The median annual salary in West Sussex is currently £32,240 and the mean (average) is £37,474 before tax.
The median salary means half of all employees in West Sussex earn more than £32,240 and half earn less.
The mean (average) salary number of £37,474 is calculated by taking all the salaries in West Sussex adding them up and then dividing by the total number of jobs (currently 328,000 which is 1.40% of all UK jobs).
Over the past 12 months the West Sussex median salary of £32,240 has increased by 8.00% which places it 2.02% Above the median salary of the UK as a whole.
The mean salary of £37,474 has increased 6.50% during the same time period and now standards at 1.96% Below the mean salary of the UK.
Income (Before Tax) By Decile In West Sussex
Top 10%: £64,914 (and above)
Top 20% £51,225
Top 25% £46,268
Top 30% £43,267
Top 40% £37,404
Bottom 40% £27,872
Bottom 30% £24,000
Bottom 25% £21,548
Bottom 20% £24,000
Bottom 10% £10,376 (and below)
Average Monthly, Weekly & Hourly Pay (Before Tax) In West Sussex
The median salary of £32,240 works out to:
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- £2,686.67 per month
- £616.20 per week
- £17.59 per hour
The mean salary of £37,474 works out to:
- £3,122.83 per month
- £710.20 per week
- £21.79 per hour
Men vs Women Salary Differences (Before Tax) In West Sussex
Of the 328,000 jobs in West Sussex, 161,000 (49.09%) were held by men and 168,000 (51.22%) were held by women.
The median salary for men was £37,915 vs £26,868 for women.
The mean salary for men was £44,838 vs £30,406 for women.
This means men in West Sussex are paid 41.12% more based on median salaries or 47.46% 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 West Sussex
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 £32,240:
- Salary Subject to Tax: £18,370.00
- Income Tax Owed: £3,674.00
- National Insurance: £1,573.60
- Employee Pension Deduction: £1,300.00
Take-Home Pay: £25,692.40 (79.69% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £2,080.00
Based on Mean Salary of £37,474:
- Salary Subject to Tax: £23,342.30
- Income Tax Owed: £4,668.46
- National Insurance: £1,992.32
- Employee Pension Deduction: £1,561.70
Take-Home Pay: £29,251.52 (78.06% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £2,498.72
How Expensive Is It To Employ Someone In West Sussex?
The direct cost to employee someone includes salary, employer national insurance and employer pension contributions (3%).
Based on the median pay in West Sussex it works out to:
- Salary: £32,240
- Employer National Insurance: £4,086.00
- Employer Pension Contribution: £780.00
Total Cost To An Employer: £37,106.00 per year
Based on the mean pay in West Sussex it works out to:
- Salary: £37,474
- Employer National Insurance: £4,871.10
- Employer Pension Contribution: £937.02
Total Cost To An Employer: £43,282.12 per year
Income Tax And National Insurance Paid By Workers In West Sussex
Finally, how much income tax and national insurance do people in West Sussex 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 West Sussex paid income tax and national insurance based on the median salary of £32,240 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £3,061,420,800.
If all workers in West Sussex paid income tax and national insurance based on the mean salary of £37,474 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £3,782,456,640.
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All the data presented here comes from the Office of National Statistics.