Greater Manchester average salary comparison
The average salary is ranging between £36.5k in Tameside and £49.7k in Manchester. The UK average salary was £48.5k 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.Full-time Employee Average Salary Compared to UK Average in Greater Manchester Nearby Areas| Local authority | Average salary in 2025 |
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| Tameside | £36.5k |
| Bolton | £37.1k |
| Oldham | £37.8k |
| Rochdale | £38.9k |
| Wigan | £39.2k |
| Stockport | £40.3k |
| Bury | £40.6k |
| Salford | £45.0k |
| Trafford | £46.6k |
| United Kingdom | £48.5k |
| Manchester | £49.7k |
Greater Manchester average salary comparison by sex
The average salary for female is ranging between £31.8k in Tameside and £43.4k in Manchester. The UK average salary for female was £42.6k in 2024. The average salary for male is ranging between £40.7k in Tameside and £55.4k in Manchester. The UK average salary for male was £52.8k in 2024.Full-time Employee Male and Female Average Salary in Greater Manchester Nearby Areas Compared to UK| Local authority | Female average salary, 2025 | Male average salary |
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| Tameside | £31.8k | £40.7k |
| Bolton | £35.5k | £38.1k |
| Oldham | £34.8k | £40.5k |
| Rochdale | £35.5k | £41.6k |
| Wigan | £35.0k | £43.4k |
| Stockport | £35.5k | £44.0k |
| Bury | £36.9k | £43.8k |
| Salford | £41.1k | £47.9k |
| Trafford | £39.8k | £50.8k |
| United Kingdom | £42.6k | £52.8k |
| Manchester | £43.4k | £55.4k |
Greater Manchester median salary comparison
The median salary is ranging between £30.7k in Tameside and £40.5k in Manchester. The UK median salary was £39.0k in 2024.Full-time Employee Median Salary Compared to UK Median Salary in Greater Manchester Nearby Areas| Local authority | Median salary in 2025 |
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| Tameside | £30.7k |
| Bolton | £33.0k |
| Rochdale | £33.6k |
| Wigan | £33.7k |
| Oldham | £33.9k |
| Bury | £35.0k |
| Stockport | £35.4k |
| Salford | £38.5k |
| Trafford | £38.7k |
| United Kingdom | £39.0k |
| Manchester | £40.5k |
Greater Manchester median salary comparison by sex
The median salary for female is ranging between £27.7k in Tameside and £37.8k in Manchester. The UK median salary for female was £35.7k in 2024. The median salary for male is ranging between £35.2k in Tameside and £44.8k in Manchester. The UK median salary for male was £41.8k in 2024.Full-time Employee Male and Female Median Salary in Greater Manchester Nearby Areas Compared to UK| Local authority | Female median salary in 2025 | Male median salary |
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| Tameside | £27.7k | £35.2k |
| Bolton | £31.8k | £33.5k |
| Rochdale | £32.2k | £34.4k |
| Wigan | £29.3k | £38.3k |
| Oldham | £32.4k | £34.7k |
| Bury | £30.0k | £36.7k |
| Stockport | £30.6k | £39.3k |
| Salford | £35.4k | £40.4k |
| Trafford | £31.9k | £43.4k |
| United Kingdom | £35.7k | £41.8k |
| Manchester | £37.8k | £44.8k |
Greater Manchester unemployment rate comparison
The unemployment rate is ranging between 2.9% in Trafford and 6% in Manchester. The UK unemployment rate was 4% in 2024.Unemployment Rate Compared to UK Unemployment Rate in Greater Manchester Nearby Areas| Local authority | Unemployment rate in 2025 |
|---|
| Trafford | 2.9% |
| Stockport | 3.3% |
| United Kingdom | 4% |
| Bury | 4.2% |
| Tameside | 4.3% |
| Wigan | 4.3% |
| Salford | 4.5% |
| Bolton | 4.6% |
| Oldham | 5% |
| Rochdale | 5.4% |
| Manchester | 6% |
Greater Manchester house price to earnings ratio
The median property price to median earnings ratio is ranging between 5.2 in Wigan and 8.9 in Trafford. Ie. Wigan resident with middle-income needs 5.2 gross annual salaries to buy a medium-priced property. Resident in Trafford needs 8.9 annual salaries. The England and Wales ratio was 7.54 in 2024.Median House Price to Median Salary Ratio Compared to UK ration in Greater Manchester Nearby Areas| Local authority | Median house price / salary ratio in 2024 |
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| Wigan | 5.2 |
| Rochdale | 5.5 |
| Bolton | 5.6 |
| Oldham | 5.7 |
| Tameside | 6 |
| Salford | 6.4 |
| Bury | 6.5 |
| Manchester | 7.3 |
| England and Wales | 7.54 |
| Stockport | 7.7 |
| Trafford | 8.9 |
Greater Manchester 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 Bolton 016, with £22.3k. The area with the highest average net income was Trafford 026, with £48.2k. Median income was £31.1k - i.e. half of the areas had income equal or above £31.1k. 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 Greater Manchester county.| The lowest income | £22.3k |
| The median income | £31.1k |
| The highest income | £48.2k |
Greater Manchester working age population share
2024 population estimates.
38.2
Greater Manchester
average age40.8
England & Wales
average age
Population Distribution in Greater Manchester county by Age Group vs. England and Wales| age group | head-count | % share of population | % for Eng & Wales |
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| 0-15 | 607k | 20.2% | 18.3% |
| 16-64 | 1.9M | 64.2% | 62.8% |
| 65+ | 471k | 15.7% | 18.9% |
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