Average Salary In Yorkshire and The Humber (Before & After Tax) For 2025

The median annual salary in Yorkshire and The Humber is currently £29,901 and the mean (average) is £33,959 before tax.

The median salary means half of all employees in Yorkshire and The Humber earn more than £29,901 and half earn less.

The mean (average) salary number of £33,959 is calculated by taking all the salaries in Yorkshire and The Humber adding them up and then dividing by the total number of jobs (currently 1,881,000 which is 8.04% of all UK jobs).

Over the past 12 months the Yorkshire and The Humber median salary of £29,901 has increased by 8.90% which places it 5.38% Below the median salary of the UK as a whole.

The mean salary of £33,959 has increased 8.20% during the same time period and now standards at 11.16% Below the mean salary of the UK.

Income (Before Tax) By Decile In Yorkshire and The Humber

Top 10%: £57,680 (and above)
Top 20% £46,276
Top 25% £42,600
Top 30% £39,186
Top 40% £34,030
Bottom 40% £26,150
Bottom 30% £22,808
Bottom 25% £20,670
Bottom 20% £22,808
Bottom 10% £11,060 (and below)

Average Monthly, Weekly & Hourly Pay (Before Tax) In Yorkshire and The Humber

The median salary of £29,901 works out to:

• £2,491.75 per month
• £575.60 per week
• £15.98 per hour

The mean salary of £33,959 works out to:

• £2,829.92 per month
• £654.20 per week
• £19.70 per hour

Men vs Women Salary Differences (Before Tax) In Yorkshire and The Humber

Of the 1,881,000 jobs in Yorkshire and The Humber, 930,000 (49.44%) were held by men and 951,000 (50.56%) were held by women.

The median salary for men was £35,258 vs £25,054 for women.

The mean salary for men was £40,177 vs £27,875 for women.

This means men in Yorkshire and The Humber are paid 40.73% more based on median salaries or 44.13% more based on mean salaries than women.

(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 Yorkshire and The Humber

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 £29,901:

• Salary Subject to Tax: £16,147.95
• Income Tax Owed: £3,229.59
• National Insurance: £1,386.48
• Employee Pension Deduction: £1,183.05

Take-Home Pay: £24,101.88 (80.61% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £1,892.88

Based on Mean Salary of £33,959:

• Salary Subject to Tax: £20,003.05
• Income Tax Owed: £4,000.61
• National Insurance: £1,711.12
• Employee Pension Deduction: £1,385.95

Take-Home Pay: £26,861.32 (79.10% of gross salary)
Total Gross Pension Contributions (Employee + Employer): £2,217.52

How Expensive Is It To Employ Someone In Yorkshire and The Humber?

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

Based on the median pay in Yorkshire and The Humber it works out to:

• Salary: £29,901
• Employer National Insurance: £3,735.15
• Employer Pension Contribution: £709.83

Total Cost To An Employer: £34,345.98 per year

Based on the mean pay in Yorkshire and The Humber it works out to:

• Salary: £33,959
• Employer National Insurance: £4,343.85
• Employer Pension Contribution: £831.57

Total Cost To An Employer: £39,134.42 per year

Income Tax And National Insurance Paid By Workers In Yorkshire and The Humber

Finally, how much income tax and national insurance do people in Yorkshire and The Humber 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 Yorkshire and The Humber paid income tax and national insurance based on the median salary of £29,901 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £15,708,644,820.

If all workers in Yorkshire and The Humber paid income tax and national insurance based on the mean salary of £33,959 the combined income tax and national insurance (employer and employee) paid would be £18,914,545,980.

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More Salary Data By City

• East Riding of Yorkshire
• Kingston upon Hull
• North East Lincolnshire
• North Lincolnshire
• York
• North Yorkshire
• South Yorkshire Met County
• Barnsley
• Doncaster
• Rotherham

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