The median annual salary in Staffordshire is currently £31,368 and the mean (average) is £38,740 before tax.
The median salary means half of all employees in Staffordshire earn more than £31,368 and half earn less.
The mean (average) salary number of £38,740 is calculated by taking all the salaries in Staffordshire adding them up and then dividing by the total number of jobs (currently 312,000 which is 1.33% of all UK jobs).
Over the past 12 months the Staffordshire median salary of £31,368 has increased by 7.00% which places it 0.74% Below the median salary of the UK as a whole.
The mean salary of £38,740 has increased 16.00% during the same time period and now standards at 1.35% Above the mean salary of the UK.
Income (Before Tax) By Decile In Staffordshire
Top 10%: £61,105 (and above)
Top 20% £47,886
Top 25% £44,561
Top 30% £41,003
Top 40% £36,010
Bottom 40% £27,280
Bottom 30% £23,942
Bottom 25% £21,676
Bottom 20% £23,942
Bottom 10% £11,252 (and below)
Average Monthly, Weekly & Hourly Pay (Before Tax) In Staffordshire
The median salary of £31,368 works out to:
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- £2,614.00 per month
- £616.50 per week
- £16.93 per hour
The mean salary of £38,740 works out to:
- £3,228.33 per month
- £733.80 per week
- £21.77 per hour
Men vs Women Salary Differences (Before Tax) In Staffordshire
Of the 312,000 jobs in Staffordshire, 163,000 (52.24%) were held by men and 150,000 (48.08%) were held by women.
The median salary for men was £36,286 vs £25,000 for women.
The mean salary for men was £41,958 vs x for women.
This means men in Staffordshire are paid 45.14% more based on median salaries or #VALUE! 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 Staffordshire
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 £31,368:
- Salary Subject to Tax: £17,541.60
- Income Tax Owed: £3,508.32
- National Insurance: £1,503.84
- Employee Pension Deduction: £1,256.40
Take-Home Pay: £25,099.44 (80.02% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £2,010.24
Based on Mean Salary of £38,740:
- Salary Subject to Tax: £24,545.00
- Income Tax Owed: £4,909.00
- National Insurance: £2,093.60
- Employee Pension Deduction: £1,625.00
Take-Home Pay: £30,112.40 (77.73% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £2,600.00
How Expensive Is It To Employ Someone In Staffordshire?
The direct cost to employee someone includes salary, employer national insurance and employer pension contributions (3%).
Based on the median pay in Staffordshire it works out to:
- Salary: £31,368
- Employer National Insurance: £3,955.20
- Employer Pension Contribution: £753.84
Total Cost To An Employer: £36,077.04 per year
Based on the mean pay in Staffordshire it works out to:
- Salary: £38,740
- Employer National Insurance: £5,061.00
- Employer Pension Contribution: £975.00
Total Cost To An Employer: £44,776.00 per year
Income Tax And National Insurance Paid By Workers In Staffordshire
Finally, how much income tax and national insurance do people in Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire paid income tax and national insurance based on the median salary of £31,368 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £2,797,816,320.
If all workers in Staffordshire paid income tax and national insurance based on the mean salary of £38,740 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £3,763,843,200.
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More Salary Data By City
- Cannock Chase
- East Staffordshire
- Lichfield
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- South Staffordshire
- Stafford
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Tamworth
- Warwickshire
- North Warwickshire
All the data presented here comes from the Office of National Statistics.