The median annual salary in Brentwood is currently £43,504 and the mean (average) is £69,183 before tax.
The median salary means half of all employees in Brentwood earn more than £43,504 and half earn less.
The mean (average) salary number of £69,183 is calculated by taking all the salaries in Brentwood adding them up and then dividing by the total number of jobs (currently 28,000 which is 0.12% of all UK jobs).
Over the past 12 months the Brentwood median salary of £43,504 has increased by 5.10% which places it 37.66% Above the median salary of the UK as a whole.
The mean salary of £69,183 has increased 5.20% during the same time period and now standards at 80.99% Above the mean salary of the UK.
Income (Before Tax) By Decile In Brentwood
Top 10%: x (and above)
Top 20% x
Top 25% x
Top 30% £59,900
Top 40% £50,071
Bottom 40% £37,497
Bottom 30% £31,441
Bottom 25% £28,801
Bottom 20% £31,441
Bottom 10% x (and below)
Average Monthly, Weekly & Hourly Pay (Before Tax) In Brentwood
The median salary of £43,504 works out to:
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- £3,625.33 per month
- £772.30 per week
- £22.35 per hour
The mean salary of £69,183 works out to:
- £5,765.25 per month
- £1,061.00 per week
- £31.15 per hour
Men vs Women Salary Differences (Before Tax) In Brentwood
Of the 28,000 jobs in Brentwood, 16,000 (57.14%) were held by men and 12,000 (42.86%) were held by women.
The median salary for men was £56,372 vs £32,570 for women.
The mean salary for men was x vs £35,710 for women.
This means men in Brentwood are paid 73.08% more based on median salaries or #VALUE! 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 Brentwood
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 £43,504:
- Salary Subject to Tax: £29,070.80
- Income Tax Owed: £5,814.16
- National Insurance: £2,474.72
- Employee Pension Deduction: £1,863.20
Take-Home Pay: £33,351.92 (76.66% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £2,981.12
Based on Mean Salary of £69,183:
- Salary Subject to Tax: £54,411.50
- Income Tax Owed: £14,224.60
- National Insurance: £3,394.26
- Employee Pension Deduction: £2,201.50
Take-Home Pay: £49,362.64 (71.35% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £3,522.40
How Expensive Is It To Employ Someone In Brentwood?
The direct cost to employee someone includes salary, employer national insurance and employer pension contributions (3%).
Based on the median pay in Brentwood it works out to:
- Salary: £43,504
- Employer National Insurance: £5,775.60
- Employer Pension Contribution: £1,117.92
Total Cost To An Employer: £50,397.52 per year
Based on the mean pay in Brentwood it works out to:
- Salary: £69,183
- Employer National Insurance: £9,627.45
- Employer Pension Contribution: £1,320.90
Total Cost To An Employer: £80,131.35 per year
Income Tax And National Insurance Paid By Workers In Brentwood
Finally, how much income tax and national insurance do people in Brentwood 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 Brentwood paid income tax and national insurance based on the median salary of £43,504 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £393,805,440.
If all workers in Brentwood paid income tax and national insurance based on the mean salary of £69,183 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £762,896,680.
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All the data presented here comes from the Office of National Statistics.