Devon average salary comparison
The average salary is ranging between £30.6k in Torbay and £37.5k in East Devon. 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.| Local authority | Average salary in 2023 |
|---|
| Torbay | £30.6k |
| Teignbridge | £32.1k |
| Torridge | £32.4k |
| South Hams | £34.4k |
| West Devon | £34.5k |
| Plymouth | £35.7k |
| Mid Devon | £35.7k |
| Exeter | £36.6k |
| East Devon | £37.5k |
| United Kingdom | £42.2k |
Devon average salary comparison by sex
The average salary for female is ranging between £27.6k in Torbay and £31.2k in Mid Devon. The UK average salary for female was £37.2k in 2023. The average salary for male is ranging between £33.3k in Torbay and £38.7k in Mid Devon. The UK average salary for male was £45.6k in 2023.| Local authority | Female average salary, 2023 | Male average salary |
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| Torbay | £27.6k | £33.3k |
| Teignbridge | £26.5k | £35.0k |
| Torridge | £28.0k | £34.2k |
| South Hams | £32.0k | £35.9k |
| West Devon | £27.1k | £38.9k |
| Plymouth | £31.9k | £37.8k |
| Mid Devon | £31.2k | £38.7k |
| Exeter | N/A | £38.3k |
| East Devon | N/A | £38.0k |
| United Kingdom | £37.2k | £45.6k |
Devon median salary comparison
The median salary is ranging between £27.1k in Torbay and £33.4k in Exeter. The UK median salary was £35.0k in 2023.| Local authority | Median salary in 2023 |
|---|
| Torbay | £27.1k |
| Teignbridge | £27.5k |
| Torridge | £28.9k |
| South Hams | £29.4k |
| West Devon | £30.3k |
| Mid Devon | £31.6k |
| Plymouth | £33.0k |
| Exeter | £33.4k |
| United Kingdom | £35.0k |
Devon median salary comparison by sex
The median salary for female is ranging between £25.8k in Torbay and £29.3k in Plymouth. The UK median salary for female was £31.7k in 2023. The median salary for male is ranging between £30.3k in Torbay and £35.5k in Plymouth. The UK median salary for male was £37.4k in 2023.| Local authority | Female median salary in 2023 | Male median salary |
|---|
| Torbay | £25.8k | £30.3k |
| Teignbridge | £24.0k | £30.1k |
| Torridge | N/A | £29.7k |
| South Hams | £25.4k | £32.2k |
| West Devon | N/A | £32.3k |
| Mid Devon | £27.3k | £36.3k |
| Plymouth | £29.3k | £35.5k |
| Exeter | N/A | £35.0k |
| United Kingdom | £31.7k | £37.4k |
Devon unemployment rate comparison
The unemployment rate is ranging between 1.7% in South Hams and 3.1% in Torbay. The UK unemployment rate was 3.7% in 2023.| Local authority | Unemployment rate in 2023 |
|---|
| South Hams | 1.7% |
| East Devon | 2.2% |
| Mid Devon | 2.2% |
| North Devon | 2.3% |
| Torridge | 2.3% |
| Exeter | 2.6% |
| Teignbridge | 2.9% |
| West Devon | 2.9% |
| Plymouth | 3.1% |
| Torbay | 3.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3.7% |
Devon house price to earnings ratio
The median property price to median earnings ratio is ranging between 7.4 in Plymouth and 12.6 in South Hams. Ie. Plymouth resident with middle-income needs 7.4 gross annual salaries to buy a medium-priced property. Resident in South Hams needs 12.6 annual salaries. The England and Wales ratio was 8.16 in 2022.| Local authority | Median house price to median salary ratio in 2022 |
|---|
| Plymouth | 7.4 |
| England and Wales | 8.16 |
| Torbay | 8.5 |
| Exeter | 9 |
| Torridge | 9.6 |
| West Devon | 9.8 |
| East Devon | 9.9 |
| Mid Devon | 9.9 |
| North Devon | 10.2 |
| Teignbridge | 10.7 |
| South Hams | 12.6 |
Devon 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 North Devon 008, with £28.2k. The area with the highest average net income was Exeter 011, with £40.8k. Median income was £33.8k - i.e. half of the areas had income equal or above £33.8k. 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 | £28.2k |
| The median income | £33.8k |
| The highest income | £40.8k |
Devon working age population share
2020 population estimates.
43.9
Devon
average age40.4
England & Wales
average age
| age group | head-count | % share of population | % for Eng & Wales |
|---|
| 0-15 | 203k | 16.8% | 19.1% |
| 16-64 | 713k | 58.9% | 62.2% |
| 65+ | 294k | 24.3% | 18.6% |
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