The median annual salary in Sandwell is currently £27,414 and the mean (average) is £30,483 before tax.
The median salary means half of all employees in Sandwell earn more than £27,414 and half earn less.
The mean (average) salary number of £30,483 is calculated by taking all the salaries in Sandwell adding them up and then dividing by the total number of jobs (currently 93,000 which is 0.40% of all UK jobs).
Over the past 12 months the Sandwell median salary of £27,414 has increased by 4.40% which places it 13.25% Below the median salary of the UK as a whole.
The mean salary of £30,483 has increased 10.00% during the same time period and now standards at 20.25% Below the mean salary of the UK.
Income (Before Tax) By Decile In Sandwell
Top 10%: x (and above)
Top 20% £41,800
Top 25% £39,096
Top 30% £36,056
Top 40% £31,224
Bottom 40% £24,855
Bottom 30% £21,780
Bottom 25% £19,009
Bottom 20% £21,780
Bottom 10% £10,287 (and below)
Average Monthly, Weekly & Hourly Pay (Before Tax) In Sandwell
The median salary of £27,414 works out to:
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- £2,284.50 per month
- £543.40 per week
- £14.89 per hour
The mean salary of £30,483 works out to:
- £2,540.25 per month
- £580.90 per week
- £17.22 per hour
Men vs Women Salary Differences (Before Tax) In Sandwell
Of the 93,000 jobs in Sandwell, 47,000 (50.54%) were held by men and 46,000 (49.46%) were held by women.
The median salary for men was £31,939 vs £23,563 for women.
The mean salary for men was £35,566 vs £25,189 for women.
This means men in Sandwell are paid 35.55% more based on median salaries or 41.20% 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 Sandwell
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 £27,414:
- Salary Subject to Tax: £13,785.30
- Income Tax Owed: £2,757.06
- National Insurance: £1,187.52
- Employee Pension Deduction: £1,058.70
Take-Home Pay: £22,410.72 (81.75% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £1,693.92
Based on Mean Salary of £30,483:
- Salary Subject to Tax: £16,700.85
- Income Tax Owed: £3,340.17
- National Insurance: £1,433.04
- Employee Pension Deduction: £1,212.15
Take-Home Pay: £24,497.64 (80.36% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £1,939.44
How Expensive Is It To Employ Someone In Sandwell?
The direct cost to employee someone includes salary, employer national insurance and employer pension contributions (3%).
Based on the median pay in Sandwell it works out to:
- Salary: £27,414
- Employer National Insurance: £3,362.10
- Employer Pension Contribution: £635.22
Total Cost To An Employer: £31,411.32 per year
Based on the mean pay in Sandwell it works out to:
- Salary: £30,483
- Employer National Insurance: £3,822.45
- Employer Pension Contribution: £727.29
Total Cost To An Employer: £35,032.74 per year
Income Tax And National Insurance Paid By Workers In Sandwell
Finally, how much income tax and national insurance do people in Sandwell 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 Sandwell paid income tax and national insurance based on the median salary of £27,414 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £679,521,240.
If all workers in Sandwell paid income tax and national insurance based on the mean salary of £30,483 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £799,396,380.
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All the data presented here comes from the Office of National Statistics.