WageSight

Darlington

Data to May 2026

Published at ITL3 (sub-regional) 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
£2,476
+4.5% 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
+1.5%
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
49,523
+0.4% 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
South Tyneside£2,477+4.7%+1.7%61,697
Darlington£2,476+4.5%+1.5%49,523
Redcar and Cleveland£2,430+5.1%+2.1%53,979
Hartlepool£2,417+4.0%+1.0%37,499
Middlesbrough£2,389+4.9%+1.9%63,177
North East£2,486+4.8%+1.8%1,120,931
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 basketunknown
Night out for twounknown
Night out with friendsunknown
Family day outunknown
Household essentials (monthly)unknown
Dog owner monthly costs£44.05
Monthly leisure activitiesunknown

Healthy life expectancy

Women: 58.6 healthy years at birth (55.3–61.9) · England 61.3 — not significantly different from England

Men: 58.6 healthy years at birth (55.5–61.7) · 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.