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Salaries in The West Midlands

Area selected: The West Midlands
  • England and Wales
  • England
  • West Midlands
  • Herefordshire, County of
  • Shropshire
  • Staffordshire
  • Stoke-on-Trent
  • Telford and Wrekin
  • Warwickshire
  • West Midlands County
  • Worcestershire
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Average salary
£36,785

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Average hours worked
39.1

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Salary Growth
3.04%

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Average Salary
Salary Growth
Area type
Region
Population
5,954,240
Average male salary
£39,923
Average female salary
£31,883
Average male hours worked
40
Average female hours worked
38
Gender pay gap
17.4%

Salaries in The West Midlands

The average salary in The West Midlands is £36,785, according to figures published by the ONS for 2022. Between 2021 and 2022, average salaries grew by £1,087. Compare average salaries by area.

The West Midlands's salary growth rate is 3.04% per year based on changes in average salary between 2021 and 2022, which is 0.8% higher than the average salary growth rate in The West Midlands over the past 10 years.

The average weekly hours worked in The West Midlands is currently 39.1 hours. The average male works 40 hours per week and the average female works 37.6 hours per week - a 2.5-hour difference.

In The West Midlands, the highest average wages are found in Warwickshire where the average salary is £39,249 and the lowest average wages are found in Herefordshire, County Of where the average salary is £31,219. The difference in average salary between the two areas is £8,030 - the average person in Warwickshire earns 25.7% more than the average person in Herefordshire, County Of.

Compared to figures for England

  • The West Midlands's average salary of £36,785 is 9.7% lower than England's national average salary of £40,746. The West Midlands is the 4th region in England (of 9 total) when ordered by average salary.
  • The West Midlands's salary growth rate of 3.04% is 1.8% lower than England's current average salary growth rate of 4.81%. The West Midlands is the 9th region in England (of 9 total) when ordered by salary growth rate.
  • The West Midlands's average weekly hours worked of 39.1 hours is 0.3 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

The West Midlands salary trends by gender

According to the figures published by the ONS for 2022, female wages in The West Midlands average £31,883, and male wages averaged £39,923. Statistically, the average female earns £8,040 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 2.4% and 1.9% respectively.

Males on average make 25.2% more than females in The West Midlands, though this does not account for differences in hours worked. After adjusting for the difference in hours worked, the gender pay gap in The West Midlands is 17.4% - males in The West Midlands earn 17.4% more per hour than females on average.

People
Population
5,954,240

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GDP
£ 164 billion

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Average property price
£256,419

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The West Midlands salary and hours worked percentiles

percentile
Female Hours
Male Hours
Female Salary
Male Salary
10th 32.5 35.0£17,414£20,448
20th 35.0 36.9£20,077£23,764
25th 35.0 37.0£21,170£25,417
30th 36.3 37.3£22,425£27,005
40th 37.0 37.5£24,912£30,443
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Highest salary areas in The West Midlands

The highest salaries in The West Midlands are found in Warwickshire, where the average salary is £39,249.

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

Rank
Area
Average Salary
1 Warwickshire
£39,249
2 West Midlands County
£38,380
3 Shropshire
£35,540
4 Telford and Wrekin
£35,472
5 Worcestershire
£35,405
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Lowest salary areas in The West Midlands

The lowest salaries in The West Midlands are found in Herefordshire, County of, where the average salary is £31,219.

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

Rank
Area
Average Salary
1 Herefordshire, County of
£31,219
2 Stoke-on-Trent
£33,080
3 Staffordshire
£33,501
4 Worcestershire
£35,405
5 Telford and Wrekin
£35,472
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Areas near West Midlands

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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 West
average salary £35,772
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London
average salary £57,362
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East
average salary £38,263
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Yorkshire and the Humber
average salary £35,334
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South East
average salary £40,312
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Areas in West Midlands

Local Authority
Herefordshire, County of
average salary £31,219
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County
Staffordshire
average salary £33,501
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County
Worcestershire
average salary £35,405
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Local Authority
Stoke-on-Trent
average salary £33,080
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County
Warwickshire
average salary £39,249
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Local Authority
Telford and Wrekin
average salary £35,472
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Shropshire
average salary £35,540
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County
West Midlands County
average salary £38,380
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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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