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Average Salary in Cambridge 2026

How much money does a person working in Cambridge make?


Average Yearly Salary
72,100 GBP
( 6,010 GBP monthly)

LOW
18,200
GBP AVERAGE
72,100
GBP HIGH
321,000
GBP
All salary figures displayed here are per year except when noted otherwise.
All salary and compensation figures displayed here are gross salary figures, that is the salary before tax deductions. Because taxes may differ across sectors and locations, it is difficult to accurately calculate the net salary after tax for every career.

A person working in Cambridge typically earns around 72,100 GBP. Salaries range from 18,200 GBP (lowest average) to 321,000 GBP (highest average, actual maximum salary is higher).


Salary Variance

This is the average salary including housing, transport, and other benefits. Salaries in Cambridge vary drastically between different careers. If you are interested in the salary of a particular job, see below for salaries for specific job titles.

Pay Scale and Salaries in Cambridge

Median Salary, maximum and minimum salary, minimum wage, starting salary, and the salary range

All salary figures displayed here are per year except when noted otherwise.

  • Salary Range, Minimum Wage, and Starting Salary

    Salaries in Cambridge range from 18,200 GBP (starting salary) to 321,000 GBP (maximum average salary, actual maximum is higher). This is not the minimum wage as per the law, only the lowest reported number in the salary survey that had thousands of participants and professionals from all over the country.

  • Median Salary

    The median salary is 63,400 GBP, which means that 50% of the population in Cambridge earns less than that while the other half earns more. The median represents the middle salary value. Generally speaking, you would want to be on the right side of the graph with the group earning more than the median salary.

  • Percentiles and Salary Scale

    Closely related to the median are two values: the 25th and the 75th percentiles. Reading from the salary distribution diagram, 25% of the population in Cambridge earn less than 45,800 GBP while 75% of them earn more. Also from the diagram, 75% of the population earn less than 96,000 GBP while 25% earn more than that.

  • Pay Scale Structure

    We grouped the most common and recurring salaries into brackets to give more insight into what salary to expect. This method is more accurate than just the average salary and gives more insights into how salaries are actually distributed in Cambridge. Around 65% of all reported figures are in the range 42,000 GBP to 108,000 GBP. Approximately 20% fall under the 42,000 GBP cap. Ten percent of wages are from 108,000 GBP to 138,000 GBP. Only 5% of people grossed 138,000 GBP or more.