# Highest and lowest paid places in Great Britain (2025)

St Albans was the highest paid of Great Britain’s 348 councils in 2025 (median full-time pay £57,396).

Boston was the lowest paid (£29,805). The middle council, Tamworth, had £38,496.

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

| Rank | Area | Median full-time pay | Region or nation | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans) | £57,396 | East of England | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 2 | [Richmond upon Thames](https://openindex.co.uk/richmond-upon-thames) | £57,233 | London | – |
| 3 | [Wandsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/wandsworth) | £54,584 | London | – |
| 4 | [Camden](https://openindex.co.uk/camden) | £53,133 | London | – |
| 5 | [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) | £52,610 | London | – |
| 6 | [Kensington and Chelsea](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea) | £52,576 | London | – |
| 7 | [Wokingham](https://openindex.co.uk/wokingham) | £52,222 | South East | – |
| 8 | [East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire) | £52,184 | East of England | – |
| 9 | [Tower Hamlets](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets) | £52,000 | London | – |
| 10 | [Elmbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge) | £51,924 | South East | – |
| 11 | [Bromley](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley) | £51,225 | London | – |
| 12 | [Merton](https://openindex.co.uk/merton) | £50,844 | London | – |
| 13 | [Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/islington) | £50,692 | London | – |
| 14 | [Epsom and Ewell](https://openindex.co.uk/epsom-and-ewell) | £50,121 | South East | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 15 | [Uttlesford](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford) | £50,103 | East of England | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 16 | [Waverley](https://openindex.co.uk/waverley) | £49,769 | South East | – |
| 17 | [Hackney](https://openindex.co.uk/hackney) | £49,482 | London | – |
| 18 | [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) | £49,224 | East of England | – |
| 19 | [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth) | £49,034 | London | – |
| 20 | [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire) | £48,916 | East of England | – |
| 21 | [Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark) | £48,681 | London | – |
| 22 | [South Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire) | £48,525 | South East | – |
| 23 | [Warwick](https://openindex.co.uk/warwick) | £48,523 | West Midlands | – |
| 24 | [Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells) | £47,896 | South East | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 25 | [East Hampshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hampshire) | £47,630 | South East | – |
| 26 | [Brentwood](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood) | £47,494 | East of England | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 27 | [Windsor and Maidenhead](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead) | £47,387 | South East | – |
| 28 | [Hammersmith and Fulham](https://openindex.co.uk/hammersmith-and-fulham) | £47,192 | London | – |
| 29 | [Rugby](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby) | £47,191 | West Midlands | – |
| 30 | [Barnet](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet) | £47,141 | London | – |
| 31 | [Solihull](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull) | £46,896 | West Midlands | – |
| 32 | [Kingston upon Thames](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-thames) | £46,871 | London | – |
| 33 | [Guildford](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford) | £46,801 | South East | – |
| 34 | [Runnymede](https://openindex.co.uk/runnymede) | £46,777 | South East | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 35 | [Shetland Islands](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands) | £46,527 | Scotland | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 36 | [Hart](https://openindex.co.uk/hart) | £46,502 | South East | – |
| 37 | [East Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-renfrewshire) | £46,279 | Scotland | – |
| 38 | [Broxbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne) | £46,237 | East of England | – |
| 39 | [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) | £46,179 | East of England | – |
| 40 | [Havering](https://openindex.co.uk/havering) | £46,045 | London | – |
| 41 | [Rushcliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/rushcliffe) | £45,968 | East Midlands | – |
| 42 | [Winchester](https://openindex.co.uk/winchester) | £45,766 | South East | – |
| 43 | [Lewisham](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham) | £45,702 | London | – |
| 44 | [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) | £45,618 | East of England | – |
| 45 | [Waltham Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest) | £45,350 | London | – |
| 46 | [Greenwich](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich) | £45,274 | London | – |
| 47 | [Harrow](https://openindex.co.uk/harrow) | £45,232 | London | – |
| 48 | [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield) | £45,145 | East of England | – |
| 49 | [Fylde](https://openindex.co.uk/fylde) | £44,892 | North West | – |
| 50 | [West Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire) | £44,887 | South East | – |
| 51 | [Redbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge) | £44,851 | London | – |
