East London average salary comparison

The average salary is ranging between £44.2k in Waltham Forest and £99.4k in Tower Hamlets. The UK average salary was £48.5k in 2025. Gross average salary is calculated for full-time employees. Employee has to be in the same job for over 12 months. The data collected is Tax Year Ending. The income includes incentive payments and are available for local government districts/counties.

Full-time Employee Average Salary Compared to UK Average in East London Nearby Areas
Local authority	Average salary in 2025
Waltham Forest	£44.2k
United Kingdom	£48.5k
Newham	£51.7k
Hackney	£60.5k
Tower Hamlets	£99.4k

East London average salary comparison by sex

The average salary for female is ranging between £42.0k in Waltham Forest and £81.0k in Tower Hamlets. The UK average salary for female was £42.6k in 2025. The average salary for male is ranging between £46.2k in Waltham Forest and £113k in Tower Hamlets. The UK average salary for male was £52.8k in 2025.

Full-time Employee Male and Female Average Salary in East London Nearby Areas Compared to UK
Local authority	Female average salary, 2025	Male average salary
Waltham Forest	£42.0k	£46.2k
United Kingdom	£42.6k	£52.8k
Newham	£46.8k	£56.1k
Hackney	£51.7k	£69.4k
Tower Hamlets	£81.0k	£113k

East London median salary comparison

The median salary is ranging between £37.5k in Waltham Forest and £66.7k in Tower Hamlets. The UK median salary was £39.0k in 2025.

Full-time Employee Median Salary Compared to UK Median Salary in East London Nearby Areas
Local authority	Median salary in 2025
Waltham Forest	£37.5k
United Kingdom	£39.0k
Newham	£44.3k
Hackney	£48.7k
Tower Hamlets	£66.7k

East London median salary comparison by sex

The median salary for female is ranging between £33.4k in Waltham Forest and £56.7k in Tower Hamlets. The UK median salary for female was £35.7k in 2025. The median salary for male is ranging between £40.4k in Waltham Forest and £75.7k in Tower Hamlets. The UK median salary for male was £41.8k in 2025.

Full-time Employee Male and Female Median Salary in East London Nearby Areas Compared to UK
Local authority	Female median salary in 2025	Male median salary
Waltham Forest	£33.4k	£40.4k
United Kingdom	£35.7k	£41.8k
Newham	£43.0k	£47.0k
Hackney	£42.7k	£51.3k
Tower Hamlets	£56.7k	£75.7k

East London unemployment rate comparison

The unemployment rate is ranging between 5.3% in Hackney and 8.7% in Newham. The UK unemployment rate was 4% in 2025.

Unemployment Rate Compared to UK Unemployment Rate in East London Nearby Areas
Local authority	Unemployment rate in 2025
United Kingdom	4%
Hackney	5.3%
Waltham Forest	5.7%
Tower Hamlets	5.9%
Newham	8.7%

East London house price to earnings ratio

The median property price to median earnings ratio is ranging between 10.2 in Tower Hamlets and 12.6 in Hackney. Ie. Tower Hamlets resident with middle-income needs 10.2 gross annual salaries to buy a medium-priced property. Resident in Hackney needs 12.6 annual salaries. The England and Wales ratio was 7.54 in 2024.

Median House Price to Median Salary Ratio Compared to UK ration in East London Nearby Areas
Local authority	Median house price / salary ratio in 2024
England and Wales	7.54
Tower Hamlets	10.2
Newham	11.2
Waltham Forest	11.6
Hackney	12.6

East London net household income map

Map shows the net average household income in 2020 by middle layer super output area (MSOA). The lowest average net household income was in Newham 002, with £30.6k. The area with the highest average net income was Tower Hamlets 027, with £58.2k. Median income was £38.9k - i.e. half of the areas had income equal or above £38.9k. Median income for England and Wales was 34.5k ( the lowest income was in Middlesbrough 001, £19.3k, the highest in Westminster 019, £67.0k).

The lowest, the Median and the Highest Household Income in East London postcode area.
The lowest income	£30.6k
The median income	£38.9k
The highest income	£58.2k

East London working age population share

2024 population estimates.

34.3

East London
average age

40.8

England & Wales
average age

East London working age population share

Population Distribution in East London postcode area by Age Group vs. England and Wales
age group	head-count	% share of population	% for Eng & Wales
0-15	221k	18.8%	18.3%
16-64	857k	72.8%	62.8%
65+	98.5k	8.4%	18.9%