Salaries in Central Bedfordshire

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Central Bedfordshire

Average salary

£36,493

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Average hours worked

40.0

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Salary Growth

6.59%

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Area type

Unitary Authority

Population

295,541

Average male salary

£41,331

Average female salary

£30,874

Average male hours worked

Average female hours worked

Gender pay gap

25.1%

Salaries in Central Bedfordshire

The average salary in Central Bedfordshire is £36,493, according to figures published by the ONS for 2022. Between 2021 and 2022, average salaries grew by £2,255. Compare average salaries by area.

Central Bedfordshire's salary growth rate is 6.59% per year based on changes in average salary between 2021 and 2022, which is 5.7% higher than the average salary growth rate in Central Bedfordshire over the past 10 years.

The average weekly hours worked in Central Bedfordshire is currently 40.0 hours. The average male works 41 hours per week and the average female works 38.5 hours per week - a 2.7-hour difference.

Compared to figures for England

Central Bedfordshire's average salary of £36,493 is 10.4% lower than England's national average salary of £40,746. Central Bedfordshire is the 31st unitary authority in England (of 59 total) when ordered by average salary.
Central Bedfordshire's salary growth rate of 6.59% is 1.8% higher than England's current average salary growth rate of 4.81%. Central Bedfordshire is the 26th unitary authority in England (of 59 total) when ordered by salary growth rate.
Central Bedfordshire's average weekly hours worked of 40.0 hours is 1.2 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

Central Bedfordshire salary trends by gender

According to the figures published by the ONS for 2022, female wages in Central Bedfordshire average £30,874, and male wages averaged £41,331. Statistically, the average female earns £10,457 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 0.9% and 1.1% respectively.

Males on average make 33.9% more than females in Central Bedfordshire, though this does not account for differences in hours worked. After adjusting for the difference in hours worked, the gender pay gap in Central Bedfordshire is 25.1% - males in Central Bedfordshire earn 25.1% more per hour than females on average.

Population

295,541

Central Bedfordshire population

GDP

£ 7.3 billion

Central Bedfordshire Economy

Average property price

£357,466

Central Bedfordshire House Prices