The median annual salary in Shropshire is currently £29,588 and the mean (average) is £34,575 before tax.
The median salary means half of all employees in Shropshire earn more than £29,588 and half earn less.
The mean (average) salary number of £34,575 is calculated by taking all the salaries in Shropshire adding them up and then dividing by the total number of jobs (currently 106,000 which is 0.45% of all UK jobs).
Over the past 12 months the Shropshire median salary of £29,588 has increased by 7.60% which places it 6.37% Below the median salary of the UK as a whole.
The mean salary of £34,575 has increased 4.90% during the same time period and now standards at 9.55% Below the mean salary of the UK.
Income (Before Tax) By Decile In Shropshire
Top 10%: x (and above)
Top 20% £47,919
Top 25% £44,632
Top 30% £40,444
Top 40% £34,474
Bottom 40% £25,326
Bottom 30% £22,286
Bottom 25% £20,138
Bottom 20% £22,286
Bottom 10% £11,424 (and below)
Average Monthly, Weekly & Hourly Pay (Before Tax) In Shropshire
The median salary of £29,588 works out to:
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- £2,465.67 per month
- £564.90 per week
- £16.20 per hour
The mean salary of £34,575 works out to:
- £2,881.25 per month
- £659.80 per week
- £19.96 per hour
Men vs Women Salary Differences (Before Tax) In Shropshire
Of the 106,000 jobs in Shropshire, 54,000 (50.94%) were held by men and 53,000 (50.00%) were held by women.
The median salary for men was £35,711 vs £23,867 for women.
The mean salary for men was £39,743 vs £29,300 for women.
This means men in Shropshire are paid 49.63% more based on median salaries or 35.64% 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 Shropshire
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 £29,588:
- Salary Subject to Tax: £15,850.60
- Income Tax Owed: £3,170.12
- National Insurance: £1,361.44
- Employee Pension Deduction: £1,167.40
Take-Home Pay: £23,889.04 (80.74% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £1,867.84
Based on Mean Salary of £34,575:
- Salary Subject to Tax: £20,588.25
- Income Tax Owed: £4,117.65
- National Insurance: £1,760.40
- Employee Pension Deduction: £1,416.75
Take-Home Pay: £27,280.20 (78.90% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £2,266.80
How Expensive Is It To Employ Someone In Shropshire?
The direct cost to employee someone includes salary, employer national insurance and employer pension contributions (3%).
Based on the median pay in Shropshire it works out to:
- Salary: £29,588
- Employer National Insurance: £3,688.20
- Employer Pension Contribution: £700.44
Total Cost To An Employer: £33,976.64 per year
Based on the mean pay in Shropshire it works out to:
- Salary: £34,575
- Employer National Insurance: £4,436.25
- Employer Pension Contribution: £850.05
Total Cost To An Employer: £39,861.30 per year
Income Tax And National Insurance Paid By Workers In Shropshire
Finally, how much income tax and national insurance do people in Shropshire 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 Shropshire paid income tax and national insurance based on the median salary of £29,588 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £871,294,560.
If all workers in Shropshire paid income tax and national insurance based on the mean salary of £34,575 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £1,093,315,800.
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All the data presented here comes from the Office of National Statistics.