Earnings are up in Bristol, and are growing faster than across the UK as a whole. The average full-time employee in the UK earns £37,430 a year according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics, which is up by 6.9% compared to 2023.
The average full-time earnings in Bristol are £38,990 a year. That’s 8.7% higher than 12 months earlier.
It means earnings in Bristol are not only growing faster, but are higher in general. Elsewhere in our region, people living in South Gloucestershire have average full-time earnings of £39,263 a year, 5.7% higher than in 2023.
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In North Somerset, the average is £38,430, 5.3% higher than a year ago. You can see how different parts of the country compare by using our interactive map:
Pendle has the lowest average earnings of any local authority in the country. The average full-time employee there earns £28,945 a year. That’s followed by Blackburn with Darwen (£29,153), Boston (£29,503), Leicester (£29,839), and Nottingham (£29,983).
At the other end of the scale is the London borough of Richmond upon Thames. The average earnings for full-time employees there is £56,048 a year. That’s 17.7% more than in 2023.
St Albans has the next highest average at £53,829, followed by Kensington and Chelsea at £52,622, Westminster at £51,034, and Wandsworth at £50,490.
Bristol region average earnings
Local authority: Average full-time employee earnings
Bristol, City of UA: £38,990
North Somerset UA: £38,430
South Gloucestershire UA: £39,263
Bristol region’s largest annual increases
Bristol, City of UA: 8.7%
North Somerset UA: 5.3%
South Gloucestershire UA: 5.7%