Highest and lowest paid places in Wales (2025)
Monmouthshire was the highest paid of Wales’s 22 councils in 2025 (median full-time pay £41,529).
Denbighshire was the lowest paid (£32,691). The middle council, Neath Port Talbot, had £36,359.
See it on the map| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monmouthshire | £41,529 |
| 2 | Torfaen | £39,170 |
| 3 | Vale of Glamorgan | £38,656 |
| 4 | Flintshire | £37,505 |
| 5 | Carmarthenshire | £37,405 |
| 6 | Bridgend | £37,002 |
| 7 | Cardiff | £36,946 |
| 8 | Swansea | £36,586 |
| 9 | Newport | £36,533 |
| 10 | Pembrokeshire | £36,438 |
| 11 | Neath Port Talbot | £36,359 |
| 12 | Powys | £35,909 |
| 13 | Isle of Anglesey | £35,709 |
| 14 | Conwy | £35,424 |
| 15 | Caerphilly | £35,367 |
| 16 | Wrexham | £35,246 |
| 17 | Merthyr Tydfil | £35,152 |
| 18 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | £34,837 |
| 19 | Blaenau Gwent | £34,797 |
| 20 | Ceredigion | £33,299 |
| 21 | Gwynedd | £32,868 |
| 22 | Denbighshire | £32,691 |