| 52 | [Basingstoke and Deane](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane) | £44,809 | South East | – |
| 53 | [East Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire) | £44,763 | Scotland | – |
| 54 | [Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford) | £44,750 | East of England | – |
| 55 | [Sevenoaks](https://openindex.co.uk/sevenoaks) | £44,581 | South East | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 56 | [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) | £44,485 | East of England | – |
| 57 | [Vale of White Horse](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse) | £44,454 | South East | – |
| 58 | [Sutton](https://openindex.co.uk/sutton) | £44,393 | London | – |
| 59 | [Mid Sussex](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex) | £44,352 | South East | – |
| 60 | [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon) | £44,326 | London | – |
| 61 | [Spelthorne](https://openindex.co.uk/spelthorne) | £44,265 | South East | – |
| 62 | [Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford) | £44,091 | South East | – |
| 63 | [Haringey](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey) | £43,995 | London | – |
| 64 | [Three Rivers](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers) | £43,980 | East of England | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 65 | [Bexley](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley) | £43,969 | London | – |
| 66 | [West Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire) | £43,932 | South East | – |
| 67 | [Enfield](https://openindex.co.uk/enfield) | £43,888 | London | – |
| 68 | [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) | £43,813 | East of England | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 69 | [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) | £43,741 | East of England | – |
| 70 | [Fareham](https://openindex.co.uk/fareham) | £43,740 | South East | – |
| 71 | [Woking](https://openindex.co.uk/woking) | £43,719 | South East | – |
| 72 | [Aberdeenshire](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire) | £43,656 | Scotland | – |
| 73 | [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) | £43,645 | East of England | – |
| 74 | [Surrey Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/surrey-heath) | £43,633 | South East | – |
| 75 | [Wealden](https://openindex.co.uk/wealden) | £43,589 | South East | – |
| 76 | [Stirling](https://openindex.co.uk/stirling) | £43,559 | Scotland | – |
| 77 | [Horsham](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham) | £43,487 | South East | – |
| 78 | [Reigate and Banstead](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead) | £43,434 | South East | – |
| 79 | [Orkney Islands](https://openindex.co.uk/orkney-islands) | £43,430 | Scotland | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 80 | [Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon) | £43,385 | East of England | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 81 | [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire) | £43,290 | South East | – |
| 82 | [Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/oxford) | £43,289 | South East | – |
| 83 | [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford) | £43,219 | East of England | – |
| 84 | [Bracknell Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/bracknell-forest) | £43,206 | South East | – |
| 85 | [Edinburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh) | £43,169 | Scotland | – |
| 86 | [South Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ayrshire) | £43,076 | Scotland | – |
| 87 | [Derbyshire Dales](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales) | £43,071 | East Midlands | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 88 | [Trafford](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford) | £42,973 | North West | – |
| 89 | [Mole Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/mole-valley) | £42,937 | South East | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 90 | [Bromsgrove](https://openindex.co.uk/bromsgrove) | £42,776 | West Midlands | – |
| 91 | [Tonbridge and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling) | £42,752 | South East | – |
| 92 | [Newham](https://openindex.co.uk/newham) | £42,595 | London | – |
| =93 | [Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland) | £42,461 | North West | – |
| =93 | [Eastleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh) | £42,461 | South East | – |
| 95 | [Harborough](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough) | £42,423 | East Midlands | – |
| 96 | [Rutland](https://openindex.co.uk/rutland) | £42,355 | East Midlands | – |
| 97 | [Forest of Dean](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean) | £42,326 | South West | – |
| 98 | [Hillingdon](https://openindex.co.uk/hillingdon) | £42,250 | London | – |
| 99 | [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage) | £42,200 | East of England | – |
| 100 | [Gravesham](https://openindex.co.uk/gravesham) | £42,199 | South East | – |
| 101 | [Cherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell) | £42,147 | South East | – |
| 102 | [Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock) | £41,997 | East of England | – |
| 103 | [Westmorland and Furness](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness) | £41,859 | North West | – |
| 104 | [Lichfield](https://openindex.co.uk/lichfield) | £41,803 | West Midlands | – |
| 105 | [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point) | £41,745 | East of England | – |
