Lancashire average salary comparison
The average salary is ranging between £35.4k in Burnley and £45.3k in Preston. The UK average salary is £52.1k in 2026. Gross average salary is calculated for full-time employees. Employee has to be in the same job for over 12 months. The income includes incentive payments.Full-time Employee Average Salary Compared to UK Average in Lancashire Nearby Areas| Local authority | Average salary in 2026 |
|---|
| Burnley | £35.4k |
| Rossendale | £36.1k |
| Pendle | £36.4k |
| Wyre | £37.2k |
| Blackpool | £40.7k |
| West Lancashire | £41.1k |
| Lancaster | £41.5k |
| Hyndburn | £41.8k |
| Blackburn with Darwen | £42.2k |
| Fylde | £42.8k |
| South Ribble | £42.9k |
| Chorley | £44.6k |
| Ribble Valley | £44.9k |
| Preston | £45.3k |
| United Kingdom | £52.1k |
Lancashire average salary comparison by sex
The average salary for female is ranging between £31.1k in Burnley and £39.7k in Preston. The UK average salary for female is £45.2k in 2026. The average salary for male is ranging between £38.7k in Burnley and £50.1k in Preston. The UK average salary for male is £57.2k in 2026.Full-time Employee Male and Female Average Salary in Lancashire Nearby Areas Compared to UK| Local authority | Female average salary, 2026 | Male average salary |
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| Burnley | £31.1k | £38.7k |
| Rossendale | £37.7k | £35.2k |
| Pendle | £28.2k | £39.1k |
| Wyre | £37.0k | £37.4k |
| Blackpool | £39.0k | £42.3k |
| West Lancashire | £36.4k | £43.7k |
| Lancaster | £34.0k | £45.2k |
| Hyndburn | £32.6k | £46.6k |
| Blackburn with Darwen | £39.2k | £45.2k |
| Fylde | £31.2k | £49.9k |
| South Ribble | £39.3k | £44.9k |
| Chorley | £41.9k | £46.0k |
| Ribble Valley | £32.9k | N/A |
| Preston | £39.7k | £50.1k |
| United Kingdom | £45.2k | £57.2k |
Lancashire median salary comparison
The median salary is ranging between £32.4k in Burnley and £39.1k in Preston. The UK median salary is £40.9k in 2026.Full-time Employee Median Salary Compared to UK Median Salary in Lancashire Nearby Areas| Local authority | Median salary in 2026 |
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| Burnley | £32.4k |
| Wyre | £32.7k |
| Rossendale | £32.8k |
| Ribble Valley | £33.5k |
| Lancaster | £35.3k |
| Fylde | £35.4k |
| Hyndburn | £35.5k |
| South Ribble | £35.9k |
| Pendle | £36.3k |
| West Lancashire | £36.4k |
| Blackpool | £36.6k |
| Blackburn with Darwen | £36.9k |
| Chorley | £38.6k |
| Preston | £39.1k |
| United Kingdom | £40.9k |
Lancashire median salary comparison by sex
The median salary for female is ranging between £32.1k in Wyre and £36.3k in Preston. The UK median salary for female is £37.5k in 2026. The median salary for male is ranging between £32.8k in Wyre and £41.5k in Preston. The UK median salary for male is £43.9k in 2026.Full-time Employee Male and Female Median Salary in Lancashire Nearby Areas Compared to UK| Local authority | Female median salary in 2026 | Male median salary |
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| Burnley | N/A | £33.9k |
| Wyre | £32.1k | £32.8k |
| Rossendale | £35.1k | £32.2k |
| Ribble Valley | £28.5k | £36.7k |
| Lancaster | £30.7k | £37.1k |
| Fylde | £29.8k | £42.3k |
| Hyndburn | £29.7k | £40.4k |
| South Ribble | N/A | N/A |
| Pendle | £26.0k | N/A |
| West Lancashire | £30.1k | £37.9k |
| Blackpool | £34.7k | £37.0k |
| Blackburn with Darwen | £34.6k | £39.5k |
| Chorley | £35.6k | N/A |
| Preston | £36.3k | £41.5k |
| United Kingdom | £37.5k | £43.9k |
Lancashire unemployment rate comparison
The unemployment rate is ranging between 2.8% in Ribble Valley and 5.5% in Pendle. The UK unemployment rate is 4.4% in 2026.Unemployment Rate Compared to UK Unemployment Rate in Lancashire Nearby Areas| Local authority | Unemployment rate in 2026 |
|---|
| Ribble Valley | 2.8% |
| Fylde | 3.2% |
| South Ribble | 3.2% |
| Chorley | 3.3% |
| Wyre | 3.3% |
| Lancaster | 3.5% |
| West Lancashire | 3.7% |
| Rossendale | 3.9% |
| United Kingdom | 4.4% |
| Blackpool | 4.9% |
| Burnley | 5% |
| Preston | 5% |
| Blackburn with Darwen | 5.4% |
| Hyndburn | 5.5% |
| Pendle | 5.5% |
Lancashire house price to earnings ratio
The median property price to median earnings ratio is ranging between 3.7 in Burnley and 6.4 in Ribble Valley. Ie. Burnley resident with middle-income needs 3.7 gross annual salaries to buy a medium-priced property. Resident in Ribble Valley needs 6.4 annual salaries. The England and Wales ratio is 7.54 in 2024.Median House Price to Median Salary Ratio Compared to UK ration in Lancashire Nearby Areas| Local authority | Median house price / salary ratio in 2024 |
|---|
| Burnley | 3.7 |
| Hyndburn | 4.1 |
| Blackpool | 4.2 |
| Pendle | 4.7 |
| Blackburn with Darwen | 4.9 |
| Preston | 4.9 |
| Wyre | 5 |
| South Ribble | 5.3 |
| Rossendale | 5.4 |
| Chorley | 5.5 |
| Lancaster | 5.8 |
| Fylde | 6 |
| West Lancashire | 6.2 |
| Ribble Valley | 6.4 |
| England and Wales | 7.54 |
Lancashire 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 Blackburn with Darwen 006, with £22.4k. The area with the highest average net income was Preston 002, with £40.8k. Median income was £30.9k - i.e. half of the areas had income equal or above £30.9k. 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 Lancashire county.| The lowest income | £22.4k |
| The median income | £30.9k |
| The highest income | £40.8k |
Lancashire working age population share
2024 population estimates.
41.6
Lancashire
average age40.8
England & Wales
average age
Population Distribution in Lancashire county by Age Group vs. England and Wales| age group | head-count | % share of population | % for Eng & Wales |
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| 0-15 | 293k | 18.3% | 18.3% |
| 16-64 | 983k | 61.3% | 62.8% |
| 65+ | 326k | 20.4% | 18.9% |
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