WageSight

Rotherham

Data to Aug 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 2026-08-01).

Median monthly pay
£2,459
+3.3% on year
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-08-01
Source: PAYE RTI Dataset — Payrolled Employees & Median Pay
Real pay vs CPIH
+0.0%
CPIH 3.60%
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-08-01
Source: Derived: HMRC RTISA median pay deflated by ONS CPIH for 2026-08-01; PAYE RTI Dataset — Payrolled Employees & Median Pay; Consumer Price Indices (ONS MM23/CPIH)
Payrolled employees
113,332
-0.7% on year
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-08-01
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
York (Sep 2026)£2,560+3.9%+0.3%93,415
Barnsley£2,473+3.2%-0.1%106,774
Doncaster£2,459+3.5%+0.2%135,466
Rotherham£2,459+3.3%+0.0%113,332
Kingston Upon Hull (Sep 2026)£2,429+4.9%+1.3%122,421
Yorkshire and the Humber (Sep 2026)£2,505+4.5%+0.9%2,398,254
United Kingdom (Sep 2026)£2,660+4.4%+0.8%30,280,860

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£82.88
Night out for two£196.18
Night out with friends£66.67
Family day out£387.92
Household essentials (monthly)£61.26
Dog owner monthly costs£51.51
Monthly leisure activities£141.02

Priced at Yorkshire and The Humber prices (CPI region), not the town.

Healthy life expectancy

Women: 55.1 healthy years at birth (51–59.2) · England 61.3 — significantly lower than England

Men: 55.6 healthy years at birth (52.1–59) · England 60.9 — significantly lower than 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 (3.60%). Recent months are provisional and revised in later releases.