West Midlands county average salary comparison
The average salary is ranging between £35.9k in Sandwell and £44.9k in Solihull. 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 |
|---|
| Sandwell | £35.9k |
| Dudley | £38.8k |
| Wolverhampton | £39.3k |
| Coventry | £43.2k |
| Birmingham | £44.2k |
| Solihull | £44.9k |
| United Kingdom | £45.8k |
West Midlands county average salary comparison by sex
The average salary for female is ranging between £32.4k in Sandwell and £42.2k in Solihull. The UK average salary for female was £39.9k in 2024. The average salary for male is ranging between £37.7k in Sandwell and £46.9k in Solihull. The UK average salary for male was £50.2k in 2024.| Local authority | Female average salary, 2024 | Male average salary |
|---|
| Sandwell | £32.4k | £37.7k |
| Dudley | £35.6k | £40.7k |
| Wolverhampton | £36.9k | £41.5k |
| Coventry | £37.9k | £48.0k |
| Birmingham | £38.9k | £47.8k |
| Solihull | £42.2k | £46.9k |
| United Kingdom | £39.9k | £50.2k |
West Midlands county median salary comparison
The median salary is ranging between £32.1k in Sandwell and £37.5k in Coventry. The UK median salary was £37.4k in 2024.| Local authority | Median salary in 2024 |
|---|
| Sandwell | £32.1k |
| Walsall | £33.6k |
| Dudley | £34.3k |
| Wolverhampton | £34.7k |
| Solihull | £37.1k |
| United Kingdom | £37.4k |
| Birmingham | £37.4k |
| Coventry | £37.5k |
West Midlands county median salary comparison by sex
The median salary for female is ranging between £28.3k in Sandwell and £33.6k in Coventry. The UK median salary for female was £34.0k in 2024. The median salary for male is ranging between £33.2k in Sandwell and £40.7k in Coventry. The UK median salary for male was £40.0k in 2024.| Local authority | Female median salary in 2024 | Male median salary |
|---|
| Sandwell | £28.3k | £33.2k |
| Walsall | £28.6k | £37.2k |
| Dudley | £33.7k | £34.6k |
| Wolverhampton | £35.3k | £34.5k |
| Solihull | £34.8k | £37.6k |
| United Kingdom | £34.0k | £40.0k |
| Birmingham | £32.6k | £43.0k |
| Coventry | £33.6k | £40.7k |
West Midlands county unemployment rate comparison
The unemployment rate is ranging between 2.9% in Solihull and 6.2% in Birmingham. The UK unemployment rate was 3.7% in 2024.| Local authority | Unemployment rate in 2024 |
|---|
| Solihull | 2.9% |
| United Kingdom | 3.7% |
| Dudley | 3.7% |
| Walsall | 4.6% |
| Coventry | 4.8% |
| Sandwell | 5.4% |
| Wolverhampton | 5.7% |
| Birmingham | 6.2% |
West Midlands county house price to earnings ratio
The median property price to median earnings ratio is ranging between 6.3 in Coventry and 8.5 in Solihull. Ie. Coventry resident with middle-income needs 6.3 gross annual salaries to buy a medium-priced property. Resident in Solihull needs 8.5 annual salaries. The England and Wales ratio was 8.14 in 2023.| Local authority | Median house price to median salary ratio in 2023 |
|---|
| Coventry | 6.3 |
| Walsall | 6.6 |
| Sandwell | 6.8 |
| Wolverhampton | 6.8 |
| Dudley | 6.9 |
| Birmingham | 7.1 |
| England and Wales | 8.14 |
| Solihull | 8.5 |
West Midlands county 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 Coventry 024, with £23.0k. The area with the highest average net income was Solihull 019, with £47.5k. Median income was £31.6k - i.e. half of the areas had income equal or above £31.6k. 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 | £23.0k |
| The median income | £31.6k |
| The highest income | £47.5k |
West Midlands county working age population share
2020 population estimates.
37.5
West Midlands county
average age40.4
England & Wales
average age
| age group | head-count | % share of population | % for Eng & Wales |
|---|
| 0-15 | 629k | 21.4% | 19.1% |
| 16-64 | 1.9M | 63.1% | 62.2% |
| 65+ | 454k | 15.5% | 18.6% |
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