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Salary in Liverpool · 2026

Is £30,000 a good salary in Liverpool?

Is £30,000 a good salary in Liverpool?

Nationally, £30,000 sits around the 25th percentile of UK earners. But in Liverpool what matters is what's left: after tax your take-home is about £2,093 a month, and living alone here costs roughly £1,495 — so it's a comfortable salary for living alone here, leaving about £598 a month.

Verified 12 August 2026

In Liverpool on £30,000
Take-home pay£2,093/mo
Rent (one-bed)−£850
Bills, council tax, transport, food−£645
Left each month£598

Rent alone would take about 41% of your take-home — well above the 30% advisers suggest. Sharing a place changes this picture significantly.

How it compares nationally

Across the whole UK, £30,