East Midlands Median Salary
Median resident earnings and local pay data for East Midlands.
Median resident annual pay
£37,482
May 2026-Jul 2026 / ASHE 2025
Median resident weekly pay
£721
Full-time employees
May 2026-Jul 2026 / ASHE 2025
East Midlands wages and employment
Resident earnings, employment and population provide regional labour-market context.
Resident population
5,085,641
ONS 2025
Median resident annual pay
£37,482
East Midlands
Median resident weekly pay
£721
Full-time employees
Employment rate
75.9%
Aged 16-64
Unemployment rate
4.9%
Economically active
Resident population is from the latest ONS mid-year population estimates. Labour market headline rates are from the ONS Labour Force Survey shown in the Nomis regional profile. Earnings are ONS ASHE resident-analysis median full-time employee earnings. Annual pay is annualised from weekly pay for display context.
Compare East Midlands house prices and rents with local income.
The latest ONS and Nomis labour-market profile for East Midlands covers May 2026-Jul 2026 / ASHE 2025. It records an employment rate of 75.9%, an unemployment rate of 4.9%, and an economic inactivity rate of 20.3%.
These indicators describe the official survey estimates for the stated population and period.