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Average Earnings
The figures in this factsheet are based upon the median earnings in pounds for residents (resident based) living in the area and by where they work (work based), who are on adult rates of pay and whose pay was not affected by absence. Figures for earnings come from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE). The ASHE is based on a 1 per cent sample of employees, information on whose earnings and hours is obtained from employers. The survey does not cover the self-employed.
Average Earnings are calculated as nominal unadjusted average weekly earnings, divided by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The data series is calculated for regular and total pay at the whole economy level and then seasonally adjusted.
ASHE Resident Based Key Messages:
- Total annual pay in County Durham increased between 2009 and 2024, from £18,817 to £28,411, an increase of 51%. Across the region median pay increased by 48.8% rising to £28,526. Pay across England remained higher at £31,840 in 2024 and has increased by 46.9% since 2009,
- Full-time annual pay in County Durham increased by 48.4% between 2009 and 2024, rising to £32,347. This is higher than the increase seen across the region (45.9%), and that nationally (43.9%). Gross full-time annual pay in County Durham was 3% lower than the region and 14% lower than in England which was £37,617 in 2024,
- (Data not available for 2009/2023 for County Durham) Part-time annual pay in County Durham increased by 66.7% between 2010 and 2024, rising to £13,980. This is similar to the increase seen across the region (67%), and higher than that nationally (62.3%). Gross part-time annual pay in County Durham was similar to that in England which was £13,884 in 2024,
- Male annual pay in County Durham increased by 43.6% between 2009 and 2024, rising to £33,191. This is higher than the increases seen across the region (39.8%) and that nationally (38.7%). Male annual pay in County Durham was 11.5% lower than in England which was £37,503 in 2024,
- Female annual pay in County Durham increased by 52.8% between 2009 and 2024, rising to £24,071. This is lower than the increases seen across the region (62.6%) and that nationally (65.2%). Female annual pay in County Durham was 9.8% lower than in England which was £26,691 in 2024.
- Female annual pay in County Durham was 27.5% lower than male pay in 2024 compared with 28.8% lower across England,
- In the latest release (2021/22), estimates suggested that less than around 1 in 8 male jobs, 12.7%, in County Durham earned less than the £10.90 (outside London) hourly rate set by the Living Wage Foundation. This is lower than the 13.5% estimated across the North East and higher than the 10.4% across England. Recent estimates suggest that these proportions area falling. (ONS bespoke research commissioned by the Living Wage Foundation.),
- In the latest release (2023), estimates suggested that around 1 in 5 of female jobs, 20.3%, in County Durham earned less than the £10.9 (outside London) hourly rate set by the Living Wage Foundation. This is higher than the 18.1% estimated across the North East and the 15.7% across England. (ONS bespoke research commissioned by the Living Wage Foundation.)
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ASHE Workplace Based Key Messages:
- Total annual pay in County Durham increased between 2009 and 2024, from £17,757 to £27,577, an increase of 55.3%. Across the region median pay increased by 47.8% rising to £28,153. Pay across England remained higher at £31,875 in 2024 and has increased by 47.1% since 2009,
- Full-time annual pay in County Durham increased by 51.6% between 2009 and 2024, rising to £31,365. This is higher than the increase seen across the region (45.3%), and that nationally (44%). Gross full-time annual pay in County Durham was 4.8% lower than the region and 16.6% lower than in England which was £37,630 in 2024,
- (Data not available for 2009/2023 for County Durham) Part-time annual pay in County Durham increased by 55.6% between 2010 and 2024, rising to £13,993. This is lower than the increase seen across the region (62.6%), and that nationally (62.5%),
- Male annual pay in County Durham increased by 52.4% between 2009 and 2024, rising to £32,333. This is lower than the increases seen across the region (62.3%) and that nationally (64.4%). Male annual pay in County Durham was 13.8% lower than in England which was £37,511 in 2024,
- Female annual pay in County Durham increased by 60.5% between 2009 and 2024, rising to £23,289. This is lower than the increases seen across the region (57.5%) and that nationally (57%). Female annual pay in County Durham was 4% lower than the region and 12.8% lower than in England which was £26,701 in 2024.
- Female annual pay in County Durham was 28% lower than male pay in 2024 compared with 40% lower across England,
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