WageSight

Newcastle Upon Tyne

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
£2,454
+4.4% 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
+1.4%
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
126,735
-0.9% 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, falling over the period, 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
North Tyneside£2,609+4.9%+1.9%94,673
Gateshead£2,491+4.4%+1.4%86,312
Sunderland£2,462+4.2%+1.2%118,159
Northumberland£2,461+4.8%+1.7%131,957
Newcastle Upon Tyne£2,454+4.4%+1.4%126,735
North East£2,486+4.8%+1.8%1,120,931
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 basketunknown
Night out for twounknown
Night out with friendsunknown
Family day outunknown
Household essentials (monthly)unknown
Dog owner monthly costs£44.05
Monthly leisure activitiesunknown

Healthy life expectancy

Women: 60.7 healthy years at birth (57.4–64) · England 61.3 — not significantly different from England

Men: 60.3 healthy years at birth (57.3–63.3) · 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.