WageSight

Rochdale

Data to Aug 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 2026-08-01).

Median monthly pay
£2,450
+3.1% on year
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-08-01
Source: PAYE RTI Dataset — Payrolled Employees & Median Pay
Real pay vs CPIH
-0.2%
CPIH 3.30%
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-08-01
Source: Derived: HMRC RTISA median pay deflated by ONS CPIH for 2026-08-01; PAYE RTI Dataset — Payrolled Employees & Median Pay; Consumer Price Indices (ONS MM23/CPIH)
Payrolled employees
94,997
-0.5% on year
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-08-01
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£2,651+2.8%-0.5%100,960
Bury£2,566+2.4%-0.9%85,479
Tameside£2,546+2.9%-0.4%104,499
Rochdale£2,450+3.1%-0.2%94,997
Oldham£2,380+3.0%-0.3%99,289
North West£2,545+3.3%+0.0%3,310,280
United Kingdom£2,657+3.5%+0.2%30,227,243

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 (3.30%). Recent months are provisional and revised in later releases.