Highest and lowest paid places in North West (2025)

Fylde was the highest paid of North West’s 35 councils in 2025 (median full-time pay £44,892).

Pendle was the lowest paid (£30,327). The middle council, Preston, had £37,214.

Median full-time pay for every council in North West, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Value
1	Fylde	£44,892
2	Trafford	£42,973
3	Cumberland	£42,461
4	Westmorland and Furness	£41,859
5	Cheshire West and Chester	£41,486
6	Cheshire East	£40,991
7	Ribble Valley ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%).	£40,870
8	Warrington	£40,380
9	Chorley	£39,350
10	Stockport	£39,318
11	West Lancashire	£38,102
12	Wyre	£38,048
13	Wirral	£38,010
14	South Ribble	£37,883
15	Knowsley	£37,543
16	Wigan	£37,377
17	St. Helens	£37,306
18	Preston	£37,214
19	Liverpool	£37,144
20	Sefton	£36,937
21	Manchester	£36,278
22	Bury	£35,767
23	Rossendale	£35,273
24	Halton	£35,187
25	Hyndburn	£34,987
26	Salford	£34,958
27	Lancaster	£34,890
28	Rochdale	£34,660
29	Bolton	£34,186
30	Oldham	£34,042
31	Tameside	£33,949
32	Burnley	£33,208
33	Blackburn with Darwen	£33,076
34	Blackpool	£31,858
35	Pendle	£30,327