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Salaries in Cumbria

Area selected: Cumbria
  • England and Wales
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  • Carlisle
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  • Eden
  • South Lakeland
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Average salary
£35,815

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Average hours worked
40.3

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Salary Growth
1.69%

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Average Salary
Salary Growth
Area type
County
Population
500,821
Average male salary
£38,775
Average female salary
£30,823
Average male hours worked
41
Average female hours worked
38
Gender pay gap
16.7%

Salaries in Cumbria

The average salary in Cumbria is £35,815, according to figures published by the ONS for 2022. Between 2021 and 2022, average salaries grew by £596. Compare average salaries by area.

Cumbria's salary growth rate is 1.69% per year based on changes in average salary between 2021 and 2022, which is 0.1% lower than the average salary growth rate in Cumbria over the past 10 years.

The average weekly hours worked in Cumbria is currently 40.3 hours. The average male works 41 hours per week and the average female works 38.4 hours per week - a 3.0-hour difference.

In Cumbria, the highest average wages are found in Copeland where the average salary is £44,425 and the lowest average wages are found in Allerdale where the average salary is £29,560. The difference in average salary between the two areas is £14,865 - the average person in Copeland earns 50.3% more than the average person in Allerdale.

Compared to figures for England

  • Cumbria's average salary of £35,815 is 12.1% lower than England's national average salary of £40,746. Cumbria is the 13th county in England (of 24 total) when ordered by average salary.
  • Cumbria's salary growth rate of 1.69% is 3.1% lower than England's current average salary growth rate of 4.81%. Cumbria is the 20th county in England (of 24 total) when ordered by salary growth rate.
  • Cumbria's average weekly hours worked of 40.3 hours is 1.5 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

Cumbria salary trends by gender

According to the figures published by the ONS for 2022, female wages in Cumbria average £30,823, and male wages averaged £38,775. Statistically, the average female earns £7,952 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 1.6% and 1.7% respectively.

Males on average make 25.8% more than females in Cumbria, though this does not account for differences in hours worked. After adjusting for the difference in hours worked, the gender pay gap in Cumbria is 16.7% - males in Cumbria earn 16.7% more per hour than females on average.

People
Population
500,821

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GDP
£ 14 billion

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Average property price
£204,672

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Cumbria salary and hours worked percentiles

percentile
Female Hours
Male Hours
Female Salary
Male Salary
10th 32.5 37.0£16,959£21,002
20th 35.0 37.5£19,034£24,003
25th 36.7 37.5£20,170£25,979
30th 37.0 38.5£21,542£27,489
40th 37.5 38.8£23,483£31,205
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Highest salary areas in Cumbria

The highest salaries in Cumbria are found in Copeland, where the average salary is £44,425.

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

Rank
Area
Average Salary
1 Copeland
£44,425
2 Barrow-in-Furness
£38,028
3 Eden
£35,133
4 South Lakeland
£33,767
5 Carlisle
£31,492
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Lowest salary areas in Cumbria

The lowest salaries in Cumbria are found in Allerdale, where the average salary is £29,560.

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

Rank
Area
Average Salary
1 Allerdale
£29,560
2 Carlisle
£31,492
3 South Lakeland
£33,767
4 Eden
£35,133
5 Barrow-in-Furness
£38,028
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Areas near Cumbria

Local Authority
Blackburn with Darwen
average salary £33,252
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Cheshire East
average salary £37,182
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Blackpool
average salary £30,042
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Cheshire West and Chester
average salary £36,254
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Greater Manchester
average salary £36,338
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Halton
average salary £39,188
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Lancashire
average salary £34,372
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Merseyside
average salary £35,499
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Local Authority
Warrington
average salary £37,617
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Areas in Cumbria

District
Allerdale
average salary £29,560
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District
Carlisle
average salary £31,492
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Barrow-in-Furness
average salary £38,028
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Copeland
average salary £44,425
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Eden
average salary £35,133
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South Lakeland
average salary £33,767
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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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