Area type
Metropolitan District
Population
183,391
Average male salary
£35,810
Average female salary
£27,026
Average male hours worked
42
Average female hours worked
39
Gender pay gap
22.7%
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The average salary in St. Helens is £33,310, according to figures published by the ONS for 2022. Between 2021 and 2022, average salaries fell by £5,110. Compare average salaries by area.
St. Helens's salary growth rate is -13.30% per year based on changes in average salary between 2021 and 2022, which is 15.4% lower than the average salary growth rate in St. Helens over the past 10 years.
The average weekly hours worked in St. Helens is currently 40.8 hours. The average male works 42 hours per week and the average female works 38.7 hours per week - a 3.1-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 St. Helens average £27,026, and male wages averaged £35,810. Statistically, the average female earns £8,784 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 1.8% respectively.
Males on average make 32.5% more than females in St. Helens, though this does not account for differences in hours worked. After adjusting for the difference in hours worked, the gender pay gap in St. Helens is 22.7% - males in St. Helens earn 22.7% more per hour than females on average.
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percentile | Female Hours | Male Hours | Female Salary | Male Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 37.0 | £19,424 | ||
| 20th | 35.0 | 37.5 | £22,333 | |
| 25th | 36.0 | 37.5 | £19,306 | £24,039 |
| 30th | 36.8 | 38.0 | £20,278 | £24,992 |
| 40th | 37.0 | 40.0 | £21,875 | £26,729 |
Salaries are mean averages of gross annual pay for full-time employees in St. Helens, reported by the ONS for 2022.
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Salaries are mean averages of gross annual pay for full-time employees in St. Helens, 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