Exeter average salary comparison

The average salary is ranging between £31.7k in Torridge and £40.9k in East Devon. The UK average salary was £45.8k in 2024. 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.

Local authority	Average salary in 2024
Torridge	£31.7k
North Devon	£34.3k
Teignbridge	£36.1k
Mid Devon	£38.5k
Exeter	£38.6k
East Devon	£40.9k
United Kingdom	£45.8k

Exeter average salary comparison by sex

The average salary for female is ranging between £27.3k in Torridge and £37.3k in East Devon. The UK average salary for female was £39.9k in 2024. The average salary for male is ranging between £34.1k in Torridge and £42.7k in East Devon. The UK average salary for male was £50.2k in 2024.

Local authority	Female average salary, 2024	Male average salary
Torridge	£27.3k	£34.1k
North Devon	£32.3k	£35.8k
Teignbridge	£31.5k	£38.5k
Mid Devon	£35.6k	£39.9k
Exeter	£36.5k	£40.6k
East Devon	£37.3k	£42.7k
United Kingdom	£39.9k	£50.2k

Exeter median salary comparison

The median salary is ranging between £29.6k in Torridge and £38.8k in East Devon. The UK median salary was £37.4k in 2024.

Local authority	Median salary in 2024
Torridge	£29.6k
Teignbridge	£31.1k
North Devon	£31.4k
Mid Devon	£34.0k
Exeter	£34.6k
United Kingdom	£37.4k
East Devon	£38.8k

Exeter median salary comparison by sex

The median salary for female is ranging between £26.7k in Torridge and £35.2k in East Devon. The UK median salary for female was £34.0k in 2024. The median salary for male is ranging between £31.1k in Torridge and £41.1k in East Devon. The UK median salary for male was £40.0k in 2024.

Local authority	Female median salary in 2024	Male median salary
Torridge	£26.7k	£31.1k
Teignbridge	£26.0k	£32.5k
North Devon	£29.7k	£33.1k
Mid Devon	£31.5k	£35.1k
Exeter	£32.9k	£37.0k
United Kingdom	£34.0k	£40.0k
East Devon	£35.2k	£41.1k

Exeter unemployment rate comparison

The unemployment rate is ranging between 1.8% in Mid Devon and 2.6% in Exeter. The UK unemployment rate was 3.7% in 2024.

Local authority	Unemployment rate in 2024
Mid Devon	1.8%
East Devon	2%
Teignbridge	2.2%
North Devon	2.3%
West Devon	2.4%
Torridge	2.5%
Exeter	2.6%
United Kingdom	3.7%

Exeter house price to earnings ratio

The median property price to median earnings ratio is ranging between 8.1 in Mid Devon and 9.1 in Teignbridge. Ie. Mid Devon resident with middle-income needs 8.1 gross annual salaries to buy a medium-priced property. Resident in Teignbridge needs 9.1 annual salaries. The England and Wales ratio was 7.54 in 2024.

Local authority	Median house price to median salary ratio in 2024
England and Wales	7.54
Mid Devon	8.1
Exeter	8.4
East Devon	8.5
Torridge	8.5
West Devon	8.8
North Devon	9
Teignbridge	9.1

Exeter 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 North Devon 008, with £28.2k. The area with the highest average net income was Exeter 011, with £40.8k. Median income was £34.0k - i.e. half of the areas had income equal or above £34.0k. 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	£28.2k
The median income	£34.0k
The highest income	£40.8k

Exeter working age population share

2022 population estimates.

44.5

Exeter
average age

40.8

England & Wales
average age

age group	head-count	% share of population	% for Eng & Wales
0-15	96.8k	15.7%	18.5%
16-64	363k	59.0%	62.8%
65+	156k	25.3%	18.8%