The median annual salary in Gateshead is currently £27,480 and the mean (average) is £30,152 before tax.
The median salary means half of all employees in Gateshead earn more than £27,480 and half earn less.
The mean (average) salary number of £30,152 is calculated by taking all the salaries in Gateshead adding them up and then dividing by the total number of jobs (currently 66,000 which is 0.28% of all UK jobs).
Over the past 12 months the Gateshead median salary of £27,480 has increased by 3.80% which places it 13.04% Below the median salary of the UK as a whole.
The mean salary of £30,152 has increased 0.40% during the same time period and now standards at 21.12% Below the mean salary of the UK.
Income (Before Tax) By Decile In Gateshead
Top 10%: x (and above)
Top 20% £41,929
Top 25% £39,645
Top 30% £36,452
Top 40% £30,199
Bottom 40% £24,283
Bottom 30% £19,993
Bottom 25% £17,026
Bottom 20% £19,993
Bottom 10% £8,694 (and below)
Average Monthly, Weekly & Hourly Pay (Before Tax) In Gateshead
The median salary of £27,480 works out to:
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- £2,290.00 per month
- £562.80 per week
- £15.35 per hour
The mean salary of £30,152 works out to:
- £2,512.67 per month
- £593.20 per week
- £18.48 per hour
Men vs Women Salary Differences (Before Tax) In Gateshead
Of the 66,000 jobs in Gateshead, 36,000 (54.55%) were held by men and 30,000 (45.45%) were held by women.
The median salary for men was £30,854 vs £21,463 for women.
The mean salary for men was £35,297 vs £23,940 for women.
This means men in Gateshead are paid 43.75% more based on median salaries or 47.44% more based on mean salaries than women.
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(Note this difference does not take into account the type of jobs held by men vs women just raw salary numbers)
Average Take-Home After-Tax Income In Gateshead
The calculations below look at how much money the most typical worker gets to keep after income tax, employee national insurance and standard 5% employee pension contributions.
Based on Median Salary of £27,480:
- Salary Subject to Tax: £13,848.00
- Income Tax Owed: £2,769.60
- National Insurance: £1,192.80
- Employee Pension Deduction: £1,062.00
Take-Home Pay: £22,455.60 (81.72% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £1,699.20
Based on Mean Salary of £30,152:
- Salary Subject to Tax: £16,386.40
- Income Tax Owed: £3,277.28
- National Insurance: £1,406.56
- Employee Pension Deduction: £1,195.60
Take-Home Pay: £24,272.56 (80.50% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £1,912.96
How Expensive Is It To Employ Someone In Gateshead?
The direct cost to employee someone includes salary, employer national insurance and employer pension contributions (3%).
Based on the median pay in Gateshead it works out to:
- Salary: £27,480
- Employer National Insurance: £3,372.00
- Employer Pension Contribution: £637.20
Total Cost To An Employer: £31,489.20 per year
Based on the mean pay in Gateshead it works out to:
- Salary: £30,152
- Employer National Insurance: £3,772.80
- Employer Pension Contribution: £717.36
Total Cost To An Employer: £34,642.16 per year
Income Tax And National Insurance Paid By Workers In Gateshead
Finally, how much income tax and national insurance do people in Gateshead pay altogether?
The calculations below show the combined totals based only on median and mean salaries. However, the actual number is significantly higher as “The 10% of income taxpayers with the largest incomes contribute over 60% of income tax receipts.”
If all workers in Gateshead paid income tax and national insurance based on the median salary of £27,480 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £484,070,400.
If all workers in Gateshead paid income tax and national insurance based on the mean salary of £30,152 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £558,138,240.
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All the data presented here comes from the Office of National Statistics.