WageSight

South Ayrshire

Data to May 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 2026-05-01).

Median monthly pay
£2,616
+5.9% 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
+2.8%
CPIH 2.97%
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
44,696
-0.1% 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, 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
East Renfrewshire£2,967+6.3%+3.2%42,558
Midlothian£2,715+5.4%+2.4%45,714
Inverness and Nairn£2,639+5.8%+2.8%46,130
South Ayrshire£2,616+5.9%+2.8%44,696
Scottish Borders£2,475+5.4%+2.4%47,109
Scotland£2,669+5.3%+2.3%2,444,169
United Kingdom£2,626+4.6%+1.6%30,253,517

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£79.77
Night out for two£174.23
Night out with friends£56.68
Family day out£314.07
Household essentials (monthly)£63.01
Dog owner monthly costs£48.24
Monthly leisure activities£132.73

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

Healthy life expectancy

Women: 58 healthy years at birth (53–63.1) · Scotland 59.4 — not significantly different from Scotland

Men: 57.5 healthy years at birth (52.6–62.5) · Scotland 59.1 — not significantly different from Scotland

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 (2.97%). Recent months are provisional and revised in later releases.