The average salary in Sheffield is £37,885 a year for a full-time worker (ONS, April 2025), £1,154 below the UK median (3% lower). That leaves about £30,797 after tax. Here is the full breakdown.
ONS data, April 2025After tax: £30,797Free, no signup
Average salary in Sheffield (median, full-time)
£37,885
a year before tax · about £30,797 take-home (£2,566 a month)
Yearly
Monthly
Gross salary
£37,885
£3,157
Income tax
−£5,063
−£422
National Insurance
−£2,025
−£169
Take-home pay
£30,797
£2,566
At £37,885, the average Sheffield salary is £1,154 below the UK median (3% lower). The mean for Sheffield is £43,401, higher than the median because a minority of large salaries lift the average.
ONS ASHE April 2025, full-time residents of the Sheffield local authority. Income tax and National Insurance only. Verify at gov.uk. Not tax advice.
Sheffield sits close to the UK median for full-time residents, a little ahead of some of its Yorkshire neighbours. On ONS figures for April 2025, the median full-time salary for Sheffield residents is £37,885, which is £1,154 below the UK median (3% lower). After income tax and National Insurance, that leaves about £30,797 a year, or roughly £2,566 a month. A student loan or pension contribution would reduce it further.
How Sheffield compares to the UK
The table sets the Sheffield average against the UK median so you can see the gap in both gross pay and take-home.
Area
Median
Mean
Median after tax
Sheffield
£37,885
£43,401
£30,797
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
£30,797
a year · £30,797 a year
Gross salary£37,885
Income tax−£5,063
National Insurance−£2,025
Take-home a year£30,797
Where your pay goes
Take-home 81%Tax 13%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 Sheffield?
The average salary in Sheffield is £37,885 a year for a full-time employee (median, ONS April 2025), which is £1,154 below the UK median (3% lower). On a mean basis the figure is £43,401, higher because top earners lift the average.
What is the average Sheffield salary after tax?
On the £37,885 median salary for Sheffield, take-home pay is about £30,797 a year, roughly £2,566 a month, after income tax and National Insurance (2026/27 rates). Student loan and pension would lower it further.
Is Sheffield a well-paid city?
Sheffield sits close to the UK median for full-time residents, a little ahead of some of its Yorkshire neighbours. Compared with the UK median of £39,039, Sheffield residents earn £1,154 below the UK median (3% 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 Sheffield local 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 Sheffield local authority. After-tax amounts are estimates for guidance, not tax advice.
