Average Salary In St. Helens (Before & After Tax) For 2025

The median annual salary in St. Helens is currently £30,282 and the mean (average) is £33,958 before tax.

The median salary means half of all employees in St. Helens earn more than £30,282 and half earn less.

The mean (average) salary number of £33,958 is calculated by taking all the salaries in St. Helens adding them up and then dividing by the total number of jobs (currently 63,000 which is 0.27% of all UK jobs).

Over the past 12 months the St. Helens median salary of £30,282 has increased by 7.80% which places it 4.18% Below the median salary of the UK as a whole.

The mean salary of £33,958 has increased 4.20% during the same time period and now standards at 11.16% Below the mean salary of the UK.

Income (Before Tax) By Decile In St. Helens

Top 10%: x (and above)
Top 20% £45,427
Top 25% £42,061
Top 30% £39,397
Top 40% £34,404
Bottom 40% £26,494
Bottom 30% £22,162
Bottom 25% £20,065
Bottom 20% £22,162
Bottom 10% £10,797 (and below)

Average Monthly, Weekly & Hourly Pay (Before Tax) In St. Helens

The median salary of £30,282 works out to:

• £2,523.50 per month
• £596.00 per week
• £15.64 per hour

The mean salary of £33,958 works out to:

• £2,829.83 per month
• £668.90 per week
• £19.86 per hour

Men vs Women Salary Differences (Before Tax) In St. Helens

Of the 63,000 jobs in St. Helens, 32,000 (50.79%) were held by men and 31,000 (49.21%) were held by women.

The median salary for men was £34,429 vs £24,301 for women.

The mean salary for men was £39,454 vs £28,228 for women.

This means men in St. Helens are paid 41.68% more based on median salaries or 39.77% more based on mean salaries than women.

(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 St. Helens

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 £30,282:

• Salary Subject to Tax: £16,509.90
• Income Tax Owed: £3,301.98
• National Insurance: £1,416.96
• Employee Pension Deduction: £1,202.10

Take-Home Pay: £24,360.96 (80.45% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £1,923.36

Based on Mean Salary of £33,958:

• Salary Subject to Tax: £20,002.10
• Income Tax Owed: £4,000.42
• National Insurance: £1,711.04
• Employee Pension Deduction: £1,385.90

Take-Home Pay: £26,860.64 (79.10% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £2,217.44

How Expensive Is It To Employ Someone In St. Helens?

The direct cost to employee someone includes salary, employer national insurance and employer pension contributions (3%).

Based on the median pay in St. Helens it works out to:

• Salary: £30,282
• Employer National Insurance: £3,792.30
• Employer Pension Contribution: £721.26

Total Cost To An Employer: £34,795.56 per year

Based on the mean pay in St. Helens it works out to:

• Salary: £33,958
• Employer National Insurance: £4,343.70
• Employer Pension Contribution: £831.54

Total Cost To An Employer: £39,133.24 per year

Income Tax And National Insurance Paid By Workers In St. Helens

Finally, how much income tax and national insurance do people in St. Helens 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 St. Helens paid income tax and national insurance based on the median salary of £30,282 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £536,208,120.

If all workers in St. Helens paid income tax and national insurance based on the mean salary of £33,958 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £633,475,080.

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All the data presented here comes from the Office of National Statistics.