WageSight

Rhondda Cynon Taf

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
£2,518
+5.2% 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
+2.2%
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
99,269
-0.3% 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
Newport£2,594+4.7%+1.7%73,570
Caerphilly£2,549+4.6%+1.6%74,411
Rhondda Cynon Taf£2,518+5.2%+2.2%99,269
Swansea£2,464+5.5%+2.4%101,127
Carmarthenshire£2,439+4.6%+1.6%74,470
Wales£2,497+5.1%+2.1%1,308,304
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£81.53
Night out for two£180.03
Night out with friends£60.47
Family day out£312.82
Household essentials (monthly)£64.19
Dog owner monthly costs£37.41
Monthly leisure activities£131.80

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

Healthy life expectancy

Women: 54.9 healthy years at birth (51.5–58.3) · Wales 58.5 — not significantly different from Wales

Men: 56 healthy years at birth (52.2–59.8) · Wales 59.2 — not significantly different from Wales

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.