The areas where people earn the highest and lowest salaries in Britain
20) Elmbridge
Elmbridge in Surrey has been labelled England’s Beverly Hills by the press, as a result of its famous residents which have included Sir Mick Jagger, Sir Cliff Richard and Ringo Starr. Women here earn £562, compared to men at £666. On average workers enjoy £625 a week.Picture credit: Zoltan Gabor / Shutterstock.com
19) Barking and Dagenham
Workers in Barking and Dagenham enjoy an average weekly salary of £626. Men earn £682 while women earn £473. Despite making the top 20, it was named the unhappiest place to live in Britain in 2015.Picture credit: David Burrows / Shutterstock.com
18) Mole Valley
Men in Mole Valley, which is found in Surrey and named after the River Mole, earn £720 a week, while women earn £552. On average workers here earn £628.Picture credit: RubinowaDama / Shutterstock.com
17) Spelthorne
The average salary in Surrey’s Spelthorne stands at £632. Men earn £718 while women take home £555 a week.Picture credit: Paul Daniels / Shutterstock.com
16) Hillingdon
There’s only a small gender difference in Hillingdon in London, Boris Johnson’s constituency, with women earning £584 compared to men at £658 a week. On average full time workers earn £633.Picture credit: Chris Ioannou / Shutterstock.com
15) West Berkshire
The gender gap isn’t very pronounced in West Berkshire either, the area where Prime Minister David Cameron was raised, with women earning £565 a week and men earning £680. The average weekly salary is £636.Picture credit: skyearth / Shutterstock.com
14) Reigate and Banstead
There isn’t much of a gender gap in Surrey’s Reigate and Banstead, with men earning £671 a week on average and women pocketing £595. The average full time employee enjoys a salary of £638 a week.Picture credit: Paul Cowan / Shutterstock.com
13) Windsor and Maidenhead
Windsor is of course home to Windsor Castle. The average salary here stands at £641, with men earning £747 and women earning £529.Picture credit: Kiev.Victor / Shutterstock.com
12) Lambeth
The birthplace of David Bowie, William Blake and Ken Livingstone, Lambeth boasts the 11th highest average salary at £659 a week. Men take home £711 while women earn £623.Picture credit: Pete Spiro / Shutterstock.com
11) Hounslow
Full time workers in Hounslow in west London enjoy average weekly salaries of £660. Men take home £712 on average, while women earn £574.Picture credit: Kiev.Victor / Shutterstock.com
10) Derby
The birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, Derby takes tenth spot on the list. On average workers in Derby earn £663 a week. There is a massive gender difference though, with women earning just £492 compared to men at £740 a week.Picture credit: Arena Photo UK / Shutterstock.com
9) Runnymede
Runnymede in Surrey is not just named in the Magna Carta – it also boasts one of the highest average salaries in Britain. The average salary here is £671 a week. Men earn £710, while women earn £605.Picture credit: Shutterstock.com
8) Camden
Trendy Camden in London boasts average salaries of £671 a week. There isn’t much of a gender gap either, with men earning £737 and women pocketing £623.Picture credit: Will Rodrigues / Shutterstock.com
7) Wokingham
Wokingham in Berkshire is the birthplace of Hollywood actor Nicholas Hoult. The average worker in Wokingham pockets £675 a week. Men earn £802 each week, while women get £550.Picture credit: Barry Barnes / Shutterstock.com
6) Islington
Islington in north London is the home of Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium. The average worker here earns £678 a week. Men enjoy weekly salaries of £747, while women are paid £616.Picture credit: Philip Willcocks / Shutterstock.com
5) Southwark
London’s Southwark takes fifth spot on the list, Men here earn £718 a week on average, compared to women who earn £650 a week, with an average of £686.Picture credit: David Ionut / Shutterstock.com
4) Westminster
Westminster may be the home of the Houses of Parliament, but it can only take fourth spot on the list. Full-time female workers earn £632 on average, while men earn £767, with an overall average of £694.Picture credit: Honey Cloverz / Shutterstock.com
3) Copeland
Copeland is found in Western Cumbria, and includes part of the Lake District National Park. It's also home to the Sellafield nuclear site, which is a major local employer. Male full-time workers take home £867 on average, while women enjoy salaries of £707 a week. On average, full-time employees pocket £806.Picture credit: Gail Johnson / Shutterstock.com
2) Tower Hamlets
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets includes areas like the West India Docks and Canary Wharf, and boasts an average weekly salary of £862. The gender difference is less pronounced – male full time workers take home £992, while female employees earn £711.Picture credit: Steve Horsley / Shutterstock.com
