Area type
Metropolitan District
Population
549,853
Average male salary
£44,210
Average female salary
£35,333
Average male hours worked
38
Average female hours worked
37
Gender pay gap
20.9%
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The average salary in Manchester is £40,190, according to figures published by the ONS for 2022. Between 2021 and 2022, average salaries grew by £1,965. Compare average salaries by area.
Manchester's salary growth rate is 5.14% per year based on changes in average salary between 2021 and 2022, which is 3.0% higher than the average salary growth rate in Manchester over the past 10 years.
The average weekly hours worked in Manchester is currently 37.6 hours. The average male works 38 hours per week and the average female works 36.9 hours per week - a 1.3-hour difference.
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
According to the figures published by the ONS for 2022, female wages in Manchester average £35,333, and male wages averaged £44,210. Statistically, the average female earns £8,877 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 2.3% and 1.7% respectively.
Males on average make 25.1% more than females in Manchester, though this does not account for differences in hours worked. After adjusting for the difference in hours worked, the gender pay gap in Manchester is 20.9% - males in Manchester earn 20.9% more per hour than females on average.
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percentile | Female Hours | Male Hours | Female Salary | Male Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 33.9 | 35.0 | £20,236 | |
| 20th | 35.0 | 35.0 | £21,984 | £23,788 |
| 25th | 35.0 | 35.8 | £23,442 | £25,301 |
| 30th | 35.0 | 36.5 | £24,583 | £27,210 |
| 40th | 36.2 | 37.4 | £28,200 | £31,905 |
Salaries are mean averages of gross annual pay for full-time employees in Manchester, reported by the ONS for 2022.
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Salaries are mean averages of gross annual pay for full-time employees in Manchester, reported by the ONS for 2022.
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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