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The average salary in Yorkshire and the Humber is £33,359, according to figures published by the ONS for 2021. Between 2020 and 2021, average salaries grew by £44. Compare average salaries by area.
Yorkshire and the Humber's salary growth rate is 0.13% per year based on changes in average salary between 2020 and 2021, which is 1.7% lower than the average salary growth rate in Yorkshire and the Humber over the past 9 years.
The average weekly hours worked in Yorkshire and the Humber is currently 37.5 hours. The average male works 39 hours per week and the average female works 37.0 hours per week - a 1.5-hour difference.
In Yorkshire and the Humber, the highest average wages are found in York where the average salary is £37,076 and the lowest average wages are found in North East Lincolnshire where the average salary is £29,961. The difference in average salary between the two areas is £7,115 - the average person in York earns 23.7% more than the average person in North East Lincolnshire.
There are 1,532,000 jobs in Yorkshire and the Humber which has a working-age (aged 16-65) population of 3,419,608, according to figures published by the ONS for 2019. The 2019 job density in Yorkshire and the Humber is 0.4, meaning there are 0.4 jobs per member of the Yorkshire and the Humber working-age population.
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 2021, female wages in Yorkshire and the Humber average £28,978, and male wages averaged £36,180. Statistically, the average female earns £7,202 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 1.9% and 1.6% respectively.
Males on average make 24.9% more than females in Yorkshire and the Humber, though this does not account for differences in hours worked. After adjusting for the difference in hours worked, the gender pay gap in Yorkshire and the Humber is 20.0% - males in Yorkshire and the Humber earn 20.0% more per hour than females on average.
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The top 10% of earners in Yorkshire and the Humber earn at least a £52,524 and work at least 45 hours per week.
The bottom 10% (percentile 1) of earners in Yorkshire and the Humber earn an average income of £17,609 and work 33 hours per week on average. That's £34,915 less per year than the top 10%, and 12 hours less per week.
percentile | Female Hours | Male Hours | Female Salary | Male Salary |
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10th | 32.4 | 35.0 | £15,869 | £18,839 |
20th | 34.5 | 36.9 | £18,564 | £21,831 |
25th | 35.0 | 37.0 | £19,551 | £23,314 |
30th | 35.0 | 37.1 | £20,540 | £24,818 |
40th | 37.0 | 37.5 | £22,494 | £28,005 |
The highest salaries in Yorkshire and the Humber are found in York, where the average salary is £37,076.
Salaries are mean averages of gross annual pay for full-time employees in Yorkshire and the Humber, reported by the ONS for 2020.
Rank | Area | Average Salary |
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1 | York | £37,076 |
2 | West Yorkshire | £34,041 |
3 | North Lincolnshire | £34,021 |
4 | North Yorkshire | £32,834 |
5 | South Yorkshire | £32,799 |
The lowest salaries in Yorkshire and the Humber are found in North East Lincolnshire, where the average salary is £29,961.
Salaries are mean averages of gross annual pay for full-time employees in Yorkshire and the Humber, reported by the ONS for 2020.
Rank | Area | Average Salary |
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1 | North East Lincolnshire | £29,961 |
2 | Kingston upon Hull, City of | £30,263 |
3 | East Riding of Yorkshire | £32,614 |
4 | South Yorkshire | £32,799 |
5 | North Yorkshire | £32,834 |
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. Data sources: ONS Local statistics