Merseyside average salary comparison

The average salary is ranging between £34.3k in St Helens and £37.8k in Liverpool. 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.
Merseyside average salary comparison
Local authorityAverage salary in 2023
St Helens£34.3k
Wirral£34.7k
Knowsley£36.1k
Sefton£37.0k
Liverpool£37.8k
United Kingdom£42.2k
Merseyside average salary by year

Merseyside average salary comparison by sex

The average salary for female is ranging between £31.6k in St Helens and £35.4k in Liverpool. The UK average salary for female was £37.2k in 2023. The average salary for male is ranging between £35.6k in St Helens and £39.8k in Liverpool. The UK average salary for male was £45.6k in 2023.
Merseyside average salary comparison by sex
Local authorityFemale average salary, 2023Male average salary
St Helens£31.6k£35.6k
Wirral£30.9k£37.4k
Knowsley£30.4k£40.6k
Sefton£34.1k£39.8k
Liverpool£35.4k£39.8k
United Kingdom£37.2k£45.6k

Merseyside median salary comparison

The median salary is ranging between £30.0k in Wirral and £34.5k in Liverpool. The UK median salary was £35.0k in 2023.
Merseyside median salary comparison
Local authorityMedian salary in 2023
Wirral£30.0k
St Helens£30.1k
Knowsley£32.0k
Sefton£32.8k
Liverpool£34.5k
United Kingdom£35.0k
Merseyside median salary by year

Merseyside median salary comparison by sex

The median salary for female is ranging between £29.7k in St Helens and £32.0k in Liverpool. The UK median salary for female was £31.7k in 2023. The median salary for male is ranging between £30.4k in St Helens and £36.2k in Liverpool. The UK median salary for male was £37.4k in 2023.
Merseyside median salary comparison by sex
Local authorityFemale median salary in 2023Male median salary
WirralN/A£31.7k
St Helens£29.7k£30.4k
Knowsley£27.0k£33.6k
Sefton£32.1k£33.2k
Liverpool£32.0k£36.2k
United Kingdom£31.7k£37.4k

Merseyside unemployment rate comparison

The unemployment rate is ranging between 2.6% in Wirral and 5.7% in Liverpool. The UK unemployment rate was 3.7% in 2023.
Merseyside unemployment rate comparison
Local authorityUnemployment rate in 2023
Wirral2.6%
Sefton3%
St Helens3.1%
Knowsley3.6%
United Kingdom3.7%
Liverpool5.7%
Merseyside unemployment rate by year

Merseyside house price to earnings ratio

The median property price to median earnings ratio is ranging between 4.7 in St Helens and 6.5 in Sefton. Ie. St Helens resident with middle-income needs 4.7 gross annual salaries to buy a medium-priced property. Resident in Sefton needs 6.5 annual salaries. The England and Wales ratio was 8.16 in 2022.
Merseyside house price to earnings ratio
Local authorityMedian house price to median salary ratio in 2022
St Helens4.7
Liverpool4.9
Knowsley5.3
Wirral6
Sefton6.5
England and Wales8.16
Merseyside house price to earnings ratio history

Merseyside 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 Liverpool 039, with £24.0k. The area with the highest average net income was Liverpool 047, with £44.9k. Median income was £30.3k - i.e. half of the areas had income equal or above £30.3k. 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£24.0k
The median income£30.3k
The highest income£44.9k
Merseyside net household income map

Merseyside working age population share

2020 population estimates.

40.7

Merseyside
average age

40.4

England & Wales
average age
Merseyside working age population share
age grouphead-count% share of population% for Eng & Wales
0-15260k18.1%19.1%
16-64900k62.7%62.2%
65+274k19.1%18.6%

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