The median annual salary in Exeter is currently £27,881 and the mean (average) is £33,618 before tax.
The median salary means half of all employees in Exeter earn more than £27,881 and half earn less.
The mean (average) salary number of £33,618 is calculated by taking all the salaries in Exeter adding them up and then dividing by the total number of jobs (currently 50,000 which is 0.21% of all UK jobs).
Over the past 12 months the Exeter median salary of £27,881 has increased by 6.00% which places it 11.77% Below the median salary of the UK as a whole.
The mean salary of £33,618 has increased 11.60% during the same time period and now standards at 12.05% Below the mean salary of the UK.
Income (Before Tax) By Decile In Exeter
Top 10%: x (and above)
Top 20% £46,153
Top 25% £42,823
Top 30% £39,672
Top 40% £33,315
Bottom 40% £25,436
Bottom 30% £22,717
Bottom 25% £20,665
Bottom 20% £22,717
Bottom 10% £9,453 (and below)
Average Monthly, Weekly & Hourly Pay (Before Tax) In Exeter
The median salary of £27,881 works out to:
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- £2,323.42 per month
- £540.10 per week
- £15.67 per hour
The mean salary of £33,618 works out to:
- £2,801.50 per month
- £615.40 per week
- £19.61 per hour
Men vs Women Salary Differences (Before Tax) In Exeter
Of the 50,000 jobs in Exeter, 26,000 (52.00%) were held by men and 24,000 (48.00%) were held by women.
The median salary for men was £33,593 vs £25,635 for women.
The mean salary for men was £41,037 vs £25,738 for women.
This means men in Exeter are paid 31.04% more based on median salaries or 59.44% 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 Exeter
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 £27,881:
- Salary Subject to Tax: £14,228.95
- Income Tax Owed: £2,845.79
- National Insurance: £1,224.88
- Employee Pension Deduction: £1,082.05
Take-Home Pay: £22,728.28 (81.52% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £1,731.28
Based on Mean Salary of £33,618:
- Salary Subject to Tax: £19,679.10
- Income Tax Owed: £3,935.82
- National Insurance: £1,683.84
- Employee Pension Deduction: £1,368.90
Take-Home Pay: £26,629.44 (79.21% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £2,190.24
How Expensive Is It To Employ Someone In Exeter?
The direct cost to employee someone includes salary, employer national insurance and employer pension contributions (3%).
Based on the median pay in Exeter it works out to:
- Salary: £27,881
- Employer National Insurance: £3,432.15
- Employer Pension Contribution: £649.23
Total Cost To An Employer: £31,962.38 per year
Based on the mean pay in Exeter it works out to:
- Salary: £33,618
- Employer National Insurance: £4,292.70
- Employer Pension Contribution: £821.34
Total Cost To An Employer: £38,732.04 per year
Income Tax And National Insurance Paid By Workers In Exeter
Finally, how much income tax and national insurance do people in Exeter 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 Exeter paid income tax and national insurance based on the median salary of £27,881 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £375,141,000.
If all workers in Exeter paid income tax and national insurance based on the mean salary of £33,618 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £495,618,000.
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All the data presented here comes from the Office of National Statistics.