| 106 | [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) | £41,554 | East of England | – |
| 107 | [Monmouthshire](https://openindex.co.uk/monmouthshire) | £41,529 | Wales | – |
| 108 | [South Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire) | £41,520 | East Midlands | – |
| 109 | [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester) | £41,486 | North West | – |
| 110 | [East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire) | £41,464 | East of England | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 111 | [Cheltenham](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham) | £41,399 | South West | – |
| 112 | [Milton Keynes](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes) | £41,389 | South East | – |
| 113 | [Mid Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk) | £41,350 | East of England | – |
| 114 | [Stratford-on-Avon](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon) | £41,280 | West Midlands | – |
| 115 | [Cotswold](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold) | £41,267 | South West | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 116 | [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) | £41,214 | East of England | – |
| 117 | [Midlothian](https://openindex.co.uk/midlothian) | £41,189 | Scotland | – |
| 118 | [South Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire) | £41,126 | Scotland | – |
| 119 | [North Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire) | £41,070 | Scotland | – |
| 120 | [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east) | £40,991 | North West | – |
| 121 | [Ealing](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing) | £40,889 | London | – |
| =122 | [Hounslow](https://openindex.co.uk/hounslow) | £40,870 | London | – |
| =122 | [Ribble Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/ribble-valley) | £40,870 | North West | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 124 | [Lewes](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes) | £40,807 | South East | – |
| 125 | [South Gloucestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire) | £40,731 | South West | – |
| 126 | [Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/reading) | £40,700 | South East | – |
| 127 | [Oadby and Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston) | £40,617 | East Midlands | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 128 | [Test Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley) | £40,576 | South East | – |
| 129 | [York](https://openindex.co.uk/york) | £40,496 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 130 | [Bath and North East Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset) | £40,448 | South West | – |
| 131 | [Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington) | £40,380 | North West | – |
| 132 | [North Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-ayrshire) | £40,312 | Scotland | – |
| 133 | [Dover](https://openindex.co.uk/dover) | £40,142 | South East | – |
| 134 | [West Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian) | £40,134 | Scotland | – |
| 135 | [North Warwickshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-warwickshire) | £40,095 | West Midlands | – |
| 136 | [East Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/east-devon) | £40,087 | South West | – |
| 137 | [Aberdeen](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen) | £40,020 | Scotland | – |
| 138 | [West Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire) | £40,011 | Scotland | – |
| 139 | [North Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset) | £39,969 | South West | – |
| 140 | [Brent](https://openindex.co.uk/brent) | £39,944 | London | – |
| 141 | [Perth and Kinross](https://openindex.co.uk/perth-and-kinross) | £39,934 | Scotland | – |
| 142 | [Tendring](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring) | £39,799 | East of England | – |
| 143 | [Tandridge](https://openindex.co.uk/tandridge) | £39,775 | South East | – |
| 144 | [Highland](https://openindex.co.uk/highland) | £39,740 | Scotland | – |
| =145 | [Basildon](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon) | £39,734 | East of England | – |
| =145 | [Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire) | £39,734 | Scotland | – |
| 147 | [Stafford](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford) | £39,726 | West Midlands | – |
| 148 | [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree) | £39,712 | East of England | – |
| 149 | [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk) | £39,628 | East of England | – |
| 150 | [Medway](https://openindex.co.uk/medway) | £39,622 | South East | – |
| 151 | [Bristol](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol) | £39,509 | South West | – |
| 152 | [South Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk) | £39,438 | East of England | – |
| 153 | [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) | £39,353 | East of England | – |
| 154 | [Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley) | £39,350 | North West | – |
| 155 | [Brighton and Hove](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove) | £39,347 | South East | – |
| 156 | [Stockport](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport) | £39,318 | North West | – |
| 157 | [Crawley](https://openindex.co.uk/crawley) | £39,237 | South East | – |
| 158 | [Tewkesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/tewkesbury) | £39,236 | South West | – |
| 159 | [Torfaen](https://openindex.co.uk/torfaen) | £39,170 | Wales | – |
