WageSight

Shropshire

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
£2,473
+5.2% 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
+2.2%
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
133,343
-0.7% 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
Dudley (Jul 2026)£2,529+5.2%+2.1%138,735
Shropshire£2,473+5.2%+2.2%133,343
Wolverhampton (Jul 2026)£2,447+4.6%+1.5%118,332
Walsall (Jul 2026)£2,434+4.8%+1.7%118,937
Sandwell (Jul 2026)£2,391+4.5%+1.4%146,938
West Midlands (Jul 2026)£2,530+4.8%+1.8%2,618,524
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£80.64
Night out for two£185.39
Night out with friends£60.14
Family day out£361.19
Household essentials (monthly)£59.72
Dog owner monthly costs£48.07
Monthly leisure activities£137.05

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

Healthy life expectancy

Women: 62.4 healthy years at birth (59.1–65.8) · England 61.3 — not significantly different from England

Men: 63 healthy years at birth (60–66) · 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.