The median annual salary in Essex is currently £33,803 and the mean (average) is £42,555 before tax.
The median salary means half of all employees in Essex earn more than £33,803 and half earn less.
The mean (average) salary number of £42,555 is calculated by taking all the salaries in Essex adding them up and then dividing by the total number of jobs (currently 515,000 which is 2.20% of all UK jobs).
Over the past 12 months the Essex median salary of £33,803 has increased by 10.60% which places it 6.96% Above the median salary of the UK as a whole.
The mean salary of £42,555 has increased 6.30% during the same time period and now standards at 11.33% Above the mean salary of the UK.
Income (Before Tax) By Decile In Essex
Top 10%: £76,703 (and above)
Top 20% £55,591
Top 25% £50,067
Top 30% £46,545
Top 40% £39,517
Bottom 40% £29,294
Bottom 30% £24,296
Bottom 25% £21,564
Bottom 20% £24,296
Bottom 10% £11,026 (and below)
Average Monthly, Weekly & Hourly Pay (Before Tax) In Essex
The median salary of £33,803 works out to:
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- £2,816.92 per month
- £651.60 per week
- £18.06 per hour
The mean salary of £42,555 works out to:
- £3,546.25 per month
- £784.20 per week
- £23.73 per hour
Men vs Women Salary Differences (Before Tax) In Essex
Of the 515,000 jobs in Essex, 262,000 (50.87%) were held by men and 253,000 (49.13%) were held by women.
The median salary for men was £40,509 vs £27,540 for women.
The mean salary for men was £52,808 vs £31,897 for women.
This means men in Essex are paid 47.09% more based on median salaries or 65.56% 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 Essex
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 £33,803:
- Salary Subject to Tax: £19,854.85
- Income Tax Owed: £3,970.97
- National Insurance: £1,698.64
- Employee Pension Deduction: £1,378.15
Take-Home Pay: £26,755.24 (79.15% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £2,205.04
Based on Mean Salary of £42,555:
- Salary Subject to Tax: £28,169.25
- Income Tax Owed: £5,633.85
- National Insurance: £2,398.80
- Employee Pension Deduction: £1,815.75
Take-Home Pay: £32,706.60 (76.86% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £2,905.20
How Expensive Is It To Employ Someone In Essex?
The direct cost to employee someone includes salary, employer national insurance and employer pension contributions (3%).
Based on the median pay in Essex it works out to:
- Salary: £33,803
- Employer National Insurance: £4,320.45
- Employer Pension Contribution: £826.89
Total Cost To An Employer: £38,950.34 per year
Based on the mean pay in Essex it works out to:
- Salary: £42,555
- Employer National Insurance: £5,633.25
- Employer Pension Contribution: £1,089.45
Total Cost To An Employer: £49,277.70 per year
Income Tax And National Insurance Paid By Workers In Essex
Finally, how much income tax and national insurance do people in Essex 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 Essex paid income tax and national insurance based on the median salary of £33,803 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £5,144,880,900.
If all workers in Essex paid income tax and national insurance based on the mean salary of £42,555 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £7,037,938,500.
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More Salary Data By City
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- Brentwood
- Castle Point
- Chelmsford
- Colchester
- Epping Forest
- Harlow
- Maldon
- Rochford
All the data presented here comes from the Office of National Statistics.