WageSight

Luton

Data to May 2026

Published at ITL3 (sub-regional) 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
£2,491
+5.1% 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
+2.0%
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
108,603
+0.5% 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
Bedford£2,696+4.6%+1.6%89,262
Colchester£2,646+4.8%+1.8%89,954
Luton£2,491+5.1%+2.0%108,603
Peterborough£2,458+4.6%+1.5%103,589
East Suffolk£2,425+4.8%+1.8%97,943
East£2,692+4.9%+1.8%2,900,188
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£78.79
Night out for two£179.81
Night out with friends£59.30
Family day out£354.85
Household essentials (monthly)£66.14
Dog owner monthly costs£46.60
Monthly leisure activities£130.04

Priced at East of England prices (CPI region), not the town.

Healthy life expectancy

Women: 55.8 healthy years at birth (51.5–60) · England 61.3 — significantly lower than England

Men: 56.9 healthy years at birth (53.2–60.7) · England 60.9 — not significantly different from England

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.