546
306	ExeterSouth West	South West	£34,514
307	TorridgeSouth West	South West	£34,425
308	WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£34,400
309	BrecklandEast of England	East of England	£34,399
310	North NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£34,362
311	LincolnEast Midlands	East Midlands	£34,301
312	GatesheadNorth East	North East	£34,199
313	BoltonNorth West	North West	£34,186
314	FenlandEast of England	East of England	£34,170
315	OldhamNorth West	North West	£34,042
316	WalsallWest Midlands	West Midlands	£34,036
317	TamesideNorth West	North West	£33,949
318	MorayScotland	Scotland	£33,943
319	BaberghEast of England use-with-caution	East of England	£33,904
320	MeltonEast Midlands use-with-caution	East Midlands	£33,900
321	South TynesideNorth East	North East	£33,739
322	Scottish BordersScotland	Scotland	£33,600
323	BradfordYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£33,526
324	TorbaySouth West	South West	£33,493
325	Na h-Eileanan SiarScotland use-with-caution	Scotland	£33,442
326	County DurhamNorth East	North East	£33,436
327	CeredigionWales	Wales	£33,299
328	BurnleyNorth West	North West	£33,208
329	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	North West	£33,076
330	SandwellWest Midlands	West Midlands	£33,029
331	BolsoverEast Midlands	East Midlands	£32,897
332	GwyneddWales	Wales	£32,868
333	SunderlandNorth East	North East	£32,744
334	DenbighshireWales	Wales	£32,691
335	North DevonSouth West	South West	£32,682
336	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	West Midlands	£32,622
337	AshfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£32,577
338	MansfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£32,525
339	South HollandEast Midlands	East Midlands	£32,336
340	LeicesterEast Midlands	East Midlands	£32,281
341	HartlepoolNorth East	North East	£31,871
342	BlackpoolNorth West	North West	£31,858
343	East LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£31,516
344	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£31,419
345	Isle of WightSouth East	South East	£31,184
346	NottinghamEast Midlands	East Midlands	£30,798
347	PendleNorth West	North West	£30,327
348	BostonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£29,805
–	Antrim and NewtownabbeyNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland earnings are published separately by NISRA.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Ards and North DownNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland earnings are published separately by NISRA.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland earnings are published separately by NISRA.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	BelfastNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland earnings are published separately by NISRA.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Causeway Coast and GlensNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland earnings are published separately by NISRA.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	City of LondonLondon suppressed-unreliable	London	No figure
–	Derry City and StrabaneNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland earnings are published separately by NISRA.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Fermanagh and OmaghNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland earnings are published separately by NISRA.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Isles of ScillySouth West suppressed-unreliable	South West	No figure
–	Lisburn and CastlereaghNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland earnings are published separately by NISRA.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Mid and East AntrimNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland earnings are published separately by NISRA.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Mid UlsterNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland earnings are published separately by NISRA.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Newry, Mourne and DownNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland earnings are published separately by NISRA.	Northern Ireland	No figure

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