Average salary in the North East
Half of full-time employees working in the North East earn less than £36,460 a year and half earn more. ONS figures for the tax year ending 5 April 2026.
About £29,771 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median full-time salary a year, the North East, +5.9% on last year
£3,038 a month £18.55 an hour About £2,481 a month after tax 647 thousand full-time jobs
That's 11% less than the UK median of £40,911, and number 12 of the 12 UK nations and English regions.
Pay range
The dark part is the middle half of full-time employees (25% to 75%); the light bar runs from 10% to 90%. ONS doesn't publish the highest or lowest salary, and x means a figure wasn't published.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £24,206 | £2,017 |
| 20th | £27,015 | £2,251 |
| 25th (P25) | £28,205 | £2,350 |
| 30th | £29,551 | £2,463 |
| 40th | £32,822 | £2,735 |
| Median (50th) | £36,460 | £3,038 |
| 60th | £40,568 | £3,381 |
| 70th | £46,014 | £3,835 |
| 75th (P75) | £48,913 | £4,076 |
| 80th | £52,076 | £4,340 |
| 90th (P90) | £63,553 | £5,296 |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | |
|---|---|---|
| Men | £38,452 | £44,200 |
| Women | £33,778 | £38,674 |
The median for full-time men is £38,452 and for full-time women £33,778, 12% lower. This compares all full-time jobs, not men and women in the same job. ONS's official gender pay gap uses hourly pay excluding overtime, so it gives a different figure.
Pay by occupation group in the North East
| Occupation group | Median here | UK median |
|---|---|---|
| Managers, directors and senior officials | £49,941 | £60,000 |
| Corporate managers and directors | £53,873 | £67,499 |
| Other managers and proprietors | £39,052 | £43,132 |
| Professional occupations | £46,798 | £50,683 |
| Science, research, engineering and technology professionals | £47,383 | £54,513 |
| Health professionals | £45,807 | £47,984 |
| Teaching and other educational professionals | £47,305 | £49,233 |
| Business, media and public service professionals | £46,635 | £51,601 |
| Associate professional occupations | £36,122 | £40,000 |
| Science, engineering and technology associate professionals | £34,199 | £37,287 |
| Health and social care associate professionals | £30,127 | £30,662 |
| Protective service occupations | £47,899 | £50,566 |
| Culture, media and sports occupations | £36,359* | £37,502 |
| Business and public service associate professionals | £38,026 | £43,264 |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | £29,486 | £31,918 |
| Administrative occupations | £30,023 | £32,042 |
| Secretarial and related occupations | £25,499 | £29,346 |
| Skilled trades occupations | £35,341 | £37,419 |
| Skilled agricultural and related trades | £28,552 | £29,678 |
| Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades | £40,137 | £40,875 |
| Skilled construction and building trades | £35,117 | £36,959 |
| Textiles, printing and other skilled trades | £27,299 | £31,200 |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | £27,772 | £28,497 |
| Caring personal service occupations | £27,662 | £28,276 |
| Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations | £27,524* | £29,358 |
| Community and civil enforcement occupations | x | £33,575 |
| Sales and customer service occupations | £27,647 | £28,276 |
| Sales occupations | £26,547 | £27,532 |
| Customer service occupations | £27,869 | £29,445 |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | £34,222 | £34,936 |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | £34,576 | £32,767 |
| Transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives | £33,271 | £37,730 |
| Elementary occupations | £28,836 | £29,135 |
| Elementary trades and related occupations | £29,398 | £29,853 |
| Elementary administration and service occupations | £28,785 | £29,000 |
* ONS rates these medians as acceptable rather than precise (coefficient of variation over 10%).
Regions are where people work, not where they live. Figures are for full-time employees on adult rates who had been in the same job for more than a year, including bonuses and overtime.
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Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 provisional, Table 14.7a (full-time employees, gross annual pay, UK, tax year ending 5 April 2026). Provisional figures may be revised.