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East Real Pay — Gera Real Pay Index
In East, the nominal median salary is £34,580, but after adjusting for local cost of living it is worth £30,560 — a Gera Real Pay Index of 88.9 (region average = 100), below average.
Does your salary go far in East after cost of living?
In East, the nominal median salary is £34,580, but local costs are 13% dearer than the England-region average, giving a cost-equivalent "real" pay of £30,560 — a Gera Real Pay Index of 88.9 (average = 100), below average. Real ONS, Land Registry and MHCLG data; GeraJobs re-dates quarterly.
Gera Real Pay Index
East ranks #7 of 9 English regions for how far salary goes. Nominal £34,580 → real £30,560 at cost level 113.2.
How this is calculatedHow East's real pay is calculated
| Nominal median salary (ONS ASHE) | £34,580 |
| Average house price (Land Registry) | £360,445 (119% of regional mean) |
| Band D council tax (MHCLG) | £2,391/yr (99% of mean) |
| Cost level (100 = 9-region average) | 113.2 |
| Real (cost-equivalent) pay | £30,560 |
| Gera Real Pay Index | 88.9 |
Real pay = nominal median × (100 ÷ cost level). Cost level blends real house prices (0.70) and Band D council tax (0.30) for the 45 local authorities ONS/Land Registry publish in East. Full methodology.
Real pay by occupation in East
- Other nursing professionals£37,595 real
- Production managers and directors in manufacturing£51,424 real
- Other administrative occupations n.e.c.£24,773 real
- Sales accounts and business development managers£47,734 real
- Warehouse operatives£25,749 real
- Secondary education teaching professionals£40,471 real
- Financial managers and directors£52,996 real
- Programmers and software development professionals£53,877 real
East real pay — FAQ
- What is the Gera Real Pay Index for East?
- The Gera Real Pay Index for East is 88.9 (England-region average = 100), ranking #7 of 9. Its nominal median of £34,580 adjusts to £30,560 in cost-equivalent terms because the region's cost level is 113.2 (100 = average).
- Why is East's real pay lower than its nominal pay?
- East's cost level is 113.2 versus a 9-region average of 100. Average house prices are 119% of the regional mean and Band D council tax is 99% of the mean. Above-average costs erode the same nominal salary, so cost-equivalent pay is £30,560.
- Is the East figure real government data?
- Yes. The nominal median is aggregated from real ONS ASHE regional medians (full-time, April 2025). The cost level uses real HM Land Registry house prices and MHCLG Band D council tax for 45 and 45 local authorities in East. All OGL v3.0; nothing is modelled.
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Sources: Office for National Statistics — Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) (Median gross annual pay (GBP), full-time employees, ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period); HM Land Registry UK House Price Index (April 2026); MHCLG Council Tax levels in England (FY2026-27). All OGL v3.0. The Gera Real Pay Index for East is computed by GeraJobs from these figures; no figure is modelled or interpolated.