1) City of London
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the City of London takes top spot, with an average salary of £921 per week for full time workers. There’s a massive difference between male (£1,064) and female (£767) salaries though.Picture credit: Aliaksei Yarmolin / Shutterstock.com
20) Oadby and Wigston
The average salary in Oadby and Wigston, found in the east Midlands, stands at £426. Men earn £475 a week compared to women who pocket £348.Picture credit: Mat Fascione/Kate Jewell/Creative Commons
19) Cornwall
Cornwall may be a prime holiday destination but it doesn’t boast massive wages for locals. Men in Cornwall earn £442, while women earn £378. In total weekly salaries stand at an average of £425.Picture credit: Oscar Johns / Shutterstock.com
18) Craven
The average salary in Craven in North Yorkshire is £422. Men earn £447 while women earn £348.Picture credit: Julietphotography / Shutterstock.com
17) Bolsover
The average salary in Bolsover, Derbyshire stands at £420 a week. Men pocket £433 while women earn £386.Picture credit: Alastair Wallace / Shutterstock.com
16) Arun
Arun in West Sussex is home to Arundel Castle, and boasts an average salary of £420. Men earn £463 while women earn £387 a week.Picture credit: Philip Bird LRPS CPAGB / Shutterstock.com
15) Breckland
The average salary in Breckland in Norfolk stands at £419. Women earn £355 compared to men at £485.Picture credit: tornadoflight / Shutterstock.com
14) Boston
There’s quite a pronounced gender difference in Boston, Lincolnshire, with women earning £353 a week compared to men pocketing £508. On average salaries stand at £417 a week.Picture credit: Shutterstock.com
13) Ceredigion
There is no estimate for female full-time salaries in Ceredigion, a coastal county in Wales, but the Government believes the overall average salary stands at £417 a week.Picture credit: Shutterstock.com
12) Thanet
Thanet in Kent takes 12th spot on the list. The average full time salary in Thanet is £416. Women earn £375 while men pocket £452.Picture credit: CBCK / Shutterstock.com
11) Torridge
The average salary in Torridge, North Devon stands at £415. While men earn £425, there is no estimate available for female salaries.Picture credit: Philip Bird LRPS CPAGB / Shutterstock.com
10) Rother
Rother in East Sussex, home of Bodiam Castle, takes tenth spot on the list. Women in Rother earn £329 a week while men earn £445. On average employees earn £415.Picture credit: ecco3d / Shutterstock.com
9) Newcastle Under Lyme
Newcastle Under Lyme is a market town in Staffordshire. The average weekly salary here stands at £414. Men earn £430 compared to £372 for women.Picture credit: Steve Silver Smith / Shutterstock.com
8) Ryedale
Ryedale is found in North Yorkshire. Interestingly women have larger salaries in Ryedale, earning £412 compared to £406 for men. Average salaries stand at £410.Picture credit: Atlaspix / Shutterstock.com
7) Burnley
Burnley in Lancashire boasts the seventh lowest average salary in England, Scotland and Wales according to the Government’s figures. In Burnley the average salary stands at £410. Men earn £414 while women earn £393.Picture credit: George Green
6) Merthyr Tydfil
Merthyr Tydfil is found in Glamorgan in Wales and is named after Saint Tydfil. Women here earn £409 a week compared to men at £417. The average stands at £409.Picture credit: 2630ben
5) Forest Heath
Forest Heath is found in Suffolk and is home to two of the largest US air force bases in the UK. Women in Forest Heath earn £358 while men earn £462 a week. On average the weekly salary stands at £407.Picture credit: Peter R Foster IDMA / Shutterstock.com
4) Blackpool
Famous for its tower and pleasure beach, wages aren’t the best in Blackpool. The average salary stands at £406. Men warn £426 while women earn £383.Picture credit: Paul Daniels / Shutterstock.com
3) Gwynedd
Gwynedd in north-west Wales is one of the rare areas in the UK where average female salaries (£409) are larger than those for men (£395). In total the average salary stands at just £402 a week.Picture credit: Tony Brindley / Shutterstock.com
2) Mansfield
Mansfield in Nottinghamshire is another area heavily associated with mining which has fallen on harder times since the 1980s. Average salaries in Mansfield stand at £395. Men earn £411 while women earn £379.Picture credit: Oscar Johns / Shutterstock.com
1) North East Derbyshire
North East Derbyshire was a major producer of coal, but there are no longer any deep pit mines here. Men earn £460 on average, compared to £348 for women. The average full-time weekly salary is £389.Picture credit: david muscroft / Shutterstock.com