The average (mean) salary in Manchester is £28,258 per year which is up 4.6% over last year. The median salary in Manchester was £24,101 a 4.6% change.
The top 20% of workers in Manchester earn an average of £39,209 per year. Whereas the bottom 20% of workers only earn Not Enough Data per year.
The average (meam) weekly pay for employees in Manchester is £540.10 per week (median of £480.70).
This works out to an average (mean) hourly wage of £16.84 per hour (median of £13.18).
Keep reading below for lots more information how much different groups in Manchester 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 Manchester
Curious what the minimum and living wages are in Manchester? As of April 2023 the UK government has set the national minimum and living wages in Manchester 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 Manchester
Here is the average salary for men in Manchester including weekly pay and hourly wages.
- Average (mean) salary for Men: £33,383 per year
- Median salary for Men: £28,152 per year
- Average (mean) salary for full-time men: £36,878 per year
- Median salary for full-time men: £30,242 per year
- Average (mean) salary for part-time men: Not Enough Data per year
- Median salary for part-time men: £10,297 per year
- Average (mean) weekly pay men: £617.30 per week
- Median weekly pay men: £541.90 per week
- Average (mean) hourly wage men: £13.84 per hour
- Median hourly wage men: £17.85 per hour
What Is The Average Salary For Women In Manchester
Here is the average salary for women in Manchester including weekly pay and hourly wages.
- Average (mean) salary for Women: £23,022 per year
- Median salary for Women: Not Enough Data per year
- Average (mean) salary for full-time women: £28,915 per year
- Median salary for full-time women: £25,925 per year
- Average (mean) salary for part-time women: £13,599 per year
- Median salary for part-time women: Not Enough Data per year
- Average (mean) weekly pay women: £460.30 per week
- Median weekly pay women: £418.70 per week
- Average (mean) hourly wage women: £12.57 per hour
- Median hourly wage women: £15.61 per hour
Full-time Vs Part-time Pay in Manchester
Here is the average salary for full-time and part-time workers in Manchester including weekly pay and hourly wages.
- Average (mean) full-time salary: £33,495 per year
- Median full-time salary: £29,080 per year
- Average (mean) weekly full-time pay: £668.30 per week
- Median weekly full-time pay: £574.90 per week
- Average (mean) weekly part-time pay: £250.00 per week
- Median weekly part-time pay £196.60 per week
- Average (mean) hourly full-time wage: £17.39 per hour
- Median hourly full-time wage: £14.61 per hour
- Average (mean) hourly part-time wage: £14.13 per hour
- Median hourly part-time wage: £10.28 per hour
How many hours per week do people in Manchester work?
The average (mean) number of paid hours worked per week in Manchester is 32.1 hours (median 36.2 hours). That breaks down as follows:
- Average (mean) number of paid hours worked by men each week: 34.6
- Median number of paid hours worked by men each week: 37.4
- Average (mean) number of paid hours worked by women each week: 29.5
- Median number of paid hours worked by women each week: 35
- Average (mean) number of paid hours worked by full-time employees each week: 38.4
- 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: 17.7
- Median number of paid hours worked by part-time employees each week: 17.1
Gender Pay Gap In Manchester
The ONS estimates the gender pay gap in Manchester is 12.1% based on average (mean) comparable jobs and rates of pay or 8.4% based on median rates of pay.
How many jobs are there in Manchester?
The ONS estimates that there are a total of 205,000 jobs in Manchester of which 142,000 are classified as full-time jobs and 63,000 are part-time.
All data comes from the Office of National Statistics (ONS).
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