Just what is the Average UK SALARY?

ftb999_2

Hi all,

Just a general query really:

does any one know what the average UK salary? is it 22k or 20k?

thanks

ftb

dave4545454

it's deffo more than 22/23k. around 26k like azimscot said but i don't know a single person who earns this sort of money!

Lokolo

Also it will depend what you mean by average. I imagine the median would be a lot lower than the mean.

cgk1

Too soon for this year but for last year from NSO:

"median weekly pay for full-time employees in the UK grew by 2.1 per cent in the year to April 2010, to reach £499."

This however doesn't tell you an awful lot because the salary *you* can command varies significantly by gender, age, experience, location etc.

but i don't know a single person who earns this sort of money!

Ever heard the expression "birds of a feather flock together"? Over time, people tend to associate and hang out with people of a similar experience and profile. As you say, in some circles, not many people would earn £26,000 and in others it would be see as a quite low salary.

KiKi

£26K when I last looked (for a presentation I did).

dave4545454

cgk1 wrote: »

Ever heard the expression "birds of a feather flock together"? Over time, people tend to associate and hang out with people of a similar experience and profile. As you say, in some circles, not many people would earn £26,000 and in others it would be see as a quite low salary.

true and i also live in unemployment central, the west midlands, where i only know one person who has a paid job now. everyone else is unemployed.

bluenoseam

pointless considering an "average" salary based on the way it's calculated, better to look for a sector relevant average as i can guarentee you that you won't find an average retail worker getting £22k a year - so hardly an "average" which is reliable.

Just pointing out that for an average of 22k based on a working week of 37.5 hours you'd need a salary of £11.28 to achieve it per hour.

nellytheelephant

dave4545454 wrote: »

true and i also live in unemployment central, the west midlands, where i only know one person who has a paid job now. everyone else is unemployed.

Oh, blimey! Where in the West Mids? That's where I am too and can only think of one friend off the top of my head that's unemployed.

I would imagine that £26k in this area would be quite a bit higher than the average.

soupdragon10

In this part of the country anything over £20K would be a very well paid job indeed. Most jobs advertised are NMW or just above apart from occupations which have a nationwide pay structure such as teaching.

Pete111

It really depends. In london the average salary will be well over 30k. However houses and the overall cost of living are far higher than in, for example, the midlands.

In London, many people who are 40% tax payers will not feel at all well off. In Coventry a 40% tax payer is doing very nicely indeed.

Lokolo

Pete111 wrote: »

It really depends. In london the average salary will be well over 30k. However houses and the overall cost of living are far higher than in, for example, the midlands.

In London, many people who are 40% tax payers will not feel at all well off. In Coventry a 40% tax payer is doing very nicely indeed.

Yeh but they're living in Coventry.... (I joke! )