The median annual salary in England is currently £31,840 and the mean (average) is £39,004 before tax.
The median salary means half of all employees in England earn more than £31,840 and half earn less.
The mean (average) salary number of £39,004 is calculated by taking all the salaries in England adding them up and then dividing by the total number of jobs (currently 19,169,000 which is 81.97% of all UK jobs).
Over the past 12 months the England median salary of £31,840 has increased by 7.00% which places it 0.75% Above the median salary of the UK as a whole.
The mean salary of £39,004 has increased 8.50% during the same time period and now standards at 2.04% Above the mean salary of the UK.
Income (Before Tax) By Decile In England
Top 10%: £66,896 (and above)
Top 20% £51,093
Top 25% £46,659
Top 30% £43,000
Top 40% £36,845
Bottom 40% £27,612
Bottom 30% £23,675
Bottom 25% £21,313
Bottom 20% £23,675
Bottom 10% £11,081 (and below)
Average Monthly, Weekly & Hourly Pay (Before Tax) In England
The median salary of £31,840 works out to:
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- £2,653.33 per month
- £618.70 per week
- £17.20 per hour
The mean salary of £39,004 works out to:
- £3,250.33 per month
- £727.30 per week
- £21.94 per hour
Men vs Women Salary Differences (Before Tax) In England
Of the 19,169,000 jobs in England, 9,513,000 (49.63%) were held by men and 9,656,000 (50.37%) were held by women.
The median salary for men was £37,503 vs £26,691 for women.
The mean salary for men was £46,861 vs £31,264 for women.
This means men in England are paid 40.51% more based on median salaries or 49.89% 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 England
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 £31,840:
- Salary Subject to Tax: £17,990.00
- Income Tax Owed: £3,598.00
- National Insurance: £1,541.60
- Employee Pension Deduction: £1,280.00
Take-Home Pay: £25,420.40 (79.84% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £2,048.00
Based on Mean Salary of £39,004:
- Salary Subject to Tax: £24,795.80
- Income Tax Owed: £4,959.16
- National Insurance: £2,114.72
- Employee Pension Deduction: £1,638.20
Take-Home Pay: £30,291.92 (77.66% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £2,621.12
How Expensive Is It To Employ Someone In England?
The direct cost to employee someone includes salary, employer national insurance and employer pension contributions (3%).
Based on the median pay in England it works out to:
- Salary: £31,840
- Employer National Insurance: £4,026.00
- Employer Pension Contribution: £768.00
Total Cost To An Employer: £36,634.00 per year
Based on the mean pay in England it works out to:
- Salary: £39,004
- Employer National Insurance: £5,100.60
- Employer Pension Contribution: £982.92
Total Cost To An Employer: £45,087.52 per year
Income Tax And National Insurance Paid By Workers In England
Finally, how much income tax and national insurance do people in England 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 England paid income tax and national insurance based on the median salary of £31,840 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £175,695,386,400.
If all workers in England paid income tax and national insurance based on the mean salary of £39,004 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £233,372,607,120.
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All the data presented here comes from the Office of National Statistics.