The median annual salary in Dorset is currently £29,783 and the mean (average) is £32,862 before tax.
The median salary means half of all employees in Dorset earn more than £29,783 and half earn less.
The mean (average) salary number of £32,862 is calculated by taking all the salaries in Dorset adding them up and then dividing by the total number of jobs (currently 131,000 which is 0.56% of all UK jobs).
Over the past 12 months the Dorset median salary of £29,783 has increased by 3.70% which places it 5.76% Below the median salary of the UK as a whole.
The mean salary of £32,862 has increased 0.30% during the same time period and now standards at 14.03% Below the mean salary of the UK.
Income (Before Tax) By Decile In Dorset
Top 10%: x (and above)
Top 20% £45,992
Top 25% £43,002
Top 30% £39,464
Top 40% £33,754
Bottom 40% £26,681
Bottom 30% £22,244
Bottom 25% £18,455
Bottom 20% £22,244
Bottom 10% £9,021 (and below)
Average Monthly, Weekly & Hourly Pay (Before Tax) In Dorset
The median salary of £29,783 works out to:
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- £2,481.92 per month
- £580.50 per week
- £16.09 per hour
The mean salary of £32,862 works out to:
- £2,738.50 per month
- £642.70 per week
- £20.05 per hour
Men vs Women Salary Differences (Before Tax) In Dorset
Of the 131,000 jobs in Dorset, 67,000 (51.15%) were held by men and 63,000 (48.09%) were held by women.
The median salary for men was £34,789 vs £24,274 for women.
The mean salary for men was £38,954 vs £26,385 for women.
This means men in Dorset are paid 43.32% more based on median salaries or 47.64% 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 Dorset
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 £29,783:
- Salary Subject to Tax: £16,035.85
- Income Tax Owed: £3,207.17
- National Insurance: £1,377.04
- Employee Pension Deduction: £1,177.15
Take-Home Pay: £24,021.64 (80.66% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £1,883.44
Based on Mean Salary of £32,862:
- Salary Subject to Tax: £18,960.90
- Income Tax Owed: £3,792.18
- National Insurance: £1,623.36
- Employee Pension Deduction: £1,331.10
Take-Home Pay: £26,115.36 (79.47% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £2,129.76
How Expensive Is It To Employ Someone In Dorset?
The direct cost to employee someone includes salary, employer national insurance and employer pension contributions (3%).
Based on the median pay in Dorset it works out to:
- Salary: £29,783
- Employer National Insurance: £3,717.45
- Employer Pension Contribution: £706.29
Total Cost To An Employer: £34,206.74 per year
Based on the mean pay in Dorset it works out to:
- Salary: £32,862
- Employer National Insurance: £4,179.30
- Employer Pension Contribution: £798.66
Total Cost To An Employer: £37,839.96 per year
Income Tax And National Insurance Paid By Workers In Dorset
Finally, how much income tax and national insurance do people in Dorset 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 Dorset paid income tax and national insurance based on the median salary of £29,783 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £1,087,517,460.
If all workers in Dorset paid income tax and national insurance based on the mean salary of £32,862 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £1,256,924,040.
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All the data presented here comes from the Office of National Statistics.