WageSight

East Lothian

Data to May 2026

Published at local authority grain.

Recent months are provisional and revised in later ONS releases; this page always shows the latest published value (data to 2026-05-01).

Median monthly pay
£2,694
+5.7% on year
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-05-01
Source: PAYE RTI Dataset — Payrolled Employees & Median Pay
Real pay vs CPIH
+2.6%
CPIH 2.97%
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-05-01
Source: Derived: HMRC RTISA median pay deflated by ONS CPIH for 2026-05-01; PAYE RTI Dataset — Payrolled Employees & Median Pay; Consumer Price Indices (ONS MM23/CPIH)
Payrolled employees
48,991
-0.4% on year
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-05-01
Source: PAYE RTI Dataset — Payrolled Employees & Median Pay

Median pay trend

Median monthly pay trend, broadly flat, ending at the latest month.
Trend shown as a non-recoverable image; the exact monthly history is available via the WageSight grounding API.

How it compares

AreaMedian payChange, yrReal termsEmployees
East Dunbartonshire£2,991+5.5%+2.4%48,155
East Lothian£2,694+5.7%+2.6%48,991
East Ayrshire£2,646+5.6%+2.5%51,593
Angus£2,567+4.8%+1.8%49,052
Scottish Borders£2,475+5.4%+2.4%47,109
Scotland£2,669+5.3%+2.3%2,444,169
United Kingdom£2,626+4.6%+1.6%30,253,517

Figures exact as published; WageSight does not round. The quarterly LAD release means mixed vintages are normal — a row a quarter behind shows its own data month.

Everyday & leisure spending

Everyday and leisure spending, priced at the area's CPI region — not a weekly food shop, rent, energy, or council tax.

Eating out basket£79.77
Night out for two£174.23
Night out with friends£56.68
Family day out£314.07
Household essentials (monthly)£63.01
Dog owner monthly costs£48.24
Monthly leisure activities£132.73

Priced at Scotland prices (CPI region), not the town.

Healthy life expectancy

Women: 60.4 healthy years at birth (55.9–64.9) · Scotland 59.4 — not significantly different from Scotland

Men: 60.2 healthy years at birth (56–64.4) · Scotland 59.1 — not significantly different from Scotland

Official statistics in development (2022–2024), at birth. Comparisons are gated on statistical significance; change over time is not asserted.

About these figures. Pay and employment derive from HMRC PAYE RTI, published by ONS. Real pay is deflated by CPIH (2.97%). Recent months are provisional and revised in later releases.