Birmingham average salary comparison 2017
Gross average income in 2017 for full-time employees by local government district. An employee has to be in the same job for over 12 months. The data collected is Tax Year Ending. The income includes incentive payments.
Area | Average salary |
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Tamworth | £28.4k |
Redditch | £29.5k |
Sandwell | £29.8k |
North Warwickshire | £32.4k |
Bromsgrove | £32.6k |
Birmingham | £34.5k |
United Kingdom | £35.4k |
Solihull | £37.5k |
Birmingham median salary comparison 2017
Gross median income in 2017 for full-time employees including incentive payments. Median income divides the income distribution into two equal groups, half having income above that amount, and half having income below that amount.
Area | Median salary |
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Bromsgrove | £ |
Redditch | £24.6k |
Tamworth | £24.6k |
Sandwell | £25k |
North Warwickshire | £26.7k |
United Kingdom | £28.8k |
Birmingham | £28.8k |
Solihull | £33.5k |
Birmingham unemployment rate comparison 2017

Area | Unemployment rate |
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North Warwickshire | 3% |
Bromsgrove | 3.1% |
Solihull | 3.8% |
Redditch | 3.9% |
Tamworth | 4.1% |
United Kingdom | 4.4% |
Sandwell | 7.9% |
Birmingham | 8.1% |
Birmingham average salary
Gross average income in 2017 for full-time employees. An employee has to be in the same job for over 12 months. The data collected is Tax Year Ending. The income includes incentive payments.

Birmingham median salary
Gross annual median income for full-time employees including incentive payments.

Birmingham unemployment rate

Birmingham net household income map
Map shows net average household income in 2016 by middle layer super output area (MSOA). The lowest household income was in Birmingham 050, with £17k. The area with the highest average income was Solihull 024, with £40.6k. Median income was £28.3k - i.e. half of the areas had income equal or above £28.3k. Median income for England and Wales was 31.9k ( the lowest income was in Leeds 086, £16.8k, the highest in Tower Hamlets 033, £93.8k).
| Name | Net income |
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lowest | Birmingham 050 | £17k |
median | | £28.3k |
highest | Solihull 024 | £40.6k |
Birmingham relative housing costs map
The map below shows housing costs share of net household income. The higher share of income costs take the darker color is displayed. An equivalisation scale and different models for income before housing costs and after housing costs may results in a few inconsitencies. Although there are some inconsistencies, it does not change significantly the overall picture of area comparison.
Birmingham working age population share
2017 population estimates.

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