Average earnings

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) produces earnings estimates from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE). ASHE does not cover the self-employed or employees not paid during the reference period. Owing to the sample methodology used, use caution when interpreting the figures, as the results can have wide confidence intervals. Annual and weekly earnings figures are produced.

All figures are provisional estimates for April 2025.

Residence-based median annual earnings

• In Lancashire-12, the median gross annual earnings for residents (all employees) were £31,066 in April 2025. This was 5.5% lower than the UK figure of £32,890. Gross annual earnings in Lancashire-12 increased by 2.8% compared to the previous year (UK=+4.1%).
• In Lancashire-14, the median was £30,245, 8.0% lower than the UK. This was an increase of 2.8% over the year.
• Fylde (£36,020), Ribble Valley (£34,077), and Chorley (£33,337) were the Lancashire-14 authorities that had a figure above the UK.
• Pendle (£26,742) had the lowest estimate in the Lancashire-14 area, 18.7% below the UK figure, followed by Blackburn with Darwen (£27,502) and Blackpool (£27,979).

Workplace-based median annual earnings 

• In Lancashire-12, the workplace-based gross annual median earnings (all employees) were £30,142, which was 8.4% below the UK figure of £32,890. Gross annual earnings in Lancashire-12 increased by 2.9% compared to the previous year (UK=+4.1%).
• In Lancashire-14, the median was £30,000, 8.8% lower than the UK. This was an increase of 2.9% over the year.
• Ribble Valley (£41,474) and Fylde (£36,962) were the only Lancashire-14 authorities that had a figure above the UK.
• The BAE Systems site at Samlesbury straddles the border of Ribble Valley and South Ribble, and provides high-value employment. Fylde contains a major BAE Systems site and has the nuclear fuels site at Springfields, both providing high-value jobs.
• Nine of the Lancashire-14 areas had figures that were more than 10% below the UK.
• Blackpool (£27,064) had the lowest figure in the Lancashire-14 area, 17.7% below the UK, followed by Burnley (£27,128) and Rossendale (£27,288).

Sources: ONS via the National Online Manpower Information System, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) and ONS Workplace ITLs: ASHE Table 32 and ONS Homeplace (residential) ITLs: ASHE Table 33 for Lancashire-14 ITL2 sub-region estimates. 

Page updated 25 November 2025