EARNINGS

UK earnings explorer

Explore published ONS PAYE earnings figures by geography and sector. This first release surfaces selected headline and regional values while keeping the source date visible.

UK median pay£2,657August 2026
Isle of Wight£2,298NUTS3 median pay
Wandsworth£4,034NUTS3 median pay
City of London£6,549LAU median pay

Published figures

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Regional figures are based on where employees live, not where they work. The latest month is provisional and can be revised.
Source: ONS PAYE RTI seasonally adjusted dataset.
Sources and notes are shown on each tool. Politics By Numbers presents descriptive statistics and does not rank places, people or political choices.

Historical earnings

Median monthly pay, seasonally adjusted · August

The published RTI series runs from July 2014. Historical estimates can be revised as more data arrive.