The median annual salary in Portsmouth is currently £30,732 and the mean (average) is £33,895 before tax.
The median salary means half of all employees in Portsmouth earn more than £30,732 and half earn less.
The mean (average) salary number of £33,895 is calculated by taking all the salaries in Portsmouth adding them up and then dividing by the total number of jobs (currently 70,000 which is 0.30% of all UK jobs).
Over the past 12 months the Portsmouth median salary of £30,732 has increased by 7.90% which places it 2.75% Below the median salary of the UK as a whole.
The mean salary of £33,895 has increased 9.10% during the same time period and now standards at 11.33% Below the mean salary of the UK.
Income (Before Tax) By Decile In Portsmouth
Top 10%: x (and above)
Top 20% £45,947
Top 25% £41,810
Top 30% £38,993
Top 40% £34,048
Bottom 40% £26,485
Bottom 30% £22,207
Bottom 25% £19,308
Bottom 20% £22,207
Bottom 10% £9,508 (and below)
Average Monthly, Weekly & Hourly Pay (Before Tax) In Portsmouth
The median salary of £30,732 works out to:
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- £2,561.00 per month
- £595.60 per week
- £16.53 per hour
The mean salary of £33,895 works out to:
- £2,824.58 per month
- £641.10 per week
- £19.45 per hour
Men vs Women Salary Differences (Before Tax) In Portsmouth
Of the 70,000 jobs in Portsmouth, 36,000 (51.43%) were held by men and 35,000 (50.00%) were held by women.
The median salary for men was £33,436 vs £25,574 for women.
The mean salary for men was £36,459 vs £31,224 for women.
This means men in Portsmouth are paid 30.74% more based on median salaries or 16.77% 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 Portsmouth
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 £30,732:
- Salary Subject to Tax: £16,937.40
- Income Tax Owed: £3,387.48
- National Insurance: £1,452.96
- Employee Pension Deduction: £1,224.60
Take-Home Pay: £24,666.96 (80.26% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £1,959.36
Based on Mean Salary of £33,895:
- Salary Subject to Tax: £19,942.25
- Income Tax Owed: £3,988.45
- National Insurance: £1,706.00
- Employee Pension Deduction: £1,382.75
Take-Home Pay: £26,817.80 (79.12% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £2,212.40
How Expensive Is It To Employ Someone In Portsmouth?
The direct cost to employee someone includes salary, employer national insurance and employer pension contributions (3%).
Based on the median pay in Portsmouth it works out to:
- Salary: £30,732
- Employer National Insurance: £3,859.80
- Employer Pension Contribution: £734.76
Total Cost To An Employer: £35,326.56 per year
Based on the mean pay in Portsmouth it works out to:
- Salary: £33,895
- Employer National Insurance: £4,334.25
- Employer Pension Contribution: £829.65
Total Cost To An Employer: £39,058.90 per year
Income Tax And National Insurance Paid By Workers In Portsmouth
Finally, how much income tax and national insurance do people in Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth paid income tax and national insurance based on the median salary of £30,732 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £609,016,800.
If all workers in Portsmouth paid income tax and national insurance based on the mean salary of £33,895 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £702,009,000.
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All the data presented here comes from the Office of National Statistics.