East Sussex average salary comparison

The average salary is ranging between £30.3k in Hastings and £40.2k in Brighton and Hove. The UK average salary was £42.2k in 2023. 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.
East Sussex average salary comparison
Local authorityAverage salary in 2023
Hastings£30.3k
Rother£35.6k
Wealden£36.5k
Eastbourne£39.3k
Brighton and Hove£40.2k
United Kingdom£42.2k
East Sussex average salary by year

East Sussex average salary comparison by sex

The average salary for female is ranging between £26.8k in Hastings and £36.0k in Brighton and Hove. The UK average salary for female was £37.2k in 2023. The average salary for male is ranging between £32.3k in Hastings and £43.1k in Brighton and Hove. The UK average salary for male was £45.6k in 2023.
East Sussex average salary comparison by sex
Local authorityFemale average salary, 2023Male average salary
Hastings£26.8k£32.3k
RotherN/A£34.2k
Wealden£29.5k£41.9k
Eastbourne£36.1k£41.9k
Brighton and Hove£36.0k£43.1k
United Kingdom£37.2k£45.6k

East Sussex median salary comparison

The median salary is ranging between £26.4k in Hastings and £34.9k in Brighton and Hove. The UK median salary was £35.0k in 2023.
East Sussex median salary comparison
Local authorityMedian salary in 2023
Hastings£26.4k
Rother£28.1k
Wealden£30.9k
Eastbourne£31.8k
Brighton and Hove£34.9k
United Kingdom£35.0k
East Sussex median salary by year

East Sussex median salary comparison by sex

The median salary for female is ranging between £25.6k in Hastings and £32.4k in Brighton and Hove. The UK median salary for female was £31.7k in 2023. The median salary for male is ranging between £27.3k in Hastings and £37.9k in Brighton and Hove. The UK median salary for male was £37.4k in 2023.
East Sussex median salary comparison by sex
Local authorityFemale median salary in 2023Male median salary
Hastings£25.6k£27.3k
RotherN/A£29.0k
Wealden£26.3k£34.9k
Eastbourne£31.4k£31.9k
Brighton and Hove£32.4k£37.9k
United Kingdom£31.7k£37.4k

East Sussex unemployment rate comparison

The unemployment rate is ranging between 3.3% in Wealden and 4.8% in Eastbourne. The UK unemployment rate was 3.7% in 2023.
East Sussex unemployment rate comparison
Local authorityUnemployment rate in 2023
Wealden3.3%
United Kingdom3.7%
Lewes3.7%
Hastings4%
Rother4.4%
Brighton and Hove4.7%
Eastbourne4.8%
East Sussex unemployment rate by year

East Sussex house price to earnings ratio

The median property price to median earnings ratio is ranging between 9 in Eastbourne and 12.3 in Brighton and Hove. Ie. Eastbourne resident with middle-income needs 9 gross annual salaries to buy a medium-priced property. Resident in Brighton and Hove needs 12.3 annual salaries. The England and Wales ratio was 8.16 in 2022.
East Sussex house price to earnings ratio
Local authorityMedian house price to median salary ratio in 2022
England and Wales8.16
Eastbourne9
Hastings9.9
Lewes11.4
Rother11.4
Wealden11.8
Brighton and Hove12.3
East Sussex house price to earnings ratio history

East Sussex 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 Eastbourne 010, with £28.4k. The area with the highest average net income was Brighton and Hove 010, with £48.0k. Median income was £36.4k - i.e. half of the areas had income equal or above £36.4k. 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 income£28.4k
The median income£36.4k
The highest income£48.0k
East Sussex net household income map

East Sussex working age population share

2020 population estimates.

42.7

East Sussex
average age

40.4

England & Wales
average age
East Sussex working age population share
age grouphead-count% share of population% for Eng & Wales
0-15139k16.4%19.1%
16-64526k61.8%62.2%
65+185k21.8%18.6%

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