2024 ONS Data
See how your salary compares to the rest of the UK. Find your earnings percentile, regional rank and occupation benchmark — using official ONS data.
Your gross salary before tax and deductions
Compares your salary to your regional median
Compares your salary to your occupation median
Data: ONS ASHE April 2024 (full-time employees).
Enter your annual salary and hit Compare My Salary to see your earnings percentile, pay breakdown and how you compare to UK benchmarks.
| Percentile | Annual salary | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | £19,656 | £1,638 |
| 25th | £26,000 | £2,167 |
| 50th (median) | £37,430 | £3,119 |
| 75th | £56,000 | £4,667 |
| 90th | £83,000 | £6,917 |
| 95th | £107,000 | £8,917 |
| 99th | £175,000 | £14,583 |
Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), April 2024. Full-time employees only.
The UK median full-time salary was £37,430 in April 2024, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE). This represents a 6.9% increase on the 2023 figure of £35,004. The median is the midpoint — half of full-time workers earn more, and half earn less — making it a more meaningful benchmark than the mean (average), which is skewed upward by very high earners.
London's median full-time salary of £47,800 is 27.7% higher than the national median. Because London also has a much larger workforce than any other region, it has an outsized effect on UK-wide averages. When comparing your salary, using the regional median for your area gives a more accurate picture of local earnings than the UK national figure alone.
In most cases, yes. Occupation group explains a much larger proportion of earnings variation than region. The gap between the highest-paying occupation group (Managers and Directors, median £62,000) and the lowest (Elementary Occupations, median £24,900) is £37,100 — compared to a regional range of just £13,600 between London and Northern Ireland. Choosing occupation benchmarks alongside regional ones gives the most complete comparison.
The median gross annual salary for full-time UK employees was £37,430 in April 2024, according to the ONS ASHE survey. This is a 6.9% increase on £35,004 in 2023.
Your percentile shows what proportion of UK full-time workers earn less than you. If you are in the 70th percentile, you earn more than 70% of full-time employees in the UK.
London has the highest median full-time salary at approximately £47,800 per year. Northern Ireland has the lowest at approximately £34,200 per year — a difference of £13,600.
To be in the top 10% of UK full-time earners you need to earn approximately £83,000 or more per year, based on ONS ASHE 2024 data.
Yes. All figures use the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) released in October 2024, covering data collected in April 2024. ASHE is the UK's most comprehensive official earnings dataset, covering around 173,000 employee jobs.
This tool uses full-time employee earnings data only (30+ hours/week), which is the standard ONS benchmark for salary comparisons. Part-time median weekly earnings were £263 in April 2024. If you work part-time, your annual equivalent may differ from the percentile shown.
Data sourced from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), April 2024, released October 2024. Covers full-time employees only. Regional and occupation figures are median gross annual salaries and are rounded to the nearest £100. This tool is for indicative purposes only.