Earnings

The average wage for people that live in St Edmundsbury is £474.50 a week. This is a little less that the average wage across Suffolk - which is £478 a week. (ONS Annual Survey Household Earnings 2010).

It's important to note that these figures are an average for gross weekly pay - which means the amount earned before income tax and other deductions, such as National Insurance, are taken away.

Remember - the more you learn the more you earn.  People with more, and higher, qualifications earn more money. Take a look at the chart below which shows the average annual earnings for people at different qualification levels.  

Average Hourly Earnings by Highest Qualification

£ per hour

   No Qualifications                     

6.93

   GCSE

8.68
  Other qualifications

8.07
  A levels

10.00
  Degree

16.10

  Source: ONS 2010

 

 

Earnings

The average wage for people that live in St Edmundsbury is £474.50 a week. This is a little less that the average wage across Suffolk - which is £478 a week. (ONS Annual Survey Household Earnings 2010).

It's important to note that these figures are an average for gross weekly pay - which means the amount earned before income tax and other deductions, such as National Insurance, are taken away.

Remember - the more you learn the more you earn.  People with more, and higher, qualifications earn more money. Take a look at the chart below which shows the average annual earnings for people at different qualification levels.  

Average Hourly Earnings by Highest Qualification

£ per hour

   No Qualifications                     

6.93

   GCSE

8.68
  Other qualifications

8.07
  A levels

10.00
  Degree

16.10

  Source: ONS 2010