Berkshire average salary comparison
The average salary is ranging between £47.6k in Windsor and Maidenhead and £59.4k in Wokingham. The UK average salary was £45.8k in 2024. Gross average salary is calculated for full-time employees. Employee has to be in the same job for over 12 months. The data collected is Tax Year Ending. The income includes incentive payments and are available for local government districts/counties.| Local authority | Average salary in 2024 |
|---|
| United Kingdom | £45.8k |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | £47.6k |
| Bracknell Forest | £53.5k |
| Reading | £54.2k |
| Slough | £55.2k |
| West Berkshire | £58.4k |
| Wokingham | £59.4k |
Berkshire average salary comparison by sex
The average salary for female is ranging between £40.2k in Windsor and Maidenhead and £50.4k in Wokingham. The UK average salary for female was £39.9k in 2024. The average salary for male is ranging between £51.9k in Windsor and Maidenhead and £66.0k in Wokingham. The UK average salary for male was £50.2k in 2024.| Local authority | Female average salary, 2024 | Male average salary |
|---|
| United Kingdom | £39.9k | £50.2k |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | £40.2k | £51.9k |
| Bracknell Forest | £45.4k | £58.4k |
| Reading | £43.8k | N/A |
| Slough | £42.2k | £63.8k |
| West Berkshire | £45.4k | £64.9k |
| Wokingham | £50.4k | £66.0k |
Berkshire median salary comparison
The median salary is ranging between £41.2k in Windsor and Maidenhead and £46.7k in Bracknell Forest. The UK median salary was £37.4k in 2024.| Local authority | Median salary in 2024 |
|---|
| United Kingdom | £37.4k |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | £41.2k |
| Slough | £42.4k |
| West Berkshire | £45.1k |
| Wokingham | £45.2k |
| Reading | £45.6k |
| Bracknell Forest | £46.7k |
Berkshire median salary comparison by sex
The median salary for female is ranging between £33.8k in Windsor and Maidenhead and £36.9k in Bracknell Forest. The UK median salary for female was £34.0k in 2024. The median salary for male is ranging between £43.0k in Windsor and Maidenhead and £52.2k in Bracknell Forest. The UK median salary for male was £40.0k in 2024.| Local authority | Female median salary in 2024 | Male median salary |
|---|
| United Kingdom | £34.0k | £40.0k |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | £33.8k | £43.0k |
| Slough | £38.2k | £45.2k |
| West Berkshire | £36.6k | £49.2k |
| Wokingham | £38.6k | £51.4k |
| Reading | £38.5k | £50.1k |
| Bracknell Forest | £36.9k | £52.2k |
Berkshire unemployment rate comparison
The unemployment rate is ranging between 2.8% in West Berkshire and 4.5% in Slough. The UK unemployment rate was 3.7% in 2024.| Local authority | Unemployment rate in 2024 |
|---|
| West Berkshire | 2.8% |
| Wokingham | 3% |
| Bracknell Forest | 3.3% |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | 3.3% |
| Reading | 3.5% |
| United Kingdom | 3.7% |
| Slough | 4.5% |
Berkshire house price to earnings ratio
The median property price to median earnings ratio is ranging between 9.5 in Reading and 12.8 in Windsor and Maidenhead. Ie. Reading resident with middle-income needs 9.5 gross annual salaries to buy a medium-priced property. Resident in Windsor and Maidenhead needs 12.8 annual salaries. The England and Wales ratio was 8.14 in 2023.| Local authority | Median house price to median salary ratio in 2023 |
|---|
| England and Wales | 8.14 |
| Reading | 9.5 |
| West Berkshire | 9.8 |
| Bracknell Forest | 10.1 |
| Slough | 10.6 |
| Wokingham | 10.9 |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | 12.8 |
Berkshire net household income map
Map shows the net average household income in 2020 by middle layer super output area (MSOA). The lowest average net household income was in Reading 018, with £35.8k. The area with the highest average net income was Windsor and Maidenhead 015, with £54.9k. Median income was £43.8k - i.e. half of the areas had income equal or above £43.8k. Median income for England and Wales was 34.5k ( the lowest income was in Middlesbrough 001, £19.3k, the highest in Westminster 019, £67.0k).
| The lowest income | £35.8k |
| The median income | £43.8k |
| The highest income | £54.9k |
Berkshire working age population share
2020 population estimates.
38.9
Berkshire
average age40.4
England & Wales
average age
| age group | head-count | % share of population | % for Eng & Wales |
|---|
| 0-15 | 198k | 21.6% | 19.1% |
| 16-64 | 575k | 62.6% | 62.2% |
| 65+ | 145k | 15.8% | 18.6% |
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