The average (mean) salary in Birmingham is £29,949 per year which is up 5.0% over last year. The median salary in Birmingham was £25,495 a 5.0% change.
The top 20% of workers in Birmingham earn an average of £41,984 per year. Whereas the bottom 20% of workers only earn £14,131 per year.
The average (meam) weekly pay for employees in Birmingham is £569.10 per week (median of £496.60).
This works out to an average (mean) hourly wage of £17.22 per hour (median of £13.32).
Keep reading below for lots more information how much different groups in Birmingham earn. Including the differences in pay between men and women and the differences between how much full-time and part-time employees get paid.
Minimum Wage & Living Wage In Birmingham
Curious what the minimum and living wages are in Birmingham? As of April 2023 the UK government has set the national minimum and living wages in Birmingham as follows:
- 23 and over: £10.42 per hour
- 21 to 22: £10.18 per hour
- 18 to 20: £7.49 per hour
- Under 18: £5.28 per hour
- Apprentice: £5.28 per hour
What Is The Average Salary For Men In Birmingham
Here is the average salary for men in Birmingham including weekly pay and hourly wages.
- Average (mean) salary for Men: £34,721 per year
- Median salary for Men: £30,448 per year
- Average (mean) salary for full-time men: £38,442 per year
- Median salary for full-time men: £33,148 per year
- Average (mean) salary for part-time men: £12,890 per year
- Median salary for part-time men: Not Enough Data per year
- Average (mean) weekly pay men: £648.60 per week
- Median weekly pay men: £563.20 per week
- Average (mean) hourly wage men: £14.49 per hour
- Median hourly wage men: £18.16 per hour
What Is The Average Salary For Women In Birmingham
Here is the average salary for women in Birmingham including weekly pay and hourly wages.
- Average (mean) salary for Women: £24,170 per year
- Median salary for Women: £21,532 per year
- Average (mean) salary for full-time women: £31,207 per year
- Median salary for full-time women: £26,410 per year
- Average (mean) salary for part-time women: £13,394 per year
- Median salary for part-time women: Not Enough Data per year
- Average (mean) weekly pay women: £474.90 per week
- Median weekly pay women: £417.40 per week
- Average (mean) hourly wage women: £12.57 per hour
- Median hourly wage women: £15.89 per hour
Full-time Vs Part-time Pay in Birmingham
Here is the average salary for full-time and part-time workers in Birmingham including weekly pay and hourly wages.
- Average (mean) full-time salary: £35,772 per year
- Median full-time salary: £30,744 per year
- Average (mean) weekly full-time pay: £696.10 per week
- Median weekly full-time pay: £591.50 per week
- Average (mean) weekly part-time pay: £246.00 per week
- Median weekly part-time pay £213.70 per week
- Average (mean) hourly full-time wage: £17.96 per hour
- Median hourly full-time wage: £15.20 per hour
- Average (mean) hourly part-time wage: £13.28 per hour
- Median hourly part-time wage: £10.43 per hour
How many hours per week do people in Birmingham work?
The average (mean) number of paid hours worked per week in Birmingham is 33.1 hours (median 37 hours). That breaks down as follows:
- Average (mean) number of paid hours worked by men each week: 35.7
- Median number of paid hours worked by men each week: 37.5
- Average (mean) number of paid hours worked by women each week: 29.9
- Median number of paid hours worked by women each week: 34.7
- Average (mean) number of paid hours worked by full-time employees each week: 38.8
- Median number of paid hours worked by full-time employees each week: 37.5
- Average (mean) number of paid hours worked by part-time employees each week: 18.5
- Median number of paid hours worked by part-time employees each week: 19
Gender Pay Gap In Birmingham
The ONS estimates the gender pay gap in Birmingham is 12.3% based on average (mean) comparable jobs and rates of pay or 13.3% based on median rates of pay.
How many jobs are there in Birmingham?
The ONS estimates that there are a total of 328,000 jobs in Birmingham of which 235,000 are classified as full-time jobs and 93,000 are part-time.
All data comes from the Office of National Statistics (ONS).
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