WageSight

North Lanarkshire

Data to Jul 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 2026-07-01).

Median monthly pay
£2,725
+4.2% on year
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-07-01
Source: PAYE RTI Dataset — Payrolled Employees & Median Pay
Real pay vs CPIH
+1.1%
CPIH 3.03%
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-07-01
Source: Derived: HMRC RTISA median pay deflated by ONS CPIH for 2026-07-01; PAYE RTI Dataset — Payrolled Employees & Median Pay; Consumer Price Indices (ONS MM23/CPIH)
Payrolled employees
157,767
+0.1% on year
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-07-01
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
Aberdeen City (May 2026)£2,769+3.9%+0.9%106,577
South Lanarkshire£2,759+3.7%+0.7%150,724
Aberdeenshire (May 2026)£2,757+3.6%+0.6%118,576
North Lanarkshire£2,725+4.2%+1.1%157,767
Fife (May 2026)£2,614+5.0%+2.0%159,950
Scotland£2,687+4.3%+1.3%2,444,897
United Kingdom£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: 52.3 healthy years at birth (48–56.5) · Scotland 59.4 — significantly lower than Scotland

Men: 52.9 healthy years at birth (48.5–57.2) · Scotland 59.1 — significantly lower than Scotland

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

Latest from the wire

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.