The median annual salary in Wiltshire is currently £29,276 and the mean (average) is £36,597 before tax.
The median salary means half of all employees in Wiltshire earn more than £29,276 and half earn less.
The mean (average) salary number of £36,597 is calculated by taking all the salaries in Wiltshire adding them up and then dividing by the total number of jobs (currently 189,000 which is 0.81% of all UK jobs).
Over the past 12 months the Wiltshire median salary of £29,276 has increased by -2.10% which places it 7.36% Below the median salary of the UK as a whole.
The mean salary of £36,597 has increased 5.50% during the same time period and now standards at 4.26% Below the mean salary of the UK.
Income (Before Tax) By Decile In Wiltshire
Top 10%: x (and above)
Top 20% £47,101
Top 25% £43,742
Top 30% £39,693
Top 40% £34,759
Bottom 40% £25,615
Bottom 30% £21,395
Bottom 25% £17,627
Bottom 20% £21,395
Bottom 10% £8,141 (and below)
Average Monthly, Weekly & Hourly Pay (Before Tax) In Wiltshire
The median salary of £29,276 works out to:
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- £2,439.67 per month
- £588.50 per week
- £16.79 per hour
The mean salary of £36,597 works out to:
- £3,049.75 per month
- £713.00 per week
- £22.16 per hour
Men vs Women Salary Differences (Before Tax) In Wiltshire
Of the 189,000 jobs in Wiltshire, 90,000 (47.62%) were held by men and 99,000 (52.38%) were held by women.
The median salary for men was £36,923 vs £23,172 for women.
The mean salary for men was £48,384 vs £25,919 for women.
This means men in Wiltshire are paid 59.34% more based on median salaries or 86.67% 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 Wiltshire
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 £29,276:
- Salary Subject to Tax: £15,554.20
- Income Tax Owed: £3,110.84
- National Insurance: £1,336.48
- Employee Pension Deduction: £1,151.80
Take-Home Pay: £23,676.88 (80.87% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £1,842.88
Based on Mean Salary of £36,597:
- Salary Subject to Tax: £22,509.15
- Income Tax Owed: £4,501.83
- National Insurance: £1,922.16
- Employee Pension Deduction: £1,517.85
Take-Home Pay: £28,655.16 (78.30% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £2,428.56
How Expensive Is It To Employ Someone In Wiltshire?
The direct cost to employee someone includes salary, employer national insurance and employer pension contributions (3%).
Based on the median pay in Wiltshire it works out to:
- Salary: £29,276
- Employer National Insurance: £3,641.40
- Employer Pension Contribution: £691.08
Total Cost To An Employer: £33,608.48 per year
Based on the mean pay in Wiltshire it works out to:
- Salary: £36,597
- Employer National Insurance: £4,739.55
- Employer Pension Contribution: £910.71
Total Cost To An Employer: £42,247.26 per year
Income Tax And National Insurance Paid By Workers In Wiltshire
Finally, how much income tax and national insurance do people in Wiltshire 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 Wiltshire paid income tax and national insurance based on the median salary of £29,276 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £1,528,768,080.
If all workers in Wiltshire paid income tax and national insurance based on the mean salary of £36,597 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £2,109,909,060.
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All the data presented here comes from the Office of National Statistics.