Average Salary In Trafford (Before & After Tax) For 2025

The median annual salary in Trafford is currently £33,231 and the mean (average) is £41,442 before tax.

The median salary means half of all employees in Trafford earn more than £33,231 and half earn less.

The mean (average) salary number of £41,442 is calculated by taking all the salaries in Trafford adding them up and then dividing by the total number of jobs (currently 88,000 which is 0.38% of all UK jobs).


 

Over the past 12 months the Trafford median salary of £33,231 has increased by 5.60% which places it 5.15% Above the median salary of the UK as a whole.

The mean salary of £41,442 has increased 9.90% during the same time period and now standards at 8.42% Above the mean salary of the UK.

Income (Before Tax) By Decile In Trafford

Top 10%: x (and above)
Top 20% £57,735
Top 25% £50,890
Top 30% £46,736
Top 40% £38,909
Bottom 40% £28,455
Bottom 30% £24,317
Bottom 25% £22,103
Bottom 20% £24,317
Bottom 10% £10,946 (and below)

Average Monthly, Weekly & Hourly Pay (Before Tax) In Trafford

The median salary of £33,231 works out to:

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  • £2,769.25 per month
  • £664.70 per week
  • £19.58 per hour

The mean salary of £41,442 works out to:

  • £3,453.50 per month
  • £776.20 per week
  • £24.21 per hour

Men vs Women Salary Differences (Before Tax) In Trafford

Of the 88,000 jobs in Trafford, 44,000 (50.00%) were held by men and 44,000 (50.00%) were held by women.

The median salary for men was £41,524 vs £26,979 for women.

The mean salary for men was £51,191 vs £31,674 for women.

This means men in Trafford are paid 53.91% more based on median salaries or 61.62% 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 Trafford

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 £33,231:

  • Salary Subject to Tax: £19,311.45
  • Income Tax Owed: £3,862.29
  • National Insurance: £1,652.88
  • Employee Pension Deduction: £1,349.55

Take-Home Pay: £26,366.28 (79.34% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £2,159.28

Based on Mean Salary of £41,442:

  • Salary Subject to Tax: £27,111.90
  • Income Tax Owed: £5,422.38
  • National Insurance: £2,309.76
  • Employee Pension Deduction: £1,760.10

Take-Home Pay: £31,949.76 (77.10% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £2,816.16

How Expensive Is It To Employ Someone In Trafford?

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

Based on the median pay in Trafford it works out to:

  • Salary: £33,231
  • Employer National Insurance: £4,234.65
  • Employer Pension Contribution: £809.73

Total Cost To An Employer: £38,275.38 per year

Based on the mean pay in Trafford it works out to:

  • Salary: £41,442
  • Employer National Insurance: £5,466.30
  • Employer Pension Contribution: £1,056.06

Total Cost To An Employer: £47,964.36 per year

Income Tax And National Insurance Paid By Workers In Trafford

Finally, how much income tax and national insurance do people in Trafford 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 Trafford paid income tax and national insurance based on the median salary of £33,231 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £857,984,160.

If all workers in Trafford paid income tax and national insurance based on the mean salary of £41,442 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £1,161,462,720.

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

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