The average salary in Brighton is £39,347 a year for a full-time worker (ONS, April 2025), £308 above the UK median (0.8% higher). That leaves about £31,849 after tax. Here is the full breakdown.
ONS data, April 2025After tax: £31,849Free, no signup
Average salary in Brighton (median, full-time)
£39,347
a year before tax · about £31,849 take-home (£2,654 a month)
Yearly
Monthly
Gross salary
£39,347
£3,279
Income tax
−£5,355
−£446
National Insurance
−£2,142
−£179
Take-home pay
£31,849
£2,654
At £39,347, the average Brighton salary is £308 above the UK median (0.8% higher). The mean for Brighton is £48,867, higher than the median because a minority of large salaries lift the average.
ONS ASHE April 2025, full-time residents of the Brighton and Hove. Income tax and National Insurance only. Verify at gov.uk. Not tax advice.
Brighton and Hove sits above the UK median, lifted by its commuter links to London and its creative and digital sectors. On ONS figures for April 2025, the median full-time salary for Brighton residents is £39,347, which is £308 above the UK median (0.8% higher). After income tax and National Insurance, that leaves about £31,849 a year, or roughly £2,654 a month. A student loan or pension contribution would reduce it further.
How Brighton compares to the UK
The table sets the Brighton average against the UK median so you can see the gap in both gross pay and take-home.
Area
Median
Mean
Median after tax
Brighton
£39,347
£48,867
£31,849
United Kingdom
£39,039
£48,512
£31,628
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Salary sacrifice, comes out before tax and NI
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Take-home pay
£31,849
a year · £31,849 a year
Gross salary£39,347
Income tax−£5,355
National Insurance−£2,142
Take-home a year£31,849
Where your pay goes
Take-home 81%Tax 14%NI 5%
2026/27 estimate, England, Wales and Northern Ireland bands. Verify current figures at gov.uk; not tax advice.
Frequently asked questions
What is the average salary in Brighton?
The average salary in Brighton is £39,347 a year for a full-time employee (median, ONS April 2025), which is £308 above the UK median (0.8% higher). On a mean basis the figure is £48,867, higher because top earners lift the average.
What is the average Brighton salary after tax?
On the £39,347 median salary for Brighton, take-home pay is about £31,849 a year, roughly £2,654 a month, after income tax and National Insurance (2026/27 rates). Student loan and pension would lower it further.
Is Brighton a well-paid city?
Brighton and Hove sits above the UK median, lifted by its commuter links to London and its creative and digital sectors. Compared with the UK median of £39,039, Brighton residents earn £308 above the UK median (0.8% higher). Living costs matter too, so a higher or lower salary does not translate one-for-one into spending power.
Does this figure cover the city or the wider area?
It is the ONS figure for the Brighton and Hove, on a place-of-residence basis, so it reflects what people who live there earn rather than the pay of jobs located in the city centre. It covers full-time employees only.
Simon is the founder of Orbit Money, a tool that helps people track subscriptions and recurring spend. He builds Orbit's free money calculators and writes about personal finance for UK and Australian readers.
Figures are ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (April 2025), full-time residents of the Brighton and Hove. After-tax amounts are estimates for guidance, not tax advice.
