The median annual salary in Middlesbrough is currently £27,406 and the mean (average) is £30,489 before tax.
The median salary means half of all employees in Middlesbrough earn more than £27,406 and half earn less.
The mean (average) salary number of £30,489 is calculated by taking all the salaries in Middlesbrough adding them up and then dividing by the total number of jobs (currently 37,000 which is 0.16% of all UK jobs).
Over the past 12 months the Middlesbrough median salary of £27,406 has increased by 12.70% which places it 13.28% Below the median salary of the UK as a whole.
The mean salary of £30,489 has increased 10.90% during the same time period and now standards at 20.24% Below the mean salary of the UK.
Income (Before Tax) By Decile In Middlesbrough
Top 10%: x (and above)
Top 20% £42,086
Top 25% £38,546
Top 30% £35,884
Top 40% £30,732
Bottom 40% £24,233
Bottom 30% £20,073
Bottom 25% £17,552
Bottom 20% £20,073
Bottom 10% £8,758 (and below)
Average Monthly, Weekly & Hourly Pay (Before Tax) In Middlesbrough
The median salary of £27,406 works out to:
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- £2,283.83 per month
- £543.60 per week
- £14.41 per hour
The mean salary of £30,489 works out to:
- £2,540.75 per month
- £591.70 per week
- £17.62 per hour
Men vs Women Salary Differences (Before Tax) In Middlesbrough
Of the 37,000 jobs in Middlesbrough, 20,000 (54.05%) were held by men and 17,000 (45.95%) were held by women.
The median salary for men was £30,728 vs £21,846 for women.
The mean salary for men was £35,756 vs £24,332 for women.
This means men in Middlesbrough are paid 40.66% more based on median salaries or 46.95% 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 Middlesbrough
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 £27,406:
- Salary Subject to Tax: £13,777.70
- Income Tax Owed: £2,755.54
- National Insurance: £1,186.88
- Employee Pension Deduction: £1,058.30
Take-Home Pay: £22,405.28 (81.75% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £1,693.28
Based on Mean Salary of £30,489:
- Salary Subject to Tax: £16,706.55
- Income Tax Owed: £3,341.31
- National Insurance: £1,433.52
- Employee Pension Deduction: £1,212.45
Take-Home Pay: £24,501.72 (80.36% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £1,939.92
How Expensive Is It To Employ Someone In Middlesbrough?
The direct cost to employee someone includes salary, employer national insurance and employer pension contributions (3%).
Based on the median pay in Middlesbrough it works out to:
- Salary: £27,406
- Employer National Insurance: £3,360.90
- Employer Pension Contribution: £634.98
Total Cost To An Employer: £31,401.88 per year
Based on the mean pay in Middlesbrough it works out to:
- Salary: £30,489
- Employer National Insurance: £3,823.35
- Employer Pension Contribution: £727.47
Total Cost To An Employer: £35,039.82 per year
Income Tax And National Insurance Paid By Workers In Middlesbrough
Finally, how much income tax and national insurance do people in Middlesbrough 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 Middlesbrough paid income tax and national insurance based on the median salary of £27,406 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £270,222,840.
If all workers in Middlesbrough paid income tax and national insurance based on the mean salary of £30,489 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £318,132,660.
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All the data presented here comes from the Office of National Statistics.