--- entity_id: city:uk:geonames:2654710 entity_type: city name: Brighton country_code: UK country: United Kingdom slug: brighton canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/brighton/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/uk/brighton.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/uk/brighton.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/uk/brighton snapshot_id: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 generated_at: 2026-09-12 last_verified: 2026-09-06 fact_count: 16 language_location_count: 0 employment_location_count: 0 city_intent_block_count: 0 usefulness_tier: answer_linked indexable: true metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ citation_schema: immigrationdb-citation-v1 citation_canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/brighton/ citation_title: "Brighton, United Kingdom: salary, jobs" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 citation_version: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 citation_retrieval_date: 2026-09-12 citation_build_date: 2026-09-12 citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- # Brighton Brighton is a city in the United Kingdom, and the figures below are its published values. Regional median gross salary figures for Brighton showed €2,829 per month at the end of 2024. Brighton's unemployment stood at 3.1% at the end of 2023. ## Answers Deterministic answers rendered from this page's published values. The JSON twin carries the machine-readable answer objects. ### Is the air quality good in Brighton? The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. - Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ. - Value: 6.6 µg/m³ · Period: 2024 - Claims: claim-2d529478bc2b ### How safe is Brighton? Police recorded about 9,982 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. - Value: 9,982 incidents per 100,000 · Period: 2024 - Claims: claim-e855919de219 ### What is the typical salary in Brighton? The median gross salary is about 3,273 EUR/month (2025). The regional series (home-region basis, 2024) is a separate labelled row in the table. - City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions. - Value: 3,273 EUR/month · Period: 2025 - Claims: claim-aa1adb27a348 ## Mobility Brighton's nearest airport was LGW, 36 km away and offered 165 direct destinations. ## Safety Brighton recorded a crime rate of 9,981.7 incidents per 100,000 residents at the end of 2024. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median gross salary | `salary_median_gross_city_eur_month` | 3,273 EUR/month | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-09-05 | aging | verified | [1] | | Median gross salary (regional) | `salary_median_gross_regional_eur_month` | 2,829 EUR/month | regional_context | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [2] | | Salary Net Avg Eur Month | `salary_net_avg_eur_month` | 2,950 EUR/month | city | 2026-07-31 | 2026-09-05 | fresh | supplemental | [3] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 3.1 % | regional_context | 2023-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [4] | | PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 6.57 µg/m³ | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-26 | stale | supplemental | [5] | | Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | `col_internet_60mbps_eur_month` | 39.52 EUR/month | city | 2026-07-31 | 2026-09-05 | fresh | supplemental | [3] | | Mobile plan, 10 GB | `col_mobile_plan_10gb_eur_month` | 14.6 EUR/month | city | 2026-07-31 | 2026-09-05 | fresh | supplemental | [3] | | Monthly transport pass | `col_transport_monthly_pass_eur` | 113.6 EUR/month | city | 2026-07-31 | 2026-09-05 | fresh | supplemental | [3] | | Basic utilities, 85 m² home | `col_utilities_basic_85m2_eur_month` | 248.5 EUR/month | city | 2026-07-31 | 2026-09-05 | fresh | supplemental | [3] | | Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | `crime_incidents_per_100k` | 9,982 offences per 100,000 | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-04 | stale | verified | [6] | | Primary School Count | `primary_school_count` | 39 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [7] | | School Count | `school_count` | 62 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [7] | | Universities | `universities_count` | 3 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [8] | | Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 165 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [9] | | Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 36 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [10] | | Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | LGW | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [10] | Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed. ## Public employment service - [Jobcentre Plus](https://www.gov.uk/contact-jobcentre-plus) — Job Search, Unemployment Claim This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city. ## Healthcare access Migrants can receive medical care in Brighton when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility. - Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Yes — [official source](https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care) ## Country-wide rules Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [United Kingdom country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/united-kingdom/). ## Sources 1. ONS ASHE workplace analysis — exact city gross salary — Official source — https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.csv?geography=TYPE464&date=2025&sex=7&pay=7&item=2&measures=20100 2. Office for National Statistics (ONS) — Official source — https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/datasets/placeofresidencebylocalauthorityashetable8 3. Numbeo city cost-of-living page — /cities/uk/brighton/ — Community source — https://de.numbeo.com/lebenshaltungskosten/stadt/Brighton 4. Office for National Statistics (ONS) — Official source — https://www.ons.gov.uk/explore-local-statistics/indicators/modelled-unemployment 5. uk-air.defra.gov.uk — Official source — https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/datastore/pcm/popwmpm252024byUKlocalauthority.csv 6. Office for National Statistics — Official source — https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/policeforceareadatatables 7. Department for Education (GIAS) — Official source — https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Downloads 8. Office for Students — Official source — https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/for-providers/registering-with-the-ofs/the-ofs-register/ 9. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat 10. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv ## Cite This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. ### APA ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Brighton, United Kingdom: salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/brighton/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_brighton-united-kingdom-salary-jobs_f220c2e12131, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Brighton, United Kingdom: salary, jobs}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-09-12}, version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0}, snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/brighton/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Brighton, United Kingdom: salary, jobs](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/brighton/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; retrieved 2026-09-12; built 2026-09-12. - Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1` - Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/brighton/ - Title: Brighton, United Kingdom: salary, jobs - Author: ImmigrationDB - Publisher: ImmigrationDB - Snapshot: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0` - Version: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0` - Retrieved: 2026-09-12 - Built: 2026-09-12 - Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ## Data - HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/brighton/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/uk/brighton.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/uk/brighton.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/uk/brighton - Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json - City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json - Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json