WageSight

Kirklees

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
£2,430
+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 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
185,526
-0.1% 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
Wakefield (Jul 2026)£2,577+4.4%+1.3%159,598
East Riding of Yorkshire (Jul 2026)£2,551+4.9%+1.8%148,101
Doncaster£2,439+5.0%+2.0%135,268
Kirklees£2,430+4.4%+1.4%185,526
Bradford (Jul 2026)£2,361+4.5%+1.4%217,263
Yorkshire and the Humber (Jul 2026)£2,496+4.8%+1.7%2,401,063
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£82.51
Night out for two£193.93
Night out with friends£65.62
Family day out£386.13
Household essentials (monthly)£61.78
Dog owner monthly costs£49.92
Monthly leisure activities£140.10

Priced at Yorkshire and The Humber prices (CPI region), not the town.

Healthy life expectancy

Women: 58 healthy years at birth (54.4–61.5) · England 61.3 — not significantly different from England

Men: 57.8 healthy years at birth (54.9–60.6) · England 60.9 — significantly lower than 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 (3.03%). Recent months are provisional and revised in later releases.