Cardiff average salary comparison

The average salary is ranging between £31.2k in Merthyr Tydfil and £39.3k in Cardiff. 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.
Cardiff average salary comparison
Local authorityAverage salary in 2023
Merthyr Tydfil£31.2k
Vale of Glamorgan£33.0k
Bridgend£34.7k
Caerphilly£34.8k
Rhondda Cynon Taf£35.3k
Cardiff£39.3k
United Kingdom£42.2k
Cardiff average salary by year

Cardiff average salary comparison by sex

The average salary for female is ranging between £29.1k in Merthyr Tydfil and £35.2k in Cardiff. The UK average salary for female was £37.2k in 2023. The average salary for male is ranging between £33.3k in Merthyr Tydfil and £41.7k in Cardiff. The UK average salary for male was £45.6k in 2023.
Cardiff average salary comparison by sex
Local authorityFemale average salary, 2023Male average salary
Merthyr Tydfil£29.1k£33.3k
Vale of Glamorgan£31.2k£34.3k
Bridgend£31.0k£37.4k
Caerphilly£34.3k£35.2k
Rhondda Cynon Taf£30.9k£38.7k
Cardiff£35.2k£41.7k
United Kingdom£37.2k£45.6k

Cardiff median salary comparison

The median salary is ranging between £27.9k in Merthyr Tydfil and £34.0k in Cardiff. The UK median salary was £35.0k in 2023.
Cardiff median salary comparison
Local authorityMedian salary in 2023
Merthyr Tydfil£27.9k
Vale of Glamorgan£29.4k
Rhondda Cynon Taf£32.1k
Bridgend£32.2k
Caerphilly£33.5k
Cardiff£34.0k
United Kingdom£35.0k
Cardiff median salary by year

Cardiff median salary comparison by sex

The median salary for female is ranging between £27.5k in Merthyr Tydfil and £32.0k in Cardiff. The UK median salary for female was £31.7k in 2023. The median salary for male is ranging between £28.8k in Merthyr Tydfil and £35.7k in Cardiff. The UK median salary for male was £37.4k in 2023.
Cardiff median salary comparison by sex
Local authorityFemale median salary in 2023Male median salary
Merthyr Tydfil£27.5k£28.8k
Vale of Glamorgan£24.1k£31.9k
Rhondda Cynon Taf£29.7k£33.6k
Bridgend£28.7k£34.8k
Caerphilly£31.8k£33.8k
Cardiff£32.0k£35.7k
United Kingdom£31.7k£37.4k

Cardiff unemployment rate comparison

The unemployment rate is ranging between 3.2% in Vale of Glamorgan and 4.5% in Cardiff. The UK unemployment rate was 3.7% in 2023.
Cardiff unemployment rate comparison
Local authorityUnemployment rate in 2023
Vale of Glamorgan3.2%
Bridgend3.4%
Caerphilly3.6%
United Kingdom3.7%
Rhondda Cynon Taf3.9%
Merthyr Tydfil4.3%
Cardiff4.5%
Cardiff unemployment rate by year

Cardiff house price to earnings ratio

The median property price to median earnings ratio is ranging between 4.7 in Rhondda Cynon Taf and 8.5 in Vale of Glamorgan. Ie. Rhondda Cynon Taf resident with middle-income needs 4.7 gross annual salaries to buy a medium-priced property. Resident in Vale of Glamorgan needs 8.5 annual salaries. The England and Wales ratio was 8.16 in 2022.
Cardiff house price to earnings ratio
Local authorityMedian house price to median salary ratio in 2022
Rhondda Cynon Taf4.7
Merthyr Tydfil4.8
Caerphilly5.7
Bridgend5.9
Cardiff7.8
England and Wales8.16
Vale of Glamorgan8.5
Cardiff house price to earnings ratio history

Cardiff 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 Rhondda Cynon Taf 007, with £23.2k. The area with the highest average net income was Cardiff 001, with £47.2k. Median income was £29.1k - i.e. half of the areas had income equal or above £29.1k. 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£23.2k
The median income£29.1k
The highest income£47.2k
Cardiff net household income map

Cardiff working age population share

2020 population estimates.

39.8

Cardiff
average age

40.4

England & Wales
average age
Cardiff working age population share
age grouphead-count% share of population% for Eng & Wales
0-15195k18.4%19.1%
16-64672k63.6%62.2%
65+190k17.9%18.6%

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