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Salaries in Cambridgeshire

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Average salary
£41,252

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Average hours worked
39.0

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Salary Growth
-0.17%

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Average Salary
Salary Growth
Area type
County
Population
680,407
Average male salary
£45,378
Average female salary
£34,717
Average male hours worked
40
Average female hours worked
37
Gender pay gap
21.9%

Salaries in Cambridgeshire

The average salary in Cambridgeshire is £41,252, according to figures published by the ONS for 2022. Between 2021 and 2022, average salaries fell by £69. Compare average salaries by area.

Cambridgeshire's salary growth rate is -0.17% per year based on changes in average salary between 2021 and 2022, which is 2.1% lower than the average salary growth rate in Cambridgeshire over the past 10 years.

The average weekly hours worked in Cambridgeshire is currently 39.0 hours. The average male works 40 hours per week and the average female works 37.4 hours per week - a 2.7-hour difference.

In Cambridgeshire, the highest average wages are found in South Cambridgeshire where the average salary is £48,106 and the lowest average wages are found in Fenland where the average salary is £35,301. The difference in average salary between the two areas is £12,805 - the average person in South Cambridgeshire earns 36.3% more than the average person in Fenland.

Compared to figures for England

  • Cambridgeshire's average salary of £41,252 is 1.2% higher than England's national average salary of £40,746. Cambridgeshire is the 4th county in England (of 24 total) when ordered by average salary.
  • Cambridgeshire's salary growth rate of -0.17% is 5.0% lower than England's current average salary growth rate of 4.81%. Cambridgeshire is the 24th county in England (of 24 total) when ordered by salary growth rate.
  • Cambridgeshire's average weekly hours worked of 39.0 hours is 0.2 higher than England's which is 38.8 hours per week.

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

Cambridgeshire salary trends by gender

According to the figures published by the ONS for 2022, female wages in Cambridgeshire average £34,717, and male wages averaged £45,378. Statistically, the average female earns £10,661 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 1.9% and 1.9% respectively.

Males on average make 30.7% 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 21.9% - males in Cambridgeshire earn 21.9% more per hour than females on average.

People
Population
680,407

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GDP
£ 23 billion

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Average property price
£367,164

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Cambridgeshire salary and hours worked percentiles

percentile
Female Hours
Male Hours
Female Salary
Male Salary
10th 32.5 35.7£18,050£21,846
20th 35.0 37.0£20,867£25,976
25th 36.0£21,948£27,501
30th 36.5 37.0£23,424£29,285
40th 37.0 37.5£26,961£32,456
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Highest salary areas in Cambridgeshire

The highest salaries in Cambridgeshire are found in South Cambridgeshire, where the average salary is £48,106.

Salaries are mean averages of gross annual pay for full-time employees in Cambridgeshire, reported by the ONS for 2022.

Rank
Area
Average Salary
1 South Cambridgeshire
£48,106
2 Cambridge
£42,399
3 East Cambridgeshire
£37,061
4 Huntingdonshire
£36,575
5 Fenland
£35,301
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Lowest salary areas in Cambridgeshire

The lowest salaries in Cambridgeshire are found in Fenland, where the average salary is £35,301.

Salaries are mean averages of gross annual pay for full-time employees in Cambridgeshire, reported by the ONS for 2022.

Rank
Area
Average Salary
1 Fenland
£35,301
2 Huntingdonshire
£36,575
3 East Cambridgeshire
£37,061
4 Cambridge
£42,399
5 South Cambridgeshire
£48,106
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Areas near Cambridgeshire

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Hertfordshire
average salary £41,423
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Norfolk
average salary £34,115
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Luton
average salary £39,635
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Peterborough
average salary £37,038
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Southend-on-Sea
average salary £31,609
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Suffolk
average salary £35,983
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Thurrock
average salary £37,341
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Bedford
average salary £39,671
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Essex
average salary £38,021
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Central Bedfordshire
average salary £36,493
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Areas in Cambridgeshire

District
Cambridge
average salary £42,399
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East Cambridgeshire
average salary £37,061
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District
Fenland
average salary £35,301
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District
Huntingdonshire
average salary £36,575
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South Cambridgeshire
average salary £48,106
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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

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