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North East Real Pay — Gera Real Pay Index
In North East, the nominal median salary is £31,514, but after adjusting for local cost of living it is worth £45,536 — a Gera Real Pay Index of 132.4 (region average = 100), above average.
Does your salary go far in North East after cost of living?
In North East, the nominal median salary is £31,514, but local costs are 31% cheaper than the England-region average, giving a cost-equivalent "real" pay of £45,536 — a Gera Real Pay Index of 132.4 (average = 100), above average. Real ONS, Land Registry and MHCLG data; GeraJobs re-dates quarterly.
Gera Real Pay Index
North East ranks #1 of 9 English regions for how far salary goes. Nominal £31,514 → real £45,536 at cost level 69.2.
How this is calculatedHow North East's real pay is calculated
| Nominal median salary (ONS ASHE) | £31,514 |
| Average house price (Land Registry) | £163,313 (54% of regional mean) |
| Band D council tax (MHCLG) | £2,526/yr (105% of mean) |
| Cost level (100 = 9-region average) | 69.2 |
| Real (cost-equivalent) pay | £45,536 |
| Gera Real Pay Index | 132.4 |
Real pay = nominal median × (100 ÷ cost level). Cost level blends real house prices (0.70) and Band D council tax (0.30) for the 12 local authorities ONS/Land Registry publish in North East. Full methodology.
Real pay by occupation in North East
- Other nursing professionals£59,006 real
- Other administrative occupations n.e.c.£41,588 real
- Sales accounts and business development managers£84,527 real
- Warehouse operatives£39,585 real
- Secondary education teaching professionals£68,634 real
- Programmers and software development professionals£81,416 real
- Care workers and home carers£37,614 real
- Managers and directors in retail and wholesale£45,796 real
North East real pay — FAQ
- What is the Gera Real Pay Index for North East?
- The Gera Real Pay Index for North East is 132.4 (England-region average = 100), ranking #1 of 9. Its nominal median of £31,514 adjusts to £45,536 in cost-equivalent terms because the region's cost level is 69.2 (100 = average).
- Why is North East's real pay higher than its nominal pay?
- North East's cost level is 69.2 versus a 9-region average of 100. Average house prices are 54% of the regional mean and Band D council tax is 105% of the mean. Below-average costs stretch the same nominal salary further, so cost-equivalent pay is £45,536.
- Is the North 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 12 and 12 local authorities in North 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 North East is computed by GeraJobs from these figures; no figure is modelled or interpolated.