Essex average salary comparison
The average salary is ranging between £35.7k in Southend-on-Sea and £47.4k in Uttlesford. 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 Essex Nearby Areas| Local authority | Average salary in 2025 |
|---|
| Southend-on-Sea | £35.7k |
| Castle Point | £39.0k |
| Rochford | £41.2k |
| Maldon | £41.4k |
| Braintree | £41.7k |
| Chelmsford | £42.4k |
| Harlow | £43.0k |
| Brentwood | £43.4k |
| Tendring | £44.3k |
| Thurrock | £44.5k |
| Colchester | £45.8k |
| Epping Forest | £45.9k |
| Basildon | £45.9k |
| Uttlesford | £47.4k |
| United Kingdom | £48.5k |
Essex average salary comparison by sex
The average salary for female is ranging between £33.6k in Southend-on-Sea and £39.9k in Uttlesford. The UK average salary for female was £42.6k in 2024. The average salary for male is ranging between £37.6k in Southend-on-Sea and £52.0k in Uttlesford. The UK average salary for male was £52.8k in 2024.Full-time Employee Male and Female Average Salary in Essex Nearby Areas Compared to UK| Local authority | Female average salary, 2025 | Male average salary |
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| Southend-on-Sea | £33.6k | £37.6k |
| Castle Point | £34.6k | £42.4k |
| Rochford | £34.4k | £45.9k |
| Maldon | £31.3k | £45.8k |
| Braintree | £35.8k | £45.3k |
| Chelmsford | £38.9k | £44.5k |
| Harlow | £39.4k | £46.0k |
| Brentwood | £38.7k | £47.0k |
| Tendring | £36.1k | £48.5k |
| Thurrock | £38.1k | £48.1k |
| Colchester | £39.9k | £50.1k |
| Epping Forest | £40.8k | £49.3k |
| Basildon | £39.1k | £49.9k |
| Uttlesford | £39.9k | £52.0k |
| United Kingdom | £42.6k | £52.8k |
Essex median salary comparison
The median salary is ranging between £31.7k in Southend-on-Sea and £41.5k in Epping Forest. The UK median salary was £39.0k in 2024.Full-time Employee Median Salary Compared to UK Median Salary in Essex Nearby Areas| Local authority | Median salary in 2025 |
|---|
| Southend-on-Sea | £31.7k |
| Maldon | £34.8k |
| Tendring | £36.0k |
| Rochford | £36.6k |
| Castle Point | £36.7k |
| Basildon | £37.5k |
| Braintree | £37.7k |
| Harlow | £37.9k |
| Chelmsford | £38.2k |
| Colchester | £38.8k |
| Brentwood | £38.8k |
| United Kingdom | £39.0k |
| Uttlesford | £39.5k |
| Thurrock | £40.6k |
| Epping Forest | £41.5k |
Essex median salary comparison by sex
The median salary for female is ranging between £29.7k in Southend-on-Sea and £36.8k in Epping Forest. The UK median salary for female was £35.7k in 2024. The median salary for male is ranging between £34.0k in Southend-on-Sea and £44.9k in Epping Forest. The UK median salary for male was £41.8k in 2024.Full-time Employee Male and Female Median Salary in Essex Nearby Areas Compared to UK| Local authority | Female median salary in 2025 | Male median salary |
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| Southend-on-Sea | £29.7k | £34.0k |
| Maldon | £34.0k | £36.5k |
| Tendring | £29.1k | £38.8k |
| Rochford | £31.6k | £43.3k |
| Castle Point | £29.2k | £40.7k |
| Basildon | £32.9k | £40.7k |
| Braintree | £32.1k | £41.1k |
| Harlow | £34.5k | £38.3k |
| Chelmsford | £34.9k | £40.0k |
| Colchester | £34.0k | £41.0k |
| Brentwood | £35.5k | N/A |
| United Kingdom | £35.7k | £41.8k |
| Uttlesford | £34.3k | £43.7k |
| Thurrock | £36.9k | £45.9k |
| Epping Forest | £36.8k | £44.9k |
Essex unemployment rate comparison
The unemployment rate is ranging between 2.6% in Chelmsford and 4.6% in Harlow. The UK unemployment rate was 4% in 2024.Unemployment Rate Compared to UK Unemployment Rate in Essex Nearby Areas| Local authority | Unemployment rate in 2025 |
|---|
| Chelmsford | 2.6% |
| Maldon | 2.6% |
| Rochford | 2.8% |
| Uttlesford | 3% |
| Braintree | 3.3% |
| Castle Point | 3.3% |
| Tendring | 3.3% |
| Epping Forest | 3.5% |
| Brentwood | 3.6% |
| Southend-on-Sea | 3.6% |
| Basildon | 3.8% |
| United Kingdom | 4% |
| Colchester | 4.4% |
| Thurrock | 4.4% |
| Harlow | 4.6% |
Essex house price to earnings ratio
The median property price to median earnings ratio is ranging between 7.5 in Tendring and 10.7 in Epping Forest. Ie. Tendring resident with middle-income needs 7.5 gross annual salaries to buy a medium-priced property. Resident in Epping Forest needs 10.7 annual salaries. The England and Wales ratio was 7.54 in 2024.Median House Price to Median Salary Ratio Compared to UK ration in Essex Nearby Areas| Local authority | Median house price / salary ratio in 2024 |
|---|
| Tendring | 7.5 |
| England and Wales | 7.54 |
| Southend-on-Sea | 7.8 |
| Braintree | 8.2 |
| Basildon | 8.3 |
| Colchester | 8.3 |
| Thurrock | 8.5 |
| Rochford | 8.7 |
| Castle Point | 8.8 |
| Harlow | 9.1 |
| Uttlesford | 9.3 |
| Brentwood | 9.7 |
| Chelmsford | 9.7 |
| Maldon | 9.8 |
| Epping Forest | 10.7 |
Essex 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 Tendring 016, with £25.8k. The area with the highest average net income was Brentwood 005, with £50.0k. Median income was £37.0k - i.e. half of the areas had income equal or above £37.0k. 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 Essex county.| The lowest income | £25.8k |
| The median income | £37.0k |
| The highest income | £50.0k |
Essex working age population share
2024 population estimates.
41.5
Essex
average age40.8
England & Wales
average age
Population Distribution in Essex county by Age Group vs. England and Wales| age group | head-count | % share of population | % for Eng & Wales |
|---|
| 0-15 | 369k | 19.1% | 18.3% |
| 16-64 | 1.2M | 60.9% | 62.8% |
| 65+ | 386k | 20.0% | 18.9% |
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