Yorkshire and the Humber Median Salary

Resident earnings data for Yorkshire and the Humber, shown alongside regional house prices and rents for affordability context.

Last updated 5 Jul 2026HPI April 2026Rents May 2026Sold prices April 2026
Median resident annual pay
£37,003
Feb 2026-Apr 2026 / ASHE 2025
Median resident weekly pay
£712
Full-time employees
House price to income
5.6x earnings
Average price vs annual pay
Rent to income
28% of monthly earnings
Average rent vs monthly pay
Feb 2026-Apr 2026 / ASHE 2025

Yorkshire and the Humber wages and affordability

Resident earnings help explain how regional prices and rents compare with local pay.

Resident population
5,672,962
ONS 2024
Median resident annual pay
£37,003
Yorkshire and the Humber
Median resident weekly pay
£712
Full-time employees
Employment rate
72.7%
Aged 16-64
Unemployment rate
5.8%
Economically active
House price affordability5.6x earnings

Average house price compared with resident median annual pay.

Rent affordability28% of monthly earnings

Average monthly rent compared with estimated monthly earnings.

Labour market rates are from the ONS Annual Population Survey profile shown by Nomis. Where the local APS unemployment value is suppressed, the ONS model-based unemployment estimate is used. Earnings are ONS ASHE resident-analysis median full-time employee earnings. Annual pay is annualised from weekly pay for display context.

Wages and employment commentary · Last updated July 2026

Yorkshire and the Humber had a resident population of 5,672,962 in 2024. That population context matters because it gives scale to the region’s labour market and the number of households competing for homes, both for purchase and for rent.

The latest ONS and Nomis data show a resident median weekly pay of £711.60 in 2025.