East London average salary comparison

The average salary is ranging between £39.2k in Waltham Forest and £80.0k in Tower Hamlets. 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.
East London average salary comparison
Local authorityAverage salary in 2023
Waltham Forest£39.2k
United Kingdom£42.2k
Newham£44.1k
Hackney£52.7k
Tower Hamlets£80.0k
East London average salary by year

East London average salary comparison by sex

The average salary for female is ranging between £35.9k in Waltham Forest and £69.1k in Tower Hamlets. The UK average salary for female was £37.2k in 2023. The average salary for male is ranging between £42.1k in Waltham Forest and £86.8k in Tower Hamlets. The UK average salary for male was £45.6k in 2023.
East London average salary comparison by sex
Local authorityFemale average salary, 2023Male average salary
Waltham Forest£35.9k£42.1k
United Kingdom£37.2k£45.6k
Newham£40.1k£47.7k
Hackney£49.0k£56.2k
Tower Hamlets£69.1k£86.8k

East London median salary comparison

The median salary is ranging between £34.6k in Waltham Forest and £58.1k in Tower Hamlets. The UK median salary was £35.0k in 2023.
East London median salary comparison
Local authorityMedian salary in 2023
Waltham Forest£34.6k
United Kingdom£35.0k
Newham£39.7k
Hackney£45.5k
Tower Hamlets£58.1k
East London median salary by year

East London median salary comparison by sex

The median salary for female is ranging between £33.9k in Waltham Forest and £49.7k in Tower Hamlets. The UK median salary for female was £31.7k in 2023. The median salary for male is ranging between £40.6k in Waltham Forest and £63.9k in Tower Hamlets. The UK median salary for male was £37.4k in 2023.
East London median salary comparison by sex
Local authorityFemale median salary in 2023Male median salary
Waltham Forest£33.9k£40.6k
United Kingdom£31.7k£37.4k
Newham£37.8k£43.0k
Hackney£43.7kN/A
Tower Hamlets£49.7k£63.9k

East London unemployment rate comparison

The unemployment rate is ranging between 4.1% in Hackney and 5.8% in Tower Hamlets. The UK unemployment rate was 3.7% in 2023.
East London unemployment rate comparison
Local authorityUnemployment rate in 2023
United Kingdom3.7%
Hackney4.1%
Newham5.2%
Waltham Forest5.5%
Tower Hamlets5.8%
East London unemployment rate by year

East London house price to earnings ratio

The median property price to median earnings ratio is ranging between 12.4 in Newham and 14.6 in Hackney. Ie. Newham resident with middle-income needs 12.4 gross annual salaries to buy a medium-priced property. Resident in Hackney needs 14.6 annual salaries. The England and Wales ratio was 8.16 in 2022.
East London house price to earnings ratio
Local authorityMedian house price to median salary ratio in 2022
England and Wales8.16
Newham12.4
Waltham Forest12.8
Tower Hamlets13.2
Hackney14.6
East London house price to earnings ratio history

East London 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 Newham 002, with £30.6k. The area with the highest average net income was Tower Hamlets 027, with £58.2k. Median income was £38.9k - i.e. half of the areas had income equal or above £38.9k. 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£30.6k
The median income£38.9k
The highest income£58.2k
East London net household income map

East London working age population share

2020 population estimates.

34.2

East London
average age

40.4

England & Wales
average age
East London working age population share
age grouphead-count% share of population% for Eng & Wales
0-15246k21.2%19.1%
16-64817k70.2%62.2%
65+100k8.6%18.6%

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