Area type
County
Population
657,204
Average male salary
£46,165
Average female salary
£33,374
Average male hours worked
38
Average female hours worked
37
Number of jobs
223,000
Job density
0.5
Gender pay gap
36.5%
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The average salary in Cambridgeshire is £41,321, according to figures published by the ONS for 2021. Between 2020 and 2021, average salaries grew by £1,458. Compare average salaries by area.
Cambridgeshire's salary growth rate is 3.66% per year based on changes in average salary between 2020 and 2021, which is 1.3% higher than the average salary growth rate in Cambridgeshire over the past 9 years.
The average weekly hours worked in Cambridgeshire is currently 37.5 hours. The average male works 38 hours per week and the average female works 37.0 hours per week - a 0.5-hour difference.
In Cambridgeshire, the highest average wages are found in Cambridge where the average salary is £46,879 and the lowest average wages are found in Fenland where the average salary is £31,254. The difference in average salary between the two areas is £15,625 - the average person in Cambridge earns 50.0% more than the average person in Fenland.
There are 223,000 jobs in Cambridgeshire which has a working-age (aged 16-65) population of 405,777, according to figures published by the ONS for 2019. The 2019 job density in Cambridgeshire is 0.5, meaning there are 0.5 jobs per member of the Cambridgeshire working-age population.
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
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According to the figures published by the ONS for 2021, female wages in Cambridgeshire average £33,374, and male wages averaged £46,165. Statistically, the average female earns £12,791 less than the average male, though this does not account for differences in hours worked.
Over the past 9 years, female and male salaries have average annual growth rates of 1.9% and 2.2% respectively.
Males on average make 38.3% more than females in Cambridgeshire, though this does not account for differences in hours worked. After adjusting for the difference in hours worked, the gender pay gap in Cambridgeshire is 36.5% - males in Cambridgeshire earn 36.5% more per hour than females on average.
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The bottom 10% (percentile 1) of earners in Cambridgeshire earn an average income of £19,487 and work 35 hours per week on average. That's -£19,487 less per year than the top 10%, and 10 hours less per week.
percentile | Female Hours | Male Hours | Female Salary | Male Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 32.5 | 35.0 | £17,695 | £21,003 |
| 20th | 35.0 | 36.9 | £20,066 | £25,820 |
| 25th | 35.4 | £21,118 | £27,200 | |
| 30th | 36.5 | 37.0 | £22,158 | £28,988 |
| 40th | 37.0 | 37.5 | £25,012 | £31,773 |
The highest salaries in Cambridgeshire are found in Cambridge, where the average salary is £46,879.
Salaries are mean averages of gross annual pay for full-time employees in Cambridgeshire, reported by the ONS for 2020.
Rank | Area | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambridge | £46,879 |
| 2 | South Cambridgeshire | £46,063 |
| 3 | East Cambridgeshire | £36,998 |
| 4 | Huntingdonshire | £36,235 |
| 5 | Fenland | £31,254 |
The lowest salaries in Cambridgeshire are found in Fenland, where the average salary is £31,254.
Salaries are mean averages of gross annual pay for full-time employees in Cambridgeshire, reported by the ONS for 2020.
Rank | Area | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fenland | £31,254 |
| 2 | Huntingdonshire | £36,235 |
| 3 | East Cambridgeshire | £36,998 |
| 4 | South Cambridgeshire | £46,063 |
| 5 | Cambridge | £46,879 |
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. Data sources: ONS Local statistics