Area type
Unitary Authority
Population
185,761
Average male salary
£42,764
Average female salary
£35,575
Average male hours worked
40
Average female hours worked
37
Gender pay gap
10.7%
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The average salary in Bedford is £39,671, according to figures published by the ONS for 2022. Between 2021 and 2022, average salaries grew by £4,450. Compare average salaries by area.
Bedford's salary growth rate is 12.63% per year based on changes in average salary between 2021 and 2022, which is 9.3% higher than the average salary growth rate in Bedford over the past 10 years.
The average weekly hours worked in Bedford is currently 38.9 hours. The average male works 40 hours per week and the average female works 37.1 hours per week - a 3.2-hour difference.
Salaries are mean averages of annual gross pay for full-time employees. Hours worked are mean averages of weekly hours worked by full-time employees
According to the figures published by the ONS for 2022, female wages in Bedford average £35,575, and male wages averaged £42,764. Statistically, the average female earns £7,189 less than the average male, though this does not account for differences in hours worked.
Over the past 10 years, female and male salaries have average annual growth rates of 3.3% and 3.0% respectively.
Males on average make 20.2% more than females in Bedford, though this does not account for differences in hours worked. After adjusting for the difference in hours worked, the gender pay gap in Bedford is 10.7% - males in Bedford earn 10.7% more per hour than females on average.
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percentile | Female Hours | Male Hours | Female Salary | Male Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 32.3 | 35.0 | £18,744 | £21,847 |
| 20th | 35.0 | 37.0 | £20,787 | £23,711 |
| 25th | 35.1 | 37.2 | £23,118 | £24,728 |
| 30th | 36.5 | 37.5 | £25,077 | £27,243 |
| 40th | 37.8 | £29,352 | £30,406 |
Salaries are mean averages of gross annual pay for full-time employees in Bedford, reported by the ONS for 2022.
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Salaries are mean averages of gross annual pay for full-time employees in Bedford, reported by the ONS for 2022.
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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2023. Data sources: ONS Local statistics