| 160 | [Adur](https://openindex.co.uk/adur) | £39,029 | South East | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 161 | [Argyll and Bute](https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute) | £39,010 | Scotland | – |
| 162 | [Fife](https://openindex.co.uk/fife) | £38,913 | Scotland | – |
| 163 | [Swindon](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon) | £38,900 | South West | – |
| 164 | [Worcester](https://openindex.co.uk/worcester) | £38,880 | West Midlands | – |
| 165 | [Folkestone and Hythe](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe) | £38,864 | South East | – |
| 166 | [North West Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire) | £38,795 | East Midlands | – |
| 167 | [South Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire) | £38,788 | West Midlands | – |
| 168 | [East Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lothian) | £38,714 | Scotland | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 169 | [Vale of Glamorgan](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-glamorgan) | £38,656 | Wales | – |
| =170 | [South Hams](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams) | £38,638 | South West | – |
| =170 | [West Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/west-devon) | £38,638 | South West | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 172 | [Stroud](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud) | £38,608 | South West | – |
| 173 | [New Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest) | £38,571 | South East | – |
| 174 | [Tamworth](https://openindex.co.uk/tamworth) | £38,496 | West Midlands | – |
| 175 | [Slough](https://openindex.co.uk/slough) | £38,483 | South East | – |
| 176 | [Barking and Dagenham](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham) | £38,467 | London | – |
| =177 | [Falkirk](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk) | £38,432 | Scotland | – |
| =177 | [Swale](https://openindex.co.uk/swale) | £38,432 | South East | – |
| 179 | [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/harlow) | £38,380 | East of England | – |
| 180 | [West Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey) | £38,377 | East Midlands | – |
| 181 | [Blaby](https://openindex.co.uk/blaby) | £38,279 | East Midlands | – |
| 182 | [Staffordshire Moorlands](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands) | £38,228 | West Midlands | – |
| 183 | [Broadland](https://openindex.co.uk/broadland) | £38,195 | East of England | – |
| 184 | [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone) | £38,191 | South East | – |
| 185 | [Glasgow](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow) | £38,125 | Scotland | – |
| 186 | [West Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire) | £38,102 | North West | – |
| 187 | [Charnwood](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood) | £38,078 | East Midlands | – |
| 188 | [Wyre](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre) | £38,048 | North West | – |
| 189 | [Broxtowe](https://openindex.co.uk/broxtowe) | £38,037 | East Midlands | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 190 | [Huntingdonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/huntingdonshire) | £38,019 | East of England | – |
| 191 | [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral) | £38,010 | North West | – |
| 192 | [West Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-northamptonshire) | £38,000 | East Midlands | – |
| 193 | [East Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-ayrshire) | £37,968 | Scotland | – |
| 194 | [North Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire) | £37,951 | East Midlands | – |
| 195 | [Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield) | £37,885 | Yorkshire and The Humber | ONS publishes this figure for the council's boundary before 1 April 2025, when part of Barnsley moved to Sheffield. |
| =196 | [Rushmoor](https://openindex.co.uk/rushmoor) | £37,883 | South East | – |
| =196 | [South Ribble](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble) | £37,883 | North West | – |
| 198 | [Wiltshire](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire) | £37,811 | South West | – |
| 199 | [Coventry](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry) | £37,759 | West Midlands | – |
| 200 | [Amber Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/amber-valley) | £37,756 | East Midlands | – |
| 201 | [Gedling](https://openindex.co.uk/gedling) | £37,727 | East Midlands | – |
| 202 | [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland) | £37,721 | North East | – |
| 203 | [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury) | £37,682 | South East | – |
| 204 | [East Riding of Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire) | £37,595 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 205 | [Stockton-on-Tees](https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees) | £37,558 | North East | – |
| 206 | [Knowsley](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley) | £37,543 | North West | – |
| 207 | [Flintshire](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire) | £37,505 | Wales | – |
| 208 | [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole) | £37,493 | South West | – |
| 209 | [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) | £37,462 | South West | – |
| 210 | [Ashford](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford) | £37,440 | South East | – |
| 211 | [Carmarthenshire](https://openindex.co.uk/carmarthenshire) | £37,405 | Wales | – |
| 212 | [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) | £37,377 | North West | – |
