Brighton average salary comparison

The average salary is ranging between £39.2k in Arun and £50.8k in Adur. 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 Brighton Nearby Areas
Local authority	Average salary in 2025
Arun	£39.2k
Wealden	£40.5k
Eastbourne	£41.1k
Lewes	£42.6k
Worthing	£42.6k
Brighton and Hove	£45.7k
United Kingdom	£48.5k
Adur	£50.8k

Brighton average salary comparison by sex

The average salary for female is ranging between £36.5k in Arun and £48.7k in Adur. The UK average salary for female was £42.6k in 2024. The average salary for male is ranging between £40.9k in Arun and £52.3k in Adur. The UK average salary for male was £52.8k in 2024.

Full-time Employee Male and Female Average Salary in Brighton Nearby Areas Compared to UK
Local authority	Female average salary, 2025	Male average salary
Arun	£36.5k	£40.9k
Wealden	£33.1k	£44.1k
Eastbourne	£39.8k	£42.1k
Lewes	£40.9k	£43.7k
Worthing	£39.6k	£45.5k
Brighton and Hove	£40.2k	£50.2k
United Kingdom	£42.6k	£52.8k
Adur	£48.7k	£52.3k

Brighton median salary comparison

The median salary is ranging between £32.2k in Arun and £41.0k in Adur. The UK median salary was £39.0k in 2024.

Full-time Employee Median Salary Compared to UK Median Salary in Brighton Nearby Areas
Local authority	Median salary in 2025
Arun	£32.2k
Wealden	£35.3k
Worthing	£36.6k
Eastbourne	£37.0k
United Kingdom	£39.0k
Brighton and Hove	£39.1k
Lewes	£39.8k
Adur	£41.0k

Brighton median salary comparison by sex

The median salary for female is ranging between £32.1k in Arun and £42.1k in Adur. The UK median salary for female was £35.7k in 2024. The median salary for male is ranging between £32.3k in Arun and £ in Adur. The UK median salary for male was £41.8k in 2024.

Full-time Employee Male and Female Median Salary in Brighton Nearby Areas Compared to UK
Local authority	Female median salary in 2025	Male median salary
Arun	£32.1k	£32.3k
Wealden	£31.7k	£39.3k
Worthing	£36.0k	£37.2k
Eastbourne	£37.4k	£36.2k
United Kingdom	£35.7k	£41.8k
Brighton and Hove	£35.9k	£41.6k
Lewes	£41.4k	£36.0k
Adur	£42.1k	N/A

Brighton unemployment rate comparison

The unemployment rate is ranging between 2.7% in Arun and 5.9% in Brighton and Hove. The UK unemployment rate was 4% in 2024.

Unemployment Rate Compared to UK Unemployment Rate in Brighton Nearby Areas
Local authority	Unemployment rate in 2025
Arun	2.7%
Lewes	3%
Worthing	3%
Wealden	3.1%
Adur	3.7%
United Kingdom	4%
Eastbourne	4.7%
Brighton and Hove	5.9%

Brighton house price to earnings ratio

The median property price to median earnings ratio is ranging between 7.8 in Eastbourne and 11 in Lewes. Ie. Eastbourne resident with middle-income needs 7.8 gross annual salaries to buy a medium-priced property. Resident in Lewes needs 11 annual salaries. The England and Wales ratio was 7.54 in 2024.

Median House Price to Median Salary Ratio Compared to UK ration in Brighton Nearby Areas
Local authority	Median house price / salary ratio in 2024
England and Wales	7.54
Eastbourne	7.8
Arun	9.1
Worthing	9.5
Adur	10
Wealden	10.6
Brighton and Hove	10.8
Lewes	11

Brighton 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 Eastbourne 010, with £28.4k. The area with the highest average net income was Brighton and Hove 010, with £48.0k. Median income was £36.6k - i.e. half of the areas had income equal or above £36.6k. 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 Brighton postcode area.
The lowest income	£28.4k
The median income	£36.6k
The highest income	£48.0k

Brighton working age population share

2024 population estimates.

43.3

Brighton
average age

40.8

England & Wales
average age

Population Distribution in Brighton postcode area by Age Group vs. England and Wales
age group	head-count	% share of population	% for Eng & Wales
0-15	137k	15.7%	18.3%
16-64	539k	62.1%	62.8%
65+	193k	22.2%	18.9%