Claims extracted
23
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
9%
2 of 23 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
64/100
Daily Mail's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
1
Economy/Business
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1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
You may have wondered if you are paid more than your colleagues, friends or neighbours – but are too polite to ask.
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you → wonder → colleagues
It’s hard to know if you out-earn those around you – or are getting by on less – when Britons are notoriously tight-lipped about their wages.
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Britons → ’ → wages
This is Money has developed a new interactive salary calculator that shows exactly how rich you are compared to others, using official data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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you → develop → Statistics
You can use the graphic here to see how your salary stands up against others with the same profession or in the same part of the country as you.
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salary → use → you
Most people underestimate their earnings, so you will be asked to guess where you think you rank on a sliding scale.
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you → underestimate → scale
For example, you may think you’re in the top
30 per cent of earners.
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you → think → earners
Enter your salary and you will see where you stand – and will get a detailed breakdown of how your earnings compare to others of your age, your neighbours and professional peers.
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earnings → enter → age
Who is paid the most?
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Who → pay → most
The average salary for full-time workers is £39,039 a year, which is around £31,628 after tax and national insurance.
But for chief executives and other senior officials – the highest-earning profession on the list – the median pay is £99,944 a year.
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pay → earn → list
This puts them roughly in the top 5 per cent of earners.
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This → put → earners
Marketing, sales and advertising directors follow closely (£94,135) and so do specialist medical practitioners (£92,847).
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practitioners → follow → 94,135
Headteachers earn £72,192 a year and senior police officers are paid £66,690.
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officers → earn → 66,690
The ONS uses the median salary – lining up all of the earners in that job from lowest to highest and takes the middle figure.
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ONS → use → figure
This gives a better picture of the typical worker’s earnings and is less likely to be skewed by a few very high or very low earners.
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This → give → earners
The figures are to April 2025 and only include those who have been in the same job for at least a year.
And the lowest earners?
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who → include → year
Teaching assistants and educational support assistants earn the least – just £21,239 and £21,448 a year, respectively.
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assistants → earn → least
Leisure and theme park attendants are paid just £22,294 a year, while kitchen assistants receive £22,886.
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assistants → pay → 22,886
Waiters get £22,936 and bar staff £23,182.
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staff → get → 22,936
The largest gender gap is for those aged 50 to 59, where men earn £45,608 and women £37,024.
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women → earn → 45,608
Which areas make most?
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areas → make → most
The best-paid areas are concentrated in the South-East and East of England, with St Albans in Hertfordshire topping the list.
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Albans → pay → list
Richmond, the exclusive London neighbourhood, is the second highest earning borough with a £57,233 median salary.
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Richmond → earn → salary
Boston, in Lincolnshire, has the lowest salary, at £29,805 a year.
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Boston → have → 29,805
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