Salaries in Southampton

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Southampton

Average salary

£40,846

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Average hours worked

38.6

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Salary Growth

5.90%

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Area type

Unitary Authority

Population

247,256

Average male salary

£45,374

Average female salary

£34,791

Average male hours worked

Average female hours worked

Gender pay gap

23.8%

Salaries in Southampton

The average salary in Southampton is £40,846, according to figures published by the ONS for 2022. Between 2021 and 2022, average salaries grew by £2,274. Compare average salaries by area.

Southampton's salary growth rate is 5.90% per year based on changes in average salary between 2021 and 2022, which is 3.5% higher than the average salary growth rate in Southampton over the past 9 years.

The average weekly hours worked in Southampton is currently 38.6 hours. The average male works 40 hours per week and the average female works 37.5 hours per week - a 2.0-hour difference.

Compared to figures for England

Southampton's average salary of £40,846 is 0.2% higher than England's national average salary of £40,746. Southampton is the 10th unitary authority in England (of 59 total) when ordered by average salary.
Southampton's salary growth rate of 5.90% is 1.1% higher than England's current average salary growth rate of 4.81%. Southampton is the 31st unitary authority in England (of 59 total) when ordered by salary growth rate.
Southampton's average weekly hours worked of 38.6 hours is 0.2 lower 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

Southampton salary trends by gender

According to the figures published by the ONS for 2022, female wages in Southampton average £34,791, and male wages averaged £45,374. Statistically, the average female earns £10,583 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 2.2% and 1.7% respectively.

Males on average make 30.4% more than females in Southampton, though this does not account for differences in hours worked. After adjusting for the difference in hours worked, the gender pay gap in Southampton is 23.8% - males in Southampton earn 23.8% more per hour than females on average.

Population

247,256

Southampton population

GDP

£ 8.7 billion

Southampton Economy

Average property price

£250,984

Southampton House Prices