Leicestershire average salary comparison

The average salary is ranging between £30.7k in Oadby and Wigston and £42.8k in North West Leicestershire. 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.
Leicestershire average salary comparison
Local authorityAverage salary in 2023
Oadby and Wigston£30.7k
Melton£31.5k
Leicester£34.5k
Harborough£37.0k
Hinckley and Bosworth£37.6k
Blaby£38.6k
Charnwood£41.0k
United Kingdom£42.2k
North West Leicestershire£42.8k
Leicestershire average salary by year

Leicestershire average salary comparison by sex

The average salary for female is ranging between £25.4k in Oadby and Wigston and £35.6k in North West Leicestershire. The UK average salary for female was £37.2k in 2023. The average salary for male is ranging between £35.2k in Oadby and Wigston and £47.1k in North West Leicestershire. The UK average salary for male was £45.6k in 2023.
Leicestershire average salary comparison by sex
Local authorityFemale average salary, 2023Male average salary
Oadby and Wigston£25.4k£35.2k
Melton£26.8k£33.9k
Leicester£31.5k£37.1k
Harborough£37.4k£36.9k
Hinckley and Bosworth£33.6k£38.8k
Blaby£33.5k£42.4k
Charnwood£30.4k£48.5k
United Kingdom£37.2k£45.6k
North West Leicestershire£35.6k£47.1k

Leicestershire median salary comparison

The median salary is ranging between £24.3k in Oadby and Wigston and £34.6k in Blaby. The UK median salary was £35.0k in 2023.
Leicestershire median salary comparison
Local authorityMedian salary in 2023
Oadby and Wigston£24.3k
Melton£28.2k
Leicester£30.8k
Harborough£31.7k
Charnwood£33.0k
Hinckley and Bosworth£33.1k
North West Leicestershire£33.5k
Blaby£34.6k
United Kingdom£35.0k
Leicestershire median salary by year

Leicestershire median salary comparison by sex

The median salary for female is ranging between £20.6k in Oadby and Wigston and £30.4k in Blaby. The UK median salary for female was £31.7k in 2023. The median salary for male is ranging between £ in Oadby and Wigston and £39.1k in Blaby. The UK median salary for male was £37.4k in 2023.
Leicestershire median salary comparison by sex
Local authorityFemale median salary in 2023Male median salary
Oadby and Wigston£20.6kN/A
MeltonN/A£32.0k
Leicester£28.7k£33.7k
Harborough£29.8k£31.9k
Charnwood£26.4k£37.4k
Hinckley and Bosworth£26.1k£34.6k
North West Leicestershire£29.2k£34.4k
Blaby£30.4k£39.1k
United Kingdom£31.7k£37.4k

Leicestershire unemployment rate comparison

The unemployment rate is ranging between 2.3% in Blaby and 6.1% in Leicester. The UK unemployment rate was 3.7% in 2023.
Leicestershire unemployment rate comparison
Local authorityUnemployment rate in 2023
Blaby2.3%
Harborough2.3%
North West Leicestershire2.5%
Charnwood2.7%
Hinckley and Bosworth2.9%
Melton3.3%
Oadby and Wigston3.4%
United Kingdom3.7%
Leicester6.1%
Leicestershire unemployment rate by year

Leicestershire house price to earnings ratio

The median property price to median earnings ratio is ranging between 7 in North West Leicestershire and 9.2 in Harborough. Ie. North West Leicestershire resident with middle-income needs 7 gross annual salaries to buy a medium-priced property. Resident in Harborough needs 9.2 annual salaries. The England and Wales ratio was 8.16 in 2022.
Leicestershire house price to earnings ratio
Local authorityMedian house price to median salary ratio in 2022
North West Leicestershire7
Melton7.5
Charnwood7.8
Hinckley and Bosworth7.9
Blaby8
Leicester8
England and Wales8.16
Oadby and Wigston8.7
Harborough9.2
Leicestershire house price to earnings ratio history

Leicestershire 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 Leicester 018, with £23.1k. The area with the highest average net income was Charnwood 016, with £41.3k. Median income was £32.5k - i.e. half of the areas had income equal or above £32.5k. 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£23.1k
The median income£32.5k
The highest income£41.3k
Leicestershire net household income map

Leicestershire working age population share

2020 population estimates.

39.6

Leicestershire
average age

40.4

England & Wales
average age
Leicestershire working age population share
age grouphead-count% share of population% for Eng & Wales
0-15203k19.0%19.1%
16-64674k63.1%62.2%
65+190k17.8%18.6%

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