UK AVERAGE SALARIES
: Money is such a taboo in the UK, and a particularly dirty topic is how much we actually make.
Weâve collated some data for you on average UK earnings, with percentiles across the country. See below:

Weâve collated some data for you on average UK earnings, with percentiles across the country. See below:
Remember though that income can be misleading. How much you spend is just as important as how much you earn! Income needs the context of cost of living.
A modest regional income could provide a higher standard of living than a higher salary in London for example.
A modest regional income could provide a higher standard of living than a higher salary in London for example.
Where you live is as important as how much you earn.
You canât get a linear indication of wealth or affordability using someoneâs salary. Where they reside has a large bearing on their fixed living costs as well as the price of goods in the local economy.
You canât get a linear indication of wealth or affordability using someoneâs salary. Where they reside has a large bearing on their fixed living costs as well as the price of goods in the local economy.
For example:
Someone earning ÂŁ35,000 in Leeds will have a comfortable, well above average lifestyle than someone earning the same salary in London where the earnings would be below average.
Someone earning ÂŁ35,000 in Leeds will have a comfortable, well above average lifestyle than someone earning the same salary in London where the earnings would be below average.