| 213 | [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens) | £37,306 | North West | – |
| 214 | [North Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven) | £37,305 | East Midlands | – |
| 215 | [Angus](https://openindex.co.uk/angus) | £37,291 | Scotland | – |
| 216 | [Eastbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/eastbourne) | £37,236 | South East | – |
| 217 | [Havant](https://openindex.co.uk/havant) | £37,220 | South East | – |
| 218 | [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston) | £37,214 | North West | – |
| 219 | [High Peak](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak) | £37,184 | East Midlands | – |
| 220 | [Liverpool](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool) | £37,144 | North West | – |
| 221 | [Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton) | £37,130 | South East | – |
| 222 | [Newark and Sherwood](https://openindex.co.uk/newark-and-sherwood) | £37,118 | East Midlands | – |
| 223 | [North Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside) | £37,063 | North East | – |
| 224 | [Gosport](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport) | £37,060 | South East | – |
| 225 | [Bridgend](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend) | £37,002 | Wales | – |
| 226 | [Mid Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-devon) | £36,994 | South West | – |
| 227 | [Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire) | £36,991 | West Midlands | – |
| 228 | [Cardiff](https://openindex.co.uk/cardiff) | £36,946 | Wales | – |
| 229 | [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton) | £36,937 | North West | – |
| 230 | [East Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-staffordshire) | £36,848 | West Midlands | – |
| 231 | [King's Lynn and West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk) | £36,835 | East of England | – |
| 232 | [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk) | £36,793 | East of England | – |
| 233 | [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire) | £36,783 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 234 | [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds) | £36,716 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 235 | [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/ipswich) | £36,660 | East of England | – |
| 236 | [Barnsley](https://openindex.co.uk/barnsley) | £36,652 | Yorkshire and The Humber | ONS publishes this figure for the council's boundary before 1 April 2025, when part of Barnsley moved to Sheffield. |
| 237 | [Inverclyde](https://openindex.co.uk/inverclyde) | £36,650 | Scotland | – |
| 238 | [Swansea](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea) | £36,586 | Wales | – |
| 239 | [Worthing](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing) | £36,581 | South East | – |
| 240 | [Newport](https://openindex.co.uk/newport) | £36,533 | Wales | – |
| 241 | [Pembrokeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/pembrokeshire) | £36,438 | Wales | – |
| 242 | [Derby](https://openindex.co.uk/derby) | £36,428 | East Midlands | – |
| 243 | [North East Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire) | £36,422 | East Midlands | – |
| 244 | [Neath Port Talbot](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot) | £36,359 | Wales | – |
| 245 | [Erewash](https://openindex.co.uk/erewash) | £36,290 | East Midlands | – |
| 246 | [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) | £36,279 | South West | – |
| 247 | [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester) | £36,278 | North West | – |
| 248 | [Clackmannanshire](https://openindex.co.uk/clackmannanshire) | £36,259 | Scotland | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 249 | [Rother](https://openindex.co.uk/rother) | £36,197 | South East | – |
| 250 | [Wychavon](https://openindex.co.uk/wychavon) | £36,175 | West Midlands | – |
| 251 | [Darlington](https://openindex.co.uk/darlington) | £36,166 | North East | – |
| 252 | [Cannock Chase](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase) | £36,140 | West Midlands | – |
| 253 | [Telford and Wrekin](https://openindex.co.uk/telford-and-wrekin) | £36,044 | West Midlands | – |
| 254 | [Portsmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/portsmouth) | £36,022 | South East | – |
| =255 | [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) | £35,989 | West Midlands | – |
| =255 | [Calderdale](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale) | £35,989 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 257 | [Chesterfield](https://openindex.co.uk/chesterfield) | £35,920 | East Midlands | – |
| 258 | [Powys](https://openindex.co.uk/powys) | £35,909 | Wales | – |
| 259 | [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) | £35,867 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 260 | [Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton) | £35,858 | West Midlands | – |
| 261 | [Thanet](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet) | £35,775 | South East | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 262 | [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury) | £35,767 | North West | – |
| 263 | [Newcastle-under-Lyme](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme) | £35,723 | West Midlands | – |
| 264 | [Isle of Anglesey](https://openindex.co.uk/isle-of-anglesey) | £35,709 | Wales | – |
| 265 | [Hinckley and Bosworth](https://openindex.co.uk/hinckley-and-bosworth) | £35,671 | East Midlands | – |
