The median annual salary in St Albans is currently £42,349 and the mean (average) is £66,807 before tax.
The median salary means half of all employees in St Albans earn more than £42,349 and half earn less.
The mean (average) salary number of £66,807 is calculated by taking all the salaries in St Albans adding them up and then dividing by the total number of jobs (currently 53,000 which is 0.23% of all UK jobs).
Over the past 12 months the St Albans median salary of £42,349 has increased by 6.40% which places it 34.01% Above the median salary of the UK as a whole.
The mean salary of £66,807 has increased 14.50% during the same time period and now standards at 74.78% Above the mean salary of the UK.
Income (Before Tax) By Decile In St Albans
Top 10%: x (and above)
Top 20% x
Top 25% £71,907
Top 30% £64,550
Top 40% £53,594
Bottom 40% £34,621
Bottom 30% £28,794
Bottom 25% £25,588
Bottom 20% £28,794
Bottom 10% £11,703 (and below)
Average Monthly, Weekly & Hourly Pay (Before Tax) In St Albans
The median salary of £42,349 works out to:
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- £3,529.08 per month
- £787.40 per week
- £23.20 per hour
The mean salary of £66,807 works out to:
- £5,567.25 per month
- £1,096.10 per week
- £32.82 per hour
Men vs Women Salary Differences (Before Tax) In St Albans
Of the 53,000 jobs in St Albans, 27,000 (50.94%) were held by men and 25,000 (47.17%) were held by women.
The median salary for men was £57,017 vs £33,283 for women.
The mean salary for men was £86,795 vs £45,191 for women.
This means men in St Albans are paid 71.31% more based on median salaries or 92.06% 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 St Albans
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 £42,349:
- Salary Subject to Tax: £27,973.55
- Income Tax Owed: £5,594.71
- National Insurance: £2,382.32
- Employee Pension Deduction: £1,805.45
Take-Home Pay: £32,566.52 (76.90% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £2,888.72
Based on Mean Salary of £66,807:
- Salary Subject to Tax: £52,035.50
- Income Tax Owed: £13,274.20
- National Insurance: £3,346.74
- Employee Pension Deduction: £2,201.50
Take-Home Pay: £47,984.56 (71.83% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £3,522.40
How Expensive Is It To Employ Someone In St Albans?
The direct cost to employee someone includes salary, employer national insurance and employer pension contributions (3%).
Based on the median pay in St Albans it works out to:
- Salary: £42,349
- Employer National Insurance: £5,602.35
- Employer Pension Contribution: £1,083.27
Total Cost To An Employer: £49,034.62 per year
Based on the mean pay in St Albans it works out to:
- Salary: £66,807
- Employer National Insurance: £9,271.05
- Employer Pension Contribution: £1,320.90
Total Cost To An Employer: £77,398.95 per year
Income Tax And National Insurance Paid By Workers In St Albans
Finally, how much income tax and national insurance do people in St Albans 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 St Albans paid income tax and national insurance based on the median salary of £42,349 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £719,707,140.
If all workers in St Albans paid income tax and national insurance based on the mean salary of £66,807 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £1,372,275,470.
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All the data presented here comes from the Office of National Statistics.