WageSight

Bury

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
£2,544
+4.4% 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
+1.4%
CPIH 2.97%
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
85,284
-1.0% 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, broadly flat, 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
St Helens£2,593+4.9%+1.9%81,737
Bury£2,544+4.4%+1.4%85,284
Rochdale£2,420+4.6%+1.6%94,963
Preston£2,412+5.3%+2.2%73,138
Oldham£2,355+4.8%+1.8%99,153
North West£2,521+5.1%+2.1%3,311,055
United Kingdom£2,626+4.6%+1.6%30,253,517

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£90.81
Night out for two£274.15
Night out with friends£82.55
Family day out£441.35
Household essentials (monthly)£67.37
Dog owner monthly costs£49.48
Monthly leisure activities£180.68

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

Healthy life expectancy

Women: 58.2 healthy years at birth (54.1–62.3) · England 61.3 — not significantly different from England

Men: 57.4 healthy years at birth (53.1–61.6) · England 60.9 — not significantly different from England

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 (2.97%). Recent months are provisional and revised in later releases.