# Highest and lowest paid places in Yorkshire and The Humber (2025)

York was the highest paid of Yorkshire and The Humber’s 15 councils in 2025 (median full-time pay £40,496).

Kingston upon Hull was the lowest paid (£31,419). The middle council, Kirklees, had £35,867.

| Rank | Area | Median full-time pay | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [York](https://openindex.co.uk/york) | £40,496 | – |
| 2 | [Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield) | £37,885 | ONS publishes this figure for the council's boundary before 1 April 2025, when part of Barnsley moved to Sheffield. |
| 3 | [East Riding of Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire) | £37,595 | – |
| 4 | [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire) | £36,783 | – |
| 5 | [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds) | £36,716 | – |
| 6 | [Barnsley](https://openindex.co.uk/barnsley) | £36,652 | ONS publishes this figure for the council's boundary before 1 April 2025, when part of Barnsley moved to Sheffield. |
| 7 | [Calderdale](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale) | £35,989 | – |
| 8 | [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) | £35,867 | – |
| 9 | [North East Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-lincolnshire) | £35,052 | – |
| 10 | [Doncaster](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster) | £34,967 | – |
| 11 | [North Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire) | £34,738 | – |
| 12 | [Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham) | £34,713 | – |
| 13 | [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) | £34,400 | – |
| 14 | [Bradford](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford) | £33,526 | – |
| 15 | [Kingston upon Hull](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull) | £31,419 | – |

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)
- [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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