The median annual salary in Basildon is currently £33,717 and the mean (average) is £41,699 before tax.
The median salary means half of all employees in Basildon earn more than £33,717 and half earn less.
The mean (average) salary number of £41,699 is calculated by taking all the salaries in Basildon adding them up and then dividing by the total number of jobs (currently 67,000 which is 0.29% of all UK jobs).
Over the past 12 months the Basildon median salary of £33,717 has increased by 10.40% which places it 6.69% Above the median salary of the UK as a whole.
The mean salary of £41,699 has increased 11.60% during the same time period and now standards at 9.09% Above the mean salary of the UK.
Income (Before Tax) By Decile In Basildon
Top 10%: x (and above)
Top 20% £57,905
Top 25% £51,361
Top 30% £47,637
Top 40% £40,748
Bottom 40% £29,878
Bottom 30% £25,366
Bottom 25% £23,376
Bottom 20% £25,366
Bottom 10% x (and below)
Average Monthly, Weekly & Hourly Pay (Before Tax) In Basildon
The median salary of £33,717 works out to:
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- £2,809.75 per month
- £645.60 per week
- £17.39 per hour
The mean salary of £41,699 works out to:
- £3,474.92 per month
- £777.10 per week
- £23.18 per hour
Men vs Women Salary Differences (Before Tax) In Basildon
Of the 67,000 jobs in Basildon, 34,000 (50.75%) were held by men and 33,000 (49.25%) were held by women.
The median salary for men was £40,740 vs £27,755 for women.
The mean salary for men was £50,121 vs £33,230 for women.
This means men in Basildon are paid 46.78% more based on median salaries or 50.83% 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 Basildon
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 £33,717:
- Salary Subject to Tax: £19,773.15
- Income Tax Owed: £3,954.63
- National Insurance: £1,691.76
- Employee Pension Deduction: £1,373.85
Take-Home Pay: £26,696.76 (79.18% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £2,198.16
Based on Mean Salary of £41,699:
- Salary Subject to Tax: £27,356.05
- Income Tax Owed: £5,471.21
- National Insurance: £2,330.32
- Employee Pension Deduction: £1,772.95
Take-Home Pay: £32,124.52 (77.04% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £2,836.72
How Expensive Is It To Employ Someone In Basildon?
The direct cost to employee someone includes salary, employer national insurance and employer pension contributions (3%).
Based on the median pay in Basildon it works out to:
- Salary: £33,717
- Employer National Insurance: £4,307.55
- Employer Pension Contribution: £824.31
Total Cost To An Employer: £38,848.86 per year
Based on the mean pay in Basildon it works out to:
- Salary: £41,699
- Employer National Insurance: £5,504.85
- Employer Pension Contribution: £1,063.77
Total Cost To An Employer: £48,267.62 per year
Income Tax And National Insurance Paid By Workers In Basildon
Finally, how much income tax and national insurance do people in Basildon 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 Basildon paid income tax and national insurance based on the median salary of £33,717 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £666,913,980.
If all workers in Basildon paid income tax and national insurance based on the mean salary of £41,699 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £891,527,460.
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All the data presented here comes from the Office of National Statistics.