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Salaries in Suffolk

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Average salary
£35,983

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Average hours worked
39.7

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Salary Growth
9.05%

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Average Salary
Salary Growth
Area type
County
Population
763,375
Average male salary
£38,762
Average female salary
£30,326
Average male hours worked
41
Average female hours worked
37
Gender pay gap
16.0%

Salaries in Suffolk

The average salary in Suffolk is £35,983, according to figures published by the ONS for 2022. Between 2021 and 2022, average salaries grew by £2,986. Compare average salaries by area.

Suffolk's salary growth rate is 9.05% per year based on changes in average salary between 2021 and 2022, which is 6.4% higher than the average salary growth rate in Suffolk over the past 10 years.

The average weekly hours worked in Suffolk is currently 39.7 hours. The average male works 41 hours per week and the average female works 37.2 hours per week - a 3.8-hour difference.

In Suffolk, the highest average wages are found in Ipswich where the average salary is £37,999 and the lowest average wages are found in Babergh where the average salary is £30,063. The difference in average salary between the two areas is £7,936 - the average person in Ipswich earns 26.4% more than the average person in Babergh.

Compared to figures for England

  • Suffolk's average salary of £35,983 is 11.7% lower than England's national average salary of £40,746. Suffolk is the 12th county in England (of 24 total) when ordered by average salary.
  • Suffolk's salary growth rate of 9.05% is 4.2% higher than England's current average salary growth rate of 4.81%. Suffolk is the 2nd county in England (of 24 total) when ordered by salary growth rate.
  • Suffolk's average weekly hours worked of 39.7 hours is 0.9 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

Suffolk salary trends by gender

According to the figures published by the ONS for 2022, female wages in Suffolk average £30,326, and male wages averaged £38,762. Statistically, the average female earns £8,436 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 2.3% respectively.

Males on average make 27.8% more than females in Suffolk, though this does not account for differences in hours worked. After adjusting for the difference in hours worked, the gender pay gap in Suffolk is 16.0% - males in Suffolk earn 16.0% more per hour than females on average.

People
Population
763,375

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GDP
£ 22 billion

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Average property price
£312,308

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Suffolk salary and hours worked percentiles

percentile
Female Hours
Male Hours
Female Salary
Male Salary
10th 32.5 36.0£16,307£20,525
20th 34.9 37.0£19,497£24,069
25th 35.0 37.4£20,394£25,243
30th 36.1 37.5£21,810£26,738
40th 37.0 37.5£23,791£30,177
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Highest salary areas in Suffolk

The highest salaries in Suffolk are found in Ipswich, where the average salary is £37,999.

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

Rank
Area
Average Salary
1 Ipswich
£37,999
2 East Suffolk
£37,216
3 Mid Suffolk
£35,307
4 West Suffolk
£35,036
5 Babergh
£30,063
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Lowest salary areas in Suffolk

The lowest salaries in Suffolk are found in Babergh, where the average salary is £30,063.

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

Rank
Area
Average Salary
1 Babergh
£30,063
2 West Suffolk
£35,036
3 Mid Suffolk
£35,307
4 East Suffolk
£37,216
5 Ipswich
£37,999
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Areas near Suffolk

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

District
Ipswich
average salary £37,999
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Babergh
average salary £30,063
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Mid Suffolk
average salary £35,307
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East Suffolk
average salary £37,216
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West Suffolk
average salary £35,036
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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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