Average salary in Liverpool, UK
ONS data for April 2025 · Page updated
Full-time pay in Liverpool is slightly below the UK median and above the North West figure. The city has a large public sector and health workforce, which tends to compress pay towards the middle of the range.
- Median full-time pay
- £38,430
- Change on a year earlier
- +5.1%
- Compared with the UK
- −2%
- Full-time jobs
- 167k
How pay is spread in Liverpool
Line: 10th to 90th percentile. Bar: the middle half of earners (25th to 75th). Mark and label: median. Where ONS doesn't publish the 90th percentile, the line stops at the highest published point.
| Full-time annual pay | Liverpool | North West | UK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | £24,200 | £23,400 | £23,990 |
| 25th percentile | £29,734 | £27,992 | £29,262 |
| Median | £38,430 | £37,361 | £39,039 |
| 75th percentile | £50,647 | £51,167 | £54,009 |
| 90th percentile | £67,056 | £70,142 | £76,903 |
| Mean | £43,444 | £43,731 | £48,512 |
These are gross annual earnings for full-time employee jobs based in Liverpool, wherever the employee lives. The median is the middle salary: half of full-time jobs pay more, half pay less. The mean is pulled up by a small number of very high earners, so the median is the better guide to a typical salary. Figures cover Liverpool City Council's area, not the wider Liverpool City Region.
What that means after tax
| Gross salary | Income tax | National Insurance | Take-home a year | A month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £38,430 | £5,172 | £2,069 | £31,189 | £2,599 |
| £50,647 | £7,691 | £3,024 | £39,933 | £3,328 |
The median and 75th percentile salaries above, for the 2026/27 tax year: tax code 1257L, no pension contributions, student loan or benefits in kind. Pension contributions through salary sacrifice would reduce both tax and take-home pay.
Who employs people in Liverpool
Health and life sciences, the universities, the port and logistics, financial and professional services, and a strong creative and digital sector are among Liverpool's main employers.
Negotiating pay in Liverpool
National or regional pay bands. Employers headquartered in London often apply a location discount to roles based elsewhere, sometimes 10 to 20%. Ask whether the band for this role is national or regional, and which location your contract will name. A remote or hybrid contract that names your home city can quietly cap your pay for years.
Public sector and NHS roles. Pay is set by national scales, so negotiation is mostly about the band, the starting point on the scale, and recognition of previous experience. Ask for your previous service to be counted when your starting point is set.
Manchester is a fair comparison. For private sector professional roles, employers in Liverpool compete with Manchester for staff. Manchester adverts for the same role are reasonable evidence in a negotiation.
A city median is a starting point, not a target. What you should ask for depends on your role, level and the employer. Check the pay ranges by role, or see where your salary sits in Liverpool.
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Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2025 (provisional), Table 7.7a (work geography). Gross annual pay for full-time employee jobs, April 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See how we use this data.