The median annual salary in Liverpool is currently £29,731 and the mean (average) is £34,172 before tax.
The median salary means half of all employees in Liverpool earn more than £29,731 and half earn less.
The mean (average) salary number of £34,172 is calculated by taking all the salaries in Liverpool adding them up and then dividing by the total number of jobs (currently 161,000 which is 0.69% of all UK jobs).
Over the past 12 months the Liverpool median salary of £29,731 has increased by 4.60% which places it 5.92% Below the median salary of the UK as a whole.
The mean salary of £34,172 has increased 5.40% during the same time period and now standards at 10.60% Below the mean salary of the UK.
Income (Before Tax) By Decile In Liverpool
Top 10%: £59,951 (and above)
Top 20% £46,015
Top 25% £43,173
Top 30% £39,815
Top 40% £34,225
Bottom 40% £26,151
Bottom 30% £23,303
Bottom 25% £21,019
Bottom 20% £23,303
Bottom 10% £10,300 (and below)
Average Monthly, Weekly & Hourly Pay (Before Tax) In Liverpool
The median salary of £29,731 works out to:
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- £2,477.58 per month
- £582.90 per week
- £16.29 per hour
The mean salary of £34,172 works out to:
- £2,847.67 per month
- £676.00 per week
- £20.44 per hour
Men vs Women Salary Differences (Before Tax) In Liverpool
Of the 161,000 jobs in Liverpool, 77,000 (47.83%) were held by men and 84,000 (52.17%) were held by women.
The median salary for men was £34,649 vs £25,432 for women.
The mean salary for men was £41,238 vs £27,747 for women.
This means men in Liverpool are paid 36.24% more based on median salaries or 48.62% 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 Liverpool
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 £29,731:
- Salary Subject to Tax: £15,986.45
- Income Tax Owed: £3,197.29
- National Insurance: £1,372.88
- Employee Pension Deduction: £1,174.55
Take-Home Pay: £23,986.28 (80.68% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £1,879.28
Based on Mean Salary of £34,172:
- Salary Subject to Tax: £20,205.40
- Income Tax Owed: £4,041.08
- National Insurance: £1,728.16
- Employee Pension Deduction: £1,396.60
Take-Home Pay: £27,006.16 (79.03% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £2,234.56
How Expensive Is It To Employ Someone In Liverpool?
The direct cost to employee someone includes salary, employer national insurance and employer pension contributions (3%).
Based on the median pay in Liverpool it works out to:
- Salary: £29,731
- Employer National Insurance: £3,709.65
- Employer Pension Contribution: £704.73
Total Cost To An Employer: £34,145.38 per year
Based on the mean pay in Liverpool it works out to:
- Salary: £34,172
- Employer National Insurance: £4,375.80
- Employer Pension Contribution: £837.96
Total Cost To An Employer: £39,385.76 per year
Income Tax And National Insurance Paid By Workers In Liverpool
Finally, how much income tax and national insurance do people in Liverpool 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 Liverpool paid income tax and national insurance based on the median salary of £29,731 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £1,333,051,020.
If all workers in Liverpool paid income tax and national insurance based on the mean salary of £34,172 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £1,633,351,440.
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All the data presented here comes from the Office of National Statistics.