People that work in the city (but don’t necessarily live here) earn an average of £380/week. This is over 10% below the UK figure of £424 and over 13% below the average wage in the a south east region which includes high performing areas like Surrey and Berkshire.

People living in the city (but not necessarily working here) fare a lot better earning £422/week compared to a UK average of £424. But they are still considerably below the south east average of £475/week. This reflects the number of people who commute out of the city to better paid jobs in London. Brighton is a net exporter of the workforce with 5,000 more people leaving the city on a daily basis to work than entering it.

Click on download below for a chart showing the average wage in the city compared to the south east and the UK over the past four years.

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