WageSight

Salford

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
£2,537
+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
135,645
+0.5% 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, rising 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
Stockport£2,701+5.2%+2.1%136,127
Wirral (Jul 2026)£2,592+4.8%+1.7%137,403
Wigan£2,554+4.2%+1.2%149,759
Salford£2,537+4.4%+1.4%135,645
Bolton£2,372+4.6%+1.6%126,583
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: 58.2 healthy years at birth (53.2–63.2) · England 61.3 — not significantly different from England

Men: 57.2 healthy years at birth (52.5–61.9) · 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 (3.03%). Recent months are provisional and revised in later releases.