Area type
County
Population
499,781
Average male salary
£37,316
Average female salary
£31,330
Average male hours worked
39
Average female hours worked
38
Number of jobs
148,000
Job density
0.5
Gender pay gap
14.5%
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The average salary in Cumbria is £35,219, according to figures published by the ONS for 2021. Between 2020 and 2021, average salaries fell by £9. Compare average salaries by area.
Cumbria's salary growth rate is -0.03% per year based on changes in average salary between 2020 and 2021, which is 2.2% lower than the average salary growth rate in Cumbria over the past 9 years.
The average weekly hours worked in Cumbria is currently 38.8 hours. The average male works 39 hours per week and the average female works 37.5 hours per week - a 1.5-hour difference.
In Cumbria, the highest average wages are found in Copeland where the average salary is £47,841 and the lowest average wages are found in Allerdale where the average salary is £29,598. The difference in average salary between the two areas is £18,243 - the average person in Copeland earns 61.6% more than the average person in Allerdale.
There are 148,000 jobs in Cumbria which has a working-age (aged 16-65) population of 295,387, according to figures published by the ONS for 2019. The 2019 job density in Cumbria is 0.5, meaning there are 0.5 jobs per member of the Cumbria 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 Cumbria average £31,330, and male wages averaged £37,316. Statistically, the average female earns £5,986 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 2.3% and 1.7% respectively.
Males on average make 19.1% 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 14.5% - males in Cumbria earn 14.5% more per hour than females on average.
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The bottom 10% (percentile 1) of earners in Cumbria earn an average income of £17,851 and work 35 hours per week on average. That's -£17,851 less per year than the top 10%, and 11 hours less per week.
percentile | Female Hours | Male Hours | Female Salary | Male Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 32.4 | 36.0 | £16,503 | £19,266 |
| 20th | 34.7 | 37.0 | £18,416 | £22,224 |
| 25th | 35.4 | 37.4 | £19,133 | £23,905 |
| 30th | 36.6 | 37.5 | £20,312 | £25,439 |
| 40th | 37.0 | 38.8 | £23,631 | £29,931 |
The highest salaries in Cumbria are found in Copeland, where the average salary is £47,841.
Salaries are mean averages of gross annual pay for full-time employees in Cumbria, reported by the ONS for 2020.
Rank | Area | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Copeland | £47,841 |
| 2 | Barrow-in-Furness | £40,417 |
| 3 | Eden | £31,494 |
| 4 | Carlisle | £30,359 |
| 5 | South Lakeland | £29,643 |
The lowest salaries in Cumbria are found in Allerdale, where the average salary is £29,598.
Salaries are mean averages of gross annual pay for full-time employees in Cumbria, reported by the ONS for 2020.
Rank | Area | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allerdale | £29,598 |
| 2 | South Lakeland | £29,643 |
| 3 | Carlisle | £30,359 |
| 4 | Eden | £31,494 |
| 5 | Barrow-in-Furness | £40,417 |
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