WageSight

Leeds

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
£2,560
+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
373,554
-0.2% 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
Leeds£2,560+4.5%+1.5%373,554
Wakefield£2,546+4.3%+1.3%159,685
Sheffield£2,463+4.6%+1.6%242,117
Kirklees£2,430+4.4%+1.4%185,526
Bradford£2,346+4.8%+1.8%216,999
Yorkshire and the Humber£2,467+4.7%+1.7%2,400,864
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£81.79
Night out for two£192.95
Night out with friends£65.24
Family day out£383.60
Household essentials (monthly)£60.19
Dog owner monthly costs£49.75
Monthly leisure activities£138.47

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

Healthy life expectancy

Women: 60.9 healthy years at birth (58–63.8) · England 61.3 — not significantly different from England

Men: 60.4 healthy years at birth (57.9–62.9) · 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.