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# Highest salary cities in United Kingdom

United Kingdom cities ranked by the city-level median gross monthly salary, with each observation period and source retained.

- Canonical: /reports/united-kingdom-highest-salary-cities/
- Last checked: 2026-09-19

## Answers

### City of Westminster, United Kingdom

5,245 EUR/month
- Source: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E09000033&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Islington, United Kingdom

5,173 EUR/month
- Source: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E09000019&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Reading, United Kingdom

4,772 EUR/month
- Source: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E06000038&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Derby, United Kingdom

4,078 EUR/month
- Source: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E06000015&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Glasgow, United Kingdom

4,028 EUR/month
- Source: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/lmp/lad/1778385245/report.aspx
- Checked: 2026-09-05

### Coventry, United Kingdom

4,015 EUR/month
- Source: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E08000026&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Swindon, United Kingdom

3,918 EUR/month
- Source: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E06000030&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Cambridge, United Kingdom

3,916 EUR/month
- 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
- Checked: 2026-09-05

### Southampton, United Kingdom

3,838 EUR/month
- Source: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E06000045&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Portsmouth, United Kingdom

3,775 EUR/month
- Source: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E06000044&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Liverpool, United Kingdom

3,738 EUR/month
- Source: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E08000012&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Edinburgh, United Kingdom

3,730 EUR/month
- 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
- Checked: 2026-09-05

### Cardiff, United Kingdom

3,718 EUR/month
- Source: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=W06000015&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Preston, United Kingdom

3,702 EUR/month
- Source: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E07000123&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Leeds, United Kingdom

3,679 EUR/month
- Source: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E08000035&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Sheffield, United Kingdom

3,606 EUR/month
- Source: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E08000019&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Luton, United Kingdom

3,592 EUR/month
- Source: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E06000032&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

3,572 EUR/month
- Source: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E08000021&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Bristol, United Kingdom

3,565 EUR/month
- 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
- Checked: 2026-09-05

### Manchester, United Kingdom

3,555 EUR/month
- 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
- Checked: 2026-09-05

### Plymouth, United Kingdom

3,548 EUR/month
- Source: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E06000026&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Swansea, United Kingdom

3,527 EUR/month
- Source: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=W06000011&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Norwich, United Kingdom

3,513 EUR/month
- Source: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E07000148&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

3,476 EUR/month
- Source: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E08000031&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Bradford, United Kingdom

3,425 EUR/month
- Source: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E08000032&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Bexley, United Kingdom

3,422 EUR/month
- Source: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E09000004&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Nottingham, United Kingdom

3,391 EUR/month
- Source: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E06000018&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom

3,379 EUR/month
- Source: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E06000021&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Leicester, United Kingdom

3,316 EUR/month
- Source: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E06000016&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom

3,302 EUR/month
- Source: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E06000010&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
- Checked: 2026-09-19

## Method

Every row is a published median gross salary observation measured in EUR/month, ranked highest first. The values were observed in 2025. A place appears only when it publishes this exact metric, so an absent place means missing data rather than a low value. Only published cities with at least 20,000 residents and city-level observations qualify.

## Sources

Annual survey of hours and earnings - workplace analysis, NOMIS table NM_99_1 (ONS) — https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E09000033&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
Annual survey of hours and earnings - workplace analysis, NOMIS table NM_99_1 (ONS) — https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E09000019&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
Annual survey of hours and earnings - workplace analysis, NOMIS table NM_99_1 (ONS) — https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E06000038&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
Annual survey of hours and earnings - workplace analysis, NOMIS table NM_99_1 (ONS) — https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E06000015&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
ONS ASHE workplace analysis — exact city gross salary — https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/lmp/lad/1778385245/report.aspx
Annual survey of hours and earnings - workplace analysis, NOMIS table NM_99_1 (ONS) — https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E08000026&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
Annual survey of hours and earnings - workplace analysis, NOMIS table NM_99_1 (ONS) — https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E06000030&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
ONS ASHE workplace analysis — exact city gross salary — 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
Annual survey of hours and earnings - workplace analysis, NOMIS table NM_99_1 (ONS) — https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E06000045&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
Annual survey of hours and earnings - workplace analysis, NOMIS table NM_99_1 (ONS) — https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E06000044&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
Annual survey of hours and earnings - workplace analysis, NOMIS table NM_99_1 (ONS) — https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E08000012&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
Annual survey of hours and earnings - workplace analysis, NOMIS table NM_99_1 (ONS) — https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=W06000015&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
Annual survey of hours and earnings - workplace analysis, NOMIS table NM_99_1 (ONS) — https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E07000123&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
Annual survey of hours and earnings - workplace analysis, NOMIS table NM_99_1 (ONS) — https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E08000035&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
Annual survey of hours and earnings - workplace analysis, NOMIS table NM_99_1 (ONS) — https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E08000019&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
Annual survey of hours and earnings - workplace analysis, NOMIS table NM_99_1 (ONS) — https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E06000032&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
Annual survey of hours and earnings - workplace analysis, NOMIS table NM_99_1 (ONS) — https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E08000021&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
Annual survey of hours and earnings - workplace analysis, NOMIS table NM_99_1 (ONS) — https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E06000026&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
Annual survey of hours and earnings - workplace analysis, NOMIS table NM_99_1 (ONS) — https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=W06000011&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
Annual survey of hours and earnings - workplace analysis, NOMIS table NM_99_1 (ONS) — https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E07000148&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
Annual survey of hours and earnings - workplace analysis, NOMIS table NM_99_1 (ONS) — https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E08000031&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
Annual survey of hours and earnings - workplace analysis, NOMIS table NM_99_1 (ONS) — https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E08000032&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
Annual survey of hours and earnings - workplace analysis, NOMIS table NM_99_1 (ONS) — https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E09000004&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
Annual survey of hours and earnings - workplace analysis, NOMIS table NM_99_1 (ONS) — https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E06000018&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
Annual survey of hours and earnings - workplace analysis, NOMIS table NM_99_1 (ONS) — https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E06000021&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
Annual survey of hours and earnings - workplace analysis, NOMIS table NM_99_1 (ONS) — https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E06000016&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest
Annual survey of hours and earnings - workplace analysis, NOMIS table NM_99_1 (ONS) — https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.json?geography=E06000010&sex=8&item=2&pay=7&measures=20100&time=latest

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_highest-salary-cities-in-united-kingdom_0969526bf5df,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Highest salary cities in United Kingdom},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {d1b84e7936bf193c9b10105271c1d4fe},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/reports/united-kingdom-highest-salary-cities/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

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