The median annual salary in Herefordshire is currently £28,449 and the mean (average) is £31,108 before tax.
The median salary means half of all employees in Herefordshire earn more than £28,449 and half earn less.
The mean (average) salary number of £31,108 is calculated by taking all the salaries in Herefordshire adding them up and then dividing by the total number of jobs (currently 67,000 which is 0.29% of all UK jobs).
Over the past 12 months the Herefordshire median salary of £28,449 has increased by 7.00% which places it 9.98% Below the median salary of the UK as a whole.
The mean salary of £31,108 has increased 5.30% during the same time period and now standards at 18.62% Below the mean salary of the UK.
Income (Before Tax) By Decile In Herefordshire
Top 10%: x (and above)
Top 20% £41,237
Top 25% £38,643
Top 30% £35,928
Top 40% £31,975
Bottom 40% £24,695
Bottom 30% £20,261
Bottom 25% £17,216
Bottom 20% £20,261
Bottom 10% £9,175 (and below)
Average Monthly, Weekly & Hourly Pay (Before Tax) In Herefordshire
The median salary of £28,449 works out to:
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- £2,370.75 per month
- £559.90 per week
- £15.29 per hour
The mean salary of £31,108 works out to:
- £2,592.33 per month
- £635.30 per week
- £19.00 per hour
Men vs Women Salary Differences (Before Tax) In Herefordshire
Of the 67,000 jobs in Herefordshire, 32,000 (47.76%) were held by men and 35,000 (52.24%) were held by women.
The median salary for men was £32,673 vs £22,497 for women.
The mean salary for men was £38,015 vs £24,763 for women.
This means men in Herefordshire are paid 45.23% more based on median salaries or 53.52% 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 Herefordshire
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 £28,449:
- Salary Subject to Tax: £14,768.55
- Income Tax Owed: £2,953.71
- National Insurance: £1,270.32
- Employee Pension Deduction: £1,110.45
Take-Home Pay: £23,114.52 (81.25% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £1,776.72
Based on Mean Salary of £31,108:
- Salary Subject to Tax: £17,294.60
- Income Tax Owed: £3,458.92
- National Insurance: £1,483.04
- Employee Pension Deduction: £1,243.40
Take-Home Pay: £24,922.64 (80.12% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £1,989.44
How Expensive Is It To Employ Someone In Herefordshire?
The direct cost to employee someone includes salary, employer national insurance and employer pension contributions (3%).
Based on the median pay in Herefordshire it works out to:
- Salary: £28,449
- Employer National Insurance: £3,517.35
- Employer Pension Contribution: £666.27
Total Cost To An Employer: £32,632.62 per year
Based on the mean pay in Herefordshire it works out to:
- Salary: £31,108
- Employer National Insurance: £3,916.20
- Employer Pension Contribution: £746.04
Total Cost To An Employer: £35,770.24 per year
Income Tax And National Insurance Paid By Workers In Herefordshire
Finally, how much income tax and national insurance do people in Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire paid income tax and national insurance based on the median salary of £28,449 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £518,672,460.
If all workers in Herefordshire paid income tax and national insurance based on the mean salary of £31,108 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £593,496,720.
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All the data presented here comes from the Office of National Statistics.