The median annual salary in Wirral is currently £31,101 and the mean (average) is £34,506 before tax.
The median salary means half of all employees in Wirral earn more than £31,101 and half earn less.
The mean (average) salary number of £34,506 is calculated by taking all the salaries in Wirral adding them up and then dividing by the total number of jobs (currently 111,000 which is 0.47% of all UK jobs).
Over the past 12 months the Wirral median salary of £31,101 has increased by 4.40% which places it 1.59% Below the median salary of the UK as a whole.
The mean salary of £34,506 has increased 4.30% during the same time period and now standards at 9.73% Below the mean salary of the UK.
Income (Before Tax) By Decile In Wirral
Top 10%: x (and above)
Top 20% £46,583
Top 25% £43,354
Top 30% £41,181
Top 40% £35,660
Bottom 40% £27,346
Bottom 30% £23,519
Bottom 25% £21,707
Bottom 20% £23,519
Bottom 10% £10,647 (and below)
Average Monthly, Weekly & Hourly Pay (Before Tax) In Wirral
The median salary of £31,101 works out to:
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- £2,591.75 per month
- £608.50 per week
- £17.58 per hour
The mean salary of £34,506 works out to:
- £2,875.50 per month
- £698.40 per week
- £20.94 per hour
Men vs Women Salary Differences (Before Tax) In Wirral
Of the 111,000 jobs in Wirral, 60,000 (54.05%) were held by men and 51,000 (45.95%) were held by women.
The median salary for men was £36,490 vs £26,164 for women.
The mean salary for men was £40,304 vs £27,752 for women.
This means men in Wirral are paid 39.47% more based on median salaries or 45.23% 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 Wirral
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 £31,101:
- Salary Subject to Tax: £17,287.95
- Income Tax Owed: £3,457.59
- National Insurance: £1,482.48
- Employee Pension Deduction: £1,243.05
Take-Home Pay: £24,917.88 (80.12% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £1,988.88
Based on Mean Salary of £34,506:
- Salary Subject to Tax: £20,522.70
- Income Tax Owed: £4,104.54
- National Insurance: £1,754.88
- Employee Pension Deduction: £1,413.30
Take-Home Pay: £27,233.28 (78.92% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £2,261.28
How Expensive Is It To Employ Someone In Wirral?
The direct cost to employee someone includes salary, employer national insurance and employer pension contributions (3%).
Based on the median pay in Wirral it works out to:
- Salary: £31,101
- Employer National Insurance: £3,915.15
- Employer Pension Contribution: £745.83
Total Cost To An Employer: £35,761.98 per year
Based on the mean pay in Wirral it works out to:
- Salary: £34,506
- Employer National Insurance: £4,425.90
- Employer Pension Contribution: £847.98
Total Cost To An Employer: £39,779.88 per year
Income Tax And National Insurance Paid By Workers In Wirral
Finally, how much income tax and national insurance do people in Wirral 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 Wirral paid income tax and national insurance based on the median salary of £31,101 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £982,929,420.
If all workers in Wirral paid income tax and national insurance based on the mean salary of £34,506 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £1,141,670,520.
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All the data presented here comes from the Office of National Statistics.