WageSight

Rochdale

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
£2,420
+4.6% 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
+1.6%
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
94,963
-0.6% 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, falling over the period, 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
Warrington (Jul 2026)£2,649+3.9%+0.8%100,955
Bury£2,544+4.4%+1.4%85,284
Tameside£2,520+4.6%+1.5%104,567
Rochdale£2,420+4.6%+1.6%94,963
Oldham£2,355+4.8%+1.8%99,153
North West (Jul 2026)£2,534+4.4%+1.3%3,314,020
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£90.63
Night out for two£281.10
Night out with friends£80.50
Family day out£452.57
Household essentials (monthly)£68.60
Dog owner monthly costs£49.15
Monthly leisure activities£185.38

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

Healthy life expectancy

Women: 54.2 healthy years at birth (50–58.3) · England 61.3 — significantly lower than England

Men: 53.8 healthy years at birth (50.1–57.5) · 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.