Rochester average salary comparison

The average salary is ranging between £35.0k in Swale and £38.9k in Medway. 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.
Rochester average salary comparison
Local authorityAverage salary in 2023
Swale£35.0k
Maidstone£36.5k
Tonbridge and Malling£37.2k
Medway£38.9k
United Kingdom£42.2k
Rochester average salary by year

Rochester average salary comparison by sex

The average salary for female is ranging between £27.7k in Swale and £32.5k in Medway. The UK average salary for female was £37.2k in 2023. The average salary for male is ranging between £39.3k in Swale and £44.0k in Medway. The UK average salary for male was £45.6k in 2023.
Rochester average salary comparison by sex
Local authorityFemale average salary, 2023Male average salary
Swale£27.7k£39.3k
Maidstone£31.6k£39.9k
Tonbridge and Malling£31.2k£41.2k
Medway£32.5k£44.0k
United Kingdom£37.2k£45.6k

Rochester median salary comparison

The median salary is ranging between £30.7k in Maidstone and £35.0k in Medway. The UK median salary was £35.0k in 2023.
Rochester median salary comparison
Local authorityMedian salary in 2023
Maidstone£30.7k
Swale£31.3k
Tonbridge and Malling£32.8k
United Kingdom£35.0k
Medway£35.0k
Rochester median salary by year

Rochester median salary comparison by sex

The median salary for female is ranging between £27.2k in Maidstone and £28.5k in Medway. The UK median salary for female was £31.7k in 2023. The median salary for male is ranging between £33.7k in Maidstone and £41.4k in Medway. The UK median salary for male was £37.4k in 2023.
Rochester median salary comparison by sex
Local authorityFemale median salary in 2023Male median salary
Maidstone£27.2k£33.7k
Swale£24.7k£34.8k
Tonbridge and MallingN/A£36.3k
United Kingdom£31.7k£37.4k
Medway£28.5k£41.4k

Rochester unemployment rate comparison

The unemployment rate is ranging between 2.7% in Tonbridge and Malling and 4% in Medway. The UK unemployment rate was 3.7% in 2023.
Rochester unemployment rate comparison
Local authorityUnemployment rate in 2023
Tonbridge and Malling2.7%
Maidstone3.5%
United Kingdom3.7%
Swale3.8%
Medway4%
Rochester unemployment rate by year

Rochester house price to earnings ratio

The median property price to median earnings ratio is ranging between 8.7 in Medway and 10.7 in Tonbridge and Malling. Ie. Medway resident with middle-income needs 8.7 gross annual salaries to buy a medium-priced property. Resident in Tonbridge and Malling needs 10.7 annual salaries. The England and Wales ratio was 8.16 in 2022.
Rochester house price to earnings ratio
Local authorityMedian house price to median salary ratio in 2022
England and Wales8.16
Medway8.7
Swale8.7
Maidstone10.1
Tonbridge and Malling10.7
Rochester house price to earnings ratio history

Rochester 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 Swale 002, with £25.8k. The area with the highest average net income was Tonbridge and Malling 007, with £47.9k. Median income was £37.2k - i.e. half of the areas had income equal or above £37.2k. 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£25.8k
The median income£37.2k
The highest income£47.9k
Rochester net household income map

Rochester working age population share

2020 population estimates.

39.8

Rochester
average age

40.4

England & Wales
average age
Rochester working age population share
age grouphead-count% share of population% for Eng & Wales
0-15135k20.7%19.1%
16-64402k61.5%62.2%
65+116k17.8%18.6%

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