Highest and lowest paid places in South East (2025)

Wokingham was the highest paid of South East’s 64 councils in 2025 (median full-time pay £52,222).

Isle of Wight was the lowest paid (£31,184). The middle council, Eastleigh, had £42,461.

Map of median full-time pay across the UK

Median full-time pay for every council in South East, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Value
1	Wokingham	£52,222
2	Elmbridge	£51,924
3	Epsom and Ewell ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%).	£50,121
4	Waverley	£49,769
5	South Oxfordshire	£48,525
6	Tunbridge Wells ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%).	£47,896
7	East Hampshire	£47,630
8	Windsor and Maidenhead	£47,387
9	Guildford	£46,801
10	Runnymede ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%).	£46,777
11	Hart	£46,502
12	Winchester	£45,766
13	West Berkshire	£44,887
14	Basingstoke and Deane	£44,809
15	Sevenoaks ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%).	£44,581
16	Vale of White Horse	£44,454
17	Mid Sussex	£44,352
18	Spelthorne	£44,265
19	Dartford	£44,091
20	West Oxfordshire	£43,932
21	Fareham	£43,740
22	Woking	£43,719
23	Surrey Heath	£43,633
24	Wealden	£43,589
25	Horsham	£43,487
26	Reigate and Banstead	£43,434
27	Buckinghamshire	£43,290
28	Oxford	£43,289
29	Bracknell Forest	£43,206
30	Mole Valley ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%).	£42,937
31	Tonbridge and Malling	£42,752
32	Eastleigh	£42,461
33	Gravesham	£42,199
34	Cherwell	£42,147
35	Milton Keynes	£41,389
36	Lewes	£40,807
37	Reading	£40,700
38	Test Valley	£40,576
39	Dover	£40,142
40	Tandridge	£39,775
41	Medway	£39,622
42	Brighton and Hove	£39,347
43	Crawley	£39,237
44	Adur ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%).	£39,029
45	Folkestone and Hythe	£38,864
46	New Forest	£38,571
47	Slough	£38,483
48	Swale	£38,432
49	Maidstone	£38,191
50	Rushmoor	£37,883
51	Canterbury	£37,682
52	Ashford	£37,440
53	Eastbourne	£37,236
54	Havant	£37,220
55	Southampton	£37,130
56	Gosport	£37,060
57	Worthing	£36,581
58	Rother	£36,197
59	Portsmouth	£36,022
60	Thanet ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%).	£35,775
61	Chichester	£35,264
62	Hastings	£34,714
63	Arun	£34,546
64	Isle of Wight	£31,184

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