The average salary in Nottingham is £30,798 a year for a full-time worker (ONS, April 2025), £8,241 below the UK median (21.1% lower). That leaves about £25,694 after tax. Here is the full breakdown.
ONS data, April 2025After tax: £25,694Free, no signup
Average salary in Nottingham (median, full-time)
£30,798
a year before tax · about £25,694 take-home (£2,141 a month)
Yearly
Monthly
Gross salary
£30,798
£2,567
Income tax
−£3,646
−£304
National Insurance
−£1,458
−£122
Take-home pay
£25,694
£2,141
At £30,798, the average Nottingham salary is £8,241 below the UK median (21.1% lower). The mean for Nottingham is £37,358, higher than the median because a minority of large salaries lift the average.
ONS ASHE April 2025, full-time residents of the Nottingham (unitary authority). Income tax and National Insurance only. Verify at gov.uk. Not tax advice.
The Nottingham unitary authority has one of the lower medians of the major cities, partly because its tight boundary excludes higher-earning suburbs. On ONS figures for April 2025, the median full-time salary for Nottingham residents is £30,798, which is £8,241 below the UK median (21.1% lower). After income tax and National Insurance, that leaves about £25,694 a year, or roughly £2,141 a month. A student loan or pension contribution would reduce it further.
How Nottingham compares to the UK
The table sets the Nottingham average against the UK median so you can see the gap in both gross pay and take-home.
Area
Median
Mean
Median after tax
Nottingham
£30,798
£37,358
£25,694
United Kingdom
£39,039
£48,512
£31,628
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Take-home pay
£25,694
a year · £25,694 a year
Gross salary£30,798
Income tax−£3,646
National Insurance−£1,458
Take-home a year£25,694
Where your pay goes
Take-home 83%Tax 12%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 Nottingham?
The average salary in Nottingham is £30,798 a year for a full-time employee (median, ONS April 2025), which is £8,241 below the UK median (21.1% lower). On a mean basis the figure is £37,358, higher because top earners lift the average.
What is the average Nottingham salary after tax?
On the £30,798 median salary for Nottingham, take-home pay is about £25,694 a year, roughly £2,141 a month, after income tax and National Insurance (2026/27 rates). Student loan and pension would lower it further.
Is Nottingham a well-paid city?
The Nottingham unitary authority has one of the lower medians of the major cities, partly because its tight boundary excludes higher-earning suburbs. Compared with the UK median of £39,039, Nottingham residents earn £8,241 below the UK median (21.1% lower). 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 Nottingham (unitary authority), 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.
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Figures are ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (April 2025), full-time residents of the Nottingham (unitary authority). After-tax amounts are estimates for guidance, not tax advice.
