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Salaries in East England

Area selected: East England
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  • East
  • Bedford
  • Cambridgeshire
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  • Hertfordshire
  • Luton
  • Norfolk
  • Peterborough
  • Southend-on-Sea
  • Suffolk
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Average salary
£38,263

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Average hours worked
39.5

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Salary Growth
3.91%

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Average Salary
Salary Growth
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Region
Population
6,348,096
Average male salary
£41,605
Average female salary
£32,839
Average male hours worked
41
Average female hours worked
38
Gender pay gap
18.6%

Salaries in East England

The average salary in East England is £38,263, according to figures published by the ONS for 2022. Between 2021 and 2022, average salaries grew by £1,439. Compare average salaries by area.

East England's salary growth rate is 3.91% per year based on changes in average salary between 2021 and 2022, which is 1.7% higher than the average salary growth rate in East England over the past 10 years.

The average weekly hours worked in East England is currently 39.5 hours. The average male works 41 hours per week and the average female works 37.9 hours per week - a 2.6-hour difference.

In East England, the highest average wages are found in Hertfordshire where the average salary is £41,423 and the lowest average wages are found in Southend-on-sea where the average salary is £31,609. The difference in average salary between the two areas is £9,814 - the average person in Hertfordshire earns 31.0% more than the average person in Southend-on-sea.

Compared to figures for England

  • East England's average salary of £38,263 is 6.1% lower than England's national average salary of £40,746. East England is the 3rd region in England (of 9 total) when ordered by average salary.
  • East England's salary growth rate of 3.91% is 0.9% lower than England's current average salary growth rate of 4.81%. East England is the 6th region in England (of 9 total) when ordered by salary growth rate.
  • East England's average weekly hours worked of 39.5 hours is 0.7 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

East England salary trends by gender

According to the figures published by the ONS for 2022, female wages in East England average £32,839, and male wages averaged £41,605. Statistically, the average female earns £8,766 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 2.2% and 2.0% respectively.

Males on average make 26.7% more than females in East England, though this does not account for differences in hours worked. After adjusting for the difference in hours worked, the gender pay gap in East England is 18.6% - males in East England earn 18.6% more per hour than females on average.

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Population
6,348,096

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GDP
£ 191 billion

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Average property price
£371,529

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East England salary and hours worked percentiles

percentile
Female Hours
Male Hours
Female Salary
Male Salary
10th 32.5 35.0£16,809£21,001
20th 35.0 37.0£20,394£24,796
25th 35.1 37.0£21,635£26,469
30th 36.3 37.4£22,818£28,006
40th 37.0 37.5£25,475£31,382
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Highest salary areas in East England

The highest salaries in East England are found in Hertfordshire, where the average salary is £41,423.

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

Rank
Area
Average Salary
1 Hertfordshire
£41,423
2 Cambridgeshire
£41,252
3 Bedford
£39,671
4 Luton
£39,635
5 Essex
£38,021
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Lowest salary areas in East England

The lowest salaries in East England are found in Southend-on-Sea, where the average salary is £31,609.

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

Rank
Area
Average Salary
1 Southend-on-Sea
£31,609
2 Norfolk
£34,115
3 Suffolk
£35,983
4 Central Bedfordshire
£36,493
5 Peterborough
£37,038
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Areas near East England

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London
average salary £57,362
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North East
average salary £34,116
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North West
average salary £35,807
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East Midlands
average salary £35,131
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South East
average salary £40,312
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South West
average salary £35,772
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West Midlands
average salary £36,785
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Yorkshire and the Humber
average salary £35,334
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Areas in East England

County
Cambridgeshire
average salary £41,252
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Local Authority
Bedford
average salary £39,671
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Central Bedfordshire
average salary £36,493
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Essex
average salary £38,021
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Luton
average salary £39,635
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Hertfordshire
average salary £41,423
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County
Norfolk
average salary £34,115
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Local Authority
Peterborough
average salary £37,038
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Southend-on-Sea
average salary £31,609
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County
Suffolk
average salary £35,983
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Local Authority
Thurrock
average salary £37,341
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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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