WageSight

Aberdeen City

Data to May 2026

Published at local authority grain.

Recent months are provisional and revised in later ONS releases; this page always shows the latest published value (data to 2026-05-01).

Median monthly pay
£2,769
+3.9% on year
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-05-01
Source: PAYE RTI Dataset — Payrolled Employees & Median Pay
Real pay vs CPIH
+0.9%
CPIH 3.03%
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-05-01
Source: Derived: HMRC RTISA median pay deflated by ONS CPIH for 2026-05-01; PAYE RTI Dataset — Payrolled Employees & Median Pay; Consumer Price Indices (ONS MM23/CPIH)
Payrolled employees
106,577
-1.7% on year
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-05-01
Source: PAYE RTI Dataset — Payrolled Employees & Median Pay

Median pay trend

Median monthly pay trend, falling over the period, ending at the latest month.
Trend shown as a non-recoverable image; the exact monthly history is available via the WageSight grounding API.

How it compares

AreaMedian payChange, yrReal termsEmployees
Aberdeen City£2,769+3.9%+0.9%106,577
Aberdeenshire£2,757+3.6%+0.6%118,576
West Lothian (Jul 2026)£2,740+4.4%+1.3%87,626
Falkirk (Jul 2026)£2,738+4.3%+1.2%74,329
Renfrewshire£2,722+5.1%+2.1%86,918
Scotland (Jul 2026)£2,687+4.3%+1.3%2,444,897
United Kingdom (Jul 2026)£2,642+4.2%+1.2%30,263,016

Figures exact as published; WageSight does not round. The quarterly LAD release means mixed vintages are normal — a row a quarter behind shows its own data month.

Everyday & leisure spending

Everyday and leisure spending, priced at the area's CPI region — not a weekly food shop, rent, energy, or council tax.

Eating out basket£80.45
Night out for two£175.48
Night out with friends£56.94
Family day out£315.48
Household essentials (monthly)£64.20
Dog owner monthly costs£47.84
Monthly leisure activities£133.47

Priced at Scotland prices (CPI region), not the town.

Healthy life expectancy

Women: 59 healthy years at birth (54.8–63.3) · Scotland 59.4 — not significantly different from Scotland

Men: 58.8 healthy years at birth (55–62.6) · Scotland 59.1 — not significantly different from Scotland

Official statistics in development (2022–2024), at birth. Comparisons are gated on statistical significance; change over time is not asserted.

About these figures. Pay and employment derive from HMRC PAYE RTI, published by ONS. Real pay is deflated by CPIH (3.03%). Recent months are provisional and revised in later releases.