| 266 | [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley) | £35,486 | West Midlands | – |
| 267 | [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne) | £35,446 | North East | – |
| 268 | [Malvern Hills](https://openindex.co.uk/malvern-hills) | £35,429 | West Midlands | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 269 | [Conwy](https://openindex.co.uk/conwy) | £35,424 | Wales | – |
| 270 | [Teignbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/teignbridge) | £35,410 | South West | – |
| 271 | [Caerphilly](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly) | £35,367 | Wales | – |
| 272 | [Nuneaton and Bedworth](https://openindex.co.uk/nuneaton-and-bedworth) | £35,277 | West Midlands | – |
| 273 | [Rossendale](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale) | £35,273 | North West | – |
| 274 | [Chichester](https://openindex.co.uk/chichester) | £35,264 | South East | – |
| 275 | [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich) | £35,263 | East of England | – |
| 276 | [Redditch](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch) | £35,251 | West Midlands | – |
| 277 | [Wrexham](https://openindex.co.uk/wrexham) | £35,246 | Wales | – |
| 278 | [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough) | £35,196 | East of England | – |
| 279 | [Halton](https://openindex.co.uk/halton) | £35,187 | North West | – |
| 280 | [Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth) | £35,186 | South West | – |
| 281 | [Middlesbrough](https://openindex.co.uk/middlesbrough) | £35,177 | North East | – |
| 282 | [Merthyr Tydfil](https://openindex.co.uk/merthyr-tydfil) | £35,152 | Wales | – |
| 283 | [Redcar and Cleveland](https://openindex.co.uk/redcar-and-cleveland) | £35,111 | North East | – |
| 284 | [North East Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-lincolnshire) | £35,052 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 285 | [Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall) | £35,002 | South West | – |
| 286 | [Hyndburn](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn) | £34,987 | North West | – |
| 287 | [Doncaster](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster) | £34,967 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 288 | [Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/salford) | £34,958 | North West | – |
| 289 | [South Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/south-kesteven) | £34,922 | East Midlands | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 290 | [Dumfries and Galloway](https://openindex.co.uk/dumfries-and-galloway) | £34,895 | Scotland | – |
| 291 | [Lancaster](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster) | £34,890 | North West | – |
| 292 | [Dundee](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee) | £34,860 | Scotland | – |
| 293 | [Rhondda Cynon Taf](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf) | £34,837 | Wales | – |
| 294 | [Blaenau Gwent](https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent) | £34,797 | Wales | – |
| 295 | [Great Yarmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/great-yarmouth) | £34,794 | East of England | – |
| 296 | [Bassetlaw](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw) | £34,744 | East Midlands | – |
| 297 | [North Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire) | £34,738 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 298 | [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) | £34,732 | East of England | – |
| 299 | [Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire) | £34,730 | West Midlands | – |
| 300 | [Hastings](https://openindex.co.uk/hastings) | £34,714 | South East | – |
| 301 | [Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham) | £34,713 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 302 | [Wyre Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest) | £34,661 | West Midlands | – |
| 303 | [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale) | £34,660 | North West | – |
| 304 | [Gloucester](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester) | £34,617 | South West | – |
| 305 | [Arun](https://openindex.co.uk/arun) | £34,546 | South East | – |
| 306 | [Exeter](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter) | £34,514 | South West | – |
| 307 | [Torridge](https://openindex.co.uk/torridge) | £34,425 | South West | – |
| 308 | [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) | £34,400 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 309 | [Breckland](https://openindex.co.uk/breckland) | £34,399 | East of England | – |
| 310 | [North Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk) | £34,362 | East of England | – |
| 311 | [Lincoln](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln) | £34,301 | East Midlands | – |
| 312 | [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead) | £34,199 | North East | – |
| 313 | [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) | £34,186 | North West | – |
| 314 | [Fenland](https://openindex.co.uk/fenland) | £34,170 | East of England | – |
| 315 | [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) | £34,042 | North West | – |
| 316 | [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall) | £34,036 | West Midlands | – |
| 317 | [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside) | £33,949 | North West | – |
| 318 | [Moray](https://openindex.co.uk/moray) | £33,943 | Scotland | – |
