Average Salary In Lincoln (Before & After Tax) For 2025

The median annual salary in Lincoln is currently £28,849 and the mean (average) is £30,564 before tax.

The median salary means half of all employees in Lincoln earn more than £28,849 and half earn less.

The mean (average) salary number of £30,564 is calculated by taking all the salaries in Lincoln adding them up and then dividing by the total number of jobs (currently 34,000 which is 0.15% of all UK jobs).

Over the past 12 months the Lincoln median salary of £28,849 has increased by 6.20% which places it 8.71% Below the median salary of the UK as a whole.

The mean salary of £30,564 has increased 3.90% during the same time period and now standards at 20.04% Below the mean salary of the UK.

Income (Before Tax) By Decile In Lincoln

Top 10%: x (and above)
Top 20% x
Top 25% x
Top 30% x
Top 40% £32,822
Bottom 40% £24,655
Bottom 30% £21,955
Bottom 25% £20,679
Bottom 20% £21,955
Bottom 10% £11,080 (and below)

Average Monthly, Weekly & Hourly Pay (Before Tax) In Lincoln

The median salary of £28,849 works out to:

• £2,404.08 per month
• £571.30 per week
• £15.26 per hour

The mean salary of £30,564 works out to:

• £2,547.00 per month
• £588.30 per week
• £17.58 per hour

Men vs Women Salary Differences (Before Tax) In Lincoln

Of the 34,000 jobs in Lincoln, #VALUE! (#VALUE!) were held by men and 17,000 (50.00%) were held by women.

The median salary for men was x vs £22,898 for women.

The mean salary for men was £35,960 vs £24,924 for women.

This means men in Lincoln are paid #VALUE! more based on median salaries or 44.28% more based on mean salaries than women.

(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 Lincoln

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 £28,849:

• Salary Subject to Tax: £15,148.55
• Income Tax Owed: £3,029.71
• National Insurance: £1,302.32
• Employee Pension Deduction: £1,130.45

Take-Home Pay: £23,386.52 (81.07% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £1,808.72

Based on Mean Salary of £30,564:

• Salary Subject to Tax: £16,777.80
• Income Tax Owed: £3,355.56
• National Insurance: £1,439.52
• Employee Pension Deduction: £1,216.20

Take-Home Pay: £24,552.72 (80.33% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £1,945.92

How Expensive Is It To Employ Someone In Lincoln?

The direct cost to employee someone includes salary, employer national insurance and employer pension contributions (3%).

Based on the median pay in Lincoln it works out to:

• Salary: £28,849
• Employer National Insurance: £3,577.35
• Employer Pension Contribution: £678.27

Total Cost To An Employer: £33,104.62 per year

Based on the mean pay in Lincoln it works out to:

• Salary: £30,564
• Employer National Insurance: £3,834.60
• Employer Pension Contribution: £729.72

Total Cost To An Employer: £35,128.32 per year

Income Tax And National Insurance Paid By Workers In Lincoln

Finally, how much income tax and national insurance do people in Lincoln 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 Lincoln paid income tax and national insurance based on the median salary of £28,849 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £268,918,920.

If all workers in Lincoln paid income tax and national insurance based on the mean salary of £30,564 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £293,409,120.

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All the data presented here comes from the Office of National Statistics.