The median annual salary in East Sussex is currently £29,867 and the mean (average) is £34,547 before tax.
The median salary means half of all employees in East Sussex earn more than £29,867 and half earn less.
The mean (average) salary number of £34,547 is calculated by taking all the salaries in East Sussex adding them up and then dividing by the total number of jobs (currently 180,000 which is 0.77% of all UK jobs).
Over the past 12 months the East Sussex median salary of £29,867 has increased by 14.40% which places it 5.49% Below the median salary of the UK as a whole.
The mean salary of £34,547 has increased 8.10% during the same time period and now standards at 9.62% Below the mean salary of the UK.
Income (Before Tax) By Decile In East Sussex
Top 10%: x (and above)
Top 20% £47,424
Top 25% £42,239
Top 30% £39,379
Top 40% £33,323
Bottom 40% £25,542
Bottom 30% £21,860
Bottom 25% £19,203
Bottom 20% £21,860
Bottom 10% £11,175 (and below)
Average Monthly, Weekly & Hourly Pay (Before Tax) In East Sussex
The median salary of £29,867 works out to:
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- £2,488.92 per month
- £574.90 per week
- £16.24 per hour
The mean salary of £34,547 works out to:
- £2,878.92 per month
- £655.10 per week
- £20.50 per hour
Men vs Women Salary Differences (Before Tax) In East Sussex
Of the 180,000 jobs in East Sussex, 83,000 (46.11%) were held by men and 98,000 (54.44%) were held by women.
The median salary for men was £35,009 vs £24,905 for women.
The mean salary for men was £42,471 vs £27,863 for women.
This means men in East Sussex are paid 40.57% more based on median salaries or 52.43% 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 East Sussex
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 £29,867:
- Salary Subject to Tax: £16,115.65
- Income Tax Owed: £3,223.13
- National Insurance: £1,383.76
- Employee Pension Deduction: £1,181.35
Take-Home Pay: £24,078.76 (80.62% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £1,890.16
Based on Mean Salary of £34,547:
- Salary Subject to Tax: £20,561.65
- Income Tax Owed: £4,112.33
- National Insurance: £1,758.16
- Employee Pension Deduction: £1,415.35
Take-Home Pay: £27,261.16 (78.91% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £2,264.56
How Expensive Is It To Employ Someone In East Sussex?
The direct cost to employee someone includes salary, employer national insurance and employer pension contributions (3%).
Based on the median pay in East Sussex it works out to:
- Salary: £29,867
- Employer National Insurance: £3,730.05
- Employer Pension Contribution: £708.81
Total Cost To An Employer: £34,305.86 per year
Based on the mean pay in East Sussex it works out to:
- Salary: £34,547
- Employer National Insurance: £4,432.05
- Employer Pension Contribution: £849.21
Total Cost To An Employer: £39,828.26 per year
Income Tax And National Insurance Paid By Workers In East Sussex
Finally, how much income tax and national insurance do people in East Sussex 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 East Sussex paid income tax and national insurance based on the median salary of £29,867 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £1,500,649,200.
If all workers in East Sussex paid income tax and national insurance based on the mean salary of £34,547 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £1,854,457,200.
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All the data presented here comes from the Office of National Statistics.