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Salaries in Derbyshire

Area selected: Derbyshire
  • England and Wales
  • England
  • East Midlands
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  • Amber Valley
  • Bolsover
  • Chesterfield
  • Derbyshire Dales
  • Erewash
  • High Peak
  • North East Derbyshire
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Average salary
£33,265

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Average hours worked
40.1

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Salary Growth
4.20%

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Average Salary
Salary Growth
Area type
County
Population
796,847
Average male salary
£36,347
Average female salary
£27,146
Average male hours worked
41
Average female hours worked
38
Gender pay gap
23.5%

Salaries in Derbyshire

The average salary in Derbyshire is £33,265, according to figures published by the ONS for 2022. Between 2021 and 2022, average salaries grew by £1,342. Compare average salaries by area.

Derbyshire's salary growth rate is 4.20% per year based on changes in average salary between 2021 and 2022, which is 2.3% higher than the average salary growth rate in Derbyshire over the past 10 years.

The average weekly hours worked in Derbyshire is currently 40.1 hours. The average male works 41 hours per week and the average female works 38.0 hours per week - a 3.2-hour difference.

In Derbyshire, the highest average wages are found in Erewash where the average salary is £37,347 and the lowest average wages are found in Bolsover where the average salary is £31,926. The difference in average salary between the two areas is £5,421 - the average person in Erewash earns 17.0% more than the average person in Bolsover.

Compared to figures for England

  • Derbyshire's average salary of £33,265 is 18.4% lower than England's national average salary of £40,746. Derbyshire is the 19th county in England (of 24 total) when ordered by average salary.
  • Derbyshire's salary growth rate of 4.20% is 0.6% lower than England's current average salary growth rate of 4.81%. Derbyshire is the 12th county in England (of 24 total) when ordered by salary growth rate.
  • Derbyshire's average weekly hours worked of 40.1 hours is 1.3 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

Derbyshire salary trends by gender

According to the figures published by the ONS for 2022, female wages in Derbyshire average £27,146, and male wages averaged £36,347. Statistically, the average female earns £9,201 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 1.3% and 2.0% respectively.

Males on average make 33.9% more than females in Derbyshire, though this does not account for differences in hours worked. After adjusting for the difference in hours worked, the gender pay gap in Derbyshire is 23.5% - males in Derbyshire earn 23.5% more per hour than females on average.

People
Population
796,847

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GDP
£ 19 billion

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Average property price
£234,274

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Derbyshire salary and hours worked percentiles

percentile
Female Hours
Male Hours
Female Salary
Male Salary
10th 32.5 36.0£15,728£20,246
20th 34.6 37.5£18,664£23,796
25th 35.0 37.5£19,343£25,322
30th 36.1 37.5£20,176£27,200
40th 37.0 39.0£21,852£29,719
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Highest salary areas in Derbyshire

The highest salaries in Derbyshire are found in Erewash, where the average salary is £37,347.

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

Rank
Area
Average Salary
1 Erewash
£37,347
2 Chesterfield
£33,729
3 Amber Valley
£32,903
4 High Peak
£32,828
5 Derbyshire Dales
£32,724
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Lowest salary areas in Derbyshire

The lowest salaries in Derbyshire are found in Bolsover, where the average salary is £31,926.

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

Rank
Area
Average Salary
1 Bolsover
£31,926
2 North East Derbyshire
£31,943
3 South Derbyshire
£32,357
4 Derbyshire Dales
£32,724
5 High Peak
£32,828
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Areas near Derbyshire

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Leicestershire
average salary £37,886
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Derby
average salary £41,426
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Lincolnshire
average salary £32,556
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Leicester
average salary £33,637
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North Northamptonshire
average salary £34,944
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Nottinghamshire
average salary £32,787
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Nottingham
average salary £34,816
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Rutland
average salary £37,035
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West Northamptonshire
average salary £37,482
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Areas in Derbyshire

District
Amber Valley
average salary £32,903
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Bolsover
average salary £31,926
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Chesterfield
average salary £33,729
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North East Derbyshire
average salary £31,943
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Derbyshire Dales
average salary £32,724
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Erewash
average salary £37,347
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High Peak
average salary £32,828
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South Derbyshire
average salary £32,357
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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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