| 319 | [Babergh](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh) | £33,904 | East of England | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 320 | [Melton](https://openindex.co.uk/melton) | £33,900 | East Midlands | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 321 | [South Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside) | £33,739 | North East | – |
| 322 | [Scottish Borders](https://openindex.co.uk/scottish-borders) | £33,600 | Scotland | – |
| 323 | [Bradford](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford) | £33,526 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 324 | [Torbay](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay) | £33,493 | South West | – |
| 325 | [Na h-Eileanan Siar](https://openindex.co.uk/na-h-eileanan-siar) | £33,442 | Scotland | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 326 | [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) | £33,436 | North East | – |
| 327 | [Ceredigion](https://openindex.co.uk/ceredigion) | £33,299 | Wales | – |
| 328 | [Burnley](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley) | £33,208 | North West | – |
| 329 | [Blackburn with Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen) | £33,076 | North West | – |
| 330 | [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell) | £33,029 | West Midlands | – |
| 331 | [Bolsover](https://openindex.co.uk/bolsover) | £32,897 | East Midlands | – |
| 332 | [Gwynedd](https://openindex.co.uk/gwynedd) | £32,868 | Wales | – |
| 333 | [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland) | £32,744 | North East | – |
| 334 | [Denbighshire](https://openindex.co.uk/denbighshire) | £32,691 | Wales | – |
| 335 | [North Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/north-devon) | £32,682 | South West | – |
| 336 | [Stoke-on-Trent](https://openindex.co.uk/stoke-on-trent) | £32,622 | West Midlands | – |
| 337 | [Ashfield](https://openindex.co.uk/ashfield) | £32,577 | East Midlands | – |
| 338 | [Mansfield](https://openindex.co.uk/mansfield) | £32,525 | East Midlands | – |
| 339 | [South Holland](https://openindex.co.uk/south-holland) | £32,336 | East Midlands | – |
| 340 | [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester) | £32,281 | East Midlands | – |
| 341 | [Hartlepool](https://openindex.co.uk/hartlepool) | £31,871 | North East | – |
| 342 | [Blackpool](https://openindex.co.uk/blackpool) | £31,858 | North West | – |
| 343 | [East Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey) | £31,516 | East Midlands | – |
| 344 | [Kingston upon Hull](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull) | £31,419 | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 345 | [Isle of Wight](https://openindex.co.uk/isle-of-wight) | £31,184 | South East | – |
| 346 | [Nottingham](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham) | £30,798 | East Midlands | – |
| 347 | [Pendle](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle) | £30,327 | North West | – |
| 348 | [Boston](https://openindex.co.uk/boston) | £29,805 | East Midlands | – |
| – | [Antrim and Newtownabbey](https://openindex.co.uk/antrim-and-newtownabbey) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland earnings are published separately by NISRA. |
| – | [Ards and North Down](https://openindex.co.uk/ards-and-north-down) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland earnings are published separately by NISRA. |
| – | [Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon](https://openindex.co.uk/armagh-city-banbridge-and-craigavon) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland earnings are published separately by NISRA. |
| – | [Belfast](https://openindex.co.uk/belfast) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland earnings are published separately by NISRA. |
| – | [Causeway Coast and Glens](https://openindex.co.uk/causeway-coast-and-glens) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland earnings are published separately by NISRA. |
| – | [City of London](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london) | No figure | London | ONS suppresses this figure as statistically unreliable. |
| – | [Derry City and Strabane](https://openindex.co.uk/derry-city-and-strabane) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland earnings are published separately by NISRA. |
| – | [Fermanagh and Omagh](https://openindex.co.uk/fermanagh-and-omagh) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland earnings are published separately by NISRA. |
| – | [Isles of Scilly](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly) | No figure | South West | ONS suppresses this figure as statistically unreliable. |
| – | [Lisburn and Castlereagh](https://openindex.co.uk/lisburn-and-castlereagh) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland earnings are published separately by NISRA. |
| – | [Mid and East Antrim](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-and-east-antrim) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland earnings are published separately by NISRA. |
| – | [Mid Ulster](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-ulster) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland earnings are published separately by NISRA. |
| – | [Newry, Mourne and Down](https://openindex.co.uk/newry-mourne-and-down) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland earnings are published separately by NISRA. |

Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, ONS earnings survey. Covers Great Britain. Period: 2025. Period: 2025.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [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 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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