Average salary in Newcastle, UK
ONS data for April 2025 · Page updated
Newcastle's full-time median is below the UK figure but above the North East's, which is the lowest of any UK region. The city is the region's main centre for professional and technology jobs.
- Median full-time pay
- £36,726
- Change on a year earlier
- +4.3%
- Compared with the UK
- −6%
- Full-time jobs
- 111k
How pay is spread in Newcastle
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 | Newcastle | North East | UK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | £24,492 | £23,284 | £23,990 |
| 25th percentile | £29,211 | £27,082 | £29,262 |
| Median | £36,726 | £34,403 | £39,039 |
| 75th percentile | £49,305 | £46,220 | £54,009 |
| 90th percentile | – | £61,420 | £76,903 |
| Mean | £43,171 | £39,859 | £48,512 |
– ONS doesn't publish this figure because the sample is too small to be reliable.
These are gross annual earnings for full-time employee jobs based in Newcastle, 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 Newcastle upon Tyne City Council's area, not Gateshead or North Tyneside.
What that means after tax
| Gross salary | Income tax | National Insurance | Take-home a year | A month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £36,726 | £4,831 | £1,932 | £29,962 | £2,497 |
| £49,305 | £7,347 | £2,939 | £39,019 | £3,252 |
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 Newcastle
Sage, the accounting software company, has its headquarters in Newcastle. The NHS, two universities, the public sector and a growing technology and digital sector are also major employers.
Negotiating pay in Newcastle
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.
Remote pay is the biggest lever. Employers hiring remotely from London or the South East sometimes pay full national rates. If you can work remotely, benchmark against those roles as well as local ones, and negotiate the location named in your contract.
Know the local market too. Because the North East median is the UK's lowest, a regional offer can look generous against local figures while being low for the role. Compare against the role's national range; our role salary pages can help.
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 Newcastle.
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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.