WageSight

Swansea

Data to Jul 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 2026-07-01).

Median monthly pay
£2,487
+5.1% on year
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-07-01
Source: PAYE RTI Dataset — Payrolled Employees & Median Pay
Real pay vs CPIH
+2.0%
CPIH 3.03%
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-07-01
Source: Derived: HMRC RTISA median pay deflated by ONS CPIH for 2026-07-01; PAYE RTI Dataset — Payrolled Employees & Median Pay; Consumer Price Indices (ONS MM23/CPIH)
Payrolled employees
101,162
-1.1% on year
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-07-01
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
Newport (May 2026)£2,594+4.7%+1.7%73,570
Caerphilly (May 2026)£2,549+4.6%+1.6%74,411
Rhondda Cynon Taf (May 2026)£2,518+5.2%+2.2%99,269
Swansea£2,487+5.1%+2.0%101,162
Carmarthenshire (May 2026)£2,439+4.6%+1.6%74,470
Wales£2,518+4.4%+1.4%1,307,424
United Kingdom£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£81.75
Night out for two£180.58
Night out with friends£59.98
Family day out£314.50
Household essentials (monthly)£66.34
Dog owner monthly costs£42.59
Monthly leisure activities£132.66

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

Healthy life expectancy

Women: 56.8 healthy years at birth (53.1–60.5) · Wales 58.5 — not significantly different from Wales

Men: 57.4 healthy years at birth (54.2–60.6) · Wales 59.2 — not significantly different from Wales

Official statistics in development (2022–2024), at birth. Comparisons are gated on statistical significance; change over time is not asserted.

Latest from the wire

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.