Pay inequalities within London
Key points
- The top 25% of working residents in Kensington & Chelsea earn over £35 per hour, more than three times as much as the bottom quarter.
- In Kensington & Chelsea, the difference between the top and bottom 25% is greater than anywhere else in London.
- In Newham and Barking & Dagenham, the top 25% earn about £15 an hour, less than half that of the equivalent in Kensington & Chelsea.
Pay inequalities by place of residence
What does this graph show?
Comparing pay levels across London boroughs for all employees, full and part-time, reveals a number of interesting findings.
There are significant inequalities in hourly pay both between and within London boroughs. The top 25% of working residents in Kensington & Chelsea earn more than £35 per hour, while the bottom quarter earn £11 an hour or less.
The high salaries of the top 25% in Kensington & Chelsea result in a greater difference between the top and bottom quarters than anywhere else in London. Interestingly, the bottom 25% also earns more than in other London boroughs.
The top 25% earn about £15 an hour in Newham and Barking & Dagenham, lower than anywhere else in London and less than half that of the top 25% in Kensington & Chelsea.
The bottom 25% in Newham and Brent earn about £7.50 an hour, the lowest recorded in any London borough. This hourly wage is about two-thirds of that received by the bottom 25% in Kensington & Chelsea.
Data used
ASHE 2006–2008
Indicator last updated: 18 May 2009
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Other indicators in Barking and Dagenham
- Working-age adults lacking work by borough
- Adult ill-health by borough
- Premature death by region
- Low-paid residents
Other indicators in Brent
Other indicators in Kensington and Chelsea
- Child poverty
- Income inequalities within London boroughs
- Premature death by region
- Overcrowding by borough
- Premature death by borough
- Attainment at age 16 by borough
Other indicators in Newham
- Child poverty
- Income inequalities within London boroughs
- Working-age adults lacking work by borough
- Infant deaths by borough
- Adult ill-health by borough
- Premature death by region
- Low-paid residents
- Low-paid jobs
- Attainment at age 11 by borough
- Premature death by borough
- Attainment at age 16 by borough
Other indicators in Working-age adults
- Working Age Poverty
- Poverty in Inner and Outer London
- In-work poverty across England
- Working-age out-of-work benefits by region
- Working age out-of-work benefits by ward
- Working age out-of-work benefits within London
- Income inequality in London compared with other English regions
- Income inequalities within London boroughs
- Working-age adults lacking work over time
- Working-age adults lacking work by borough
- Young Adult Unemployment
- Adult ill health
- Adult ill-health by borough
- Low-paid residents
- Low-paid jobs
- Low income and ethnicity in London
- Lacking work by ethnicity
- Not working by country of birth
- Not working by ethnicity and country of birth
- Low pay by ethnicity
- Premature death by borough
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Glossary
Quartile:
25% of the relevant population ordered according to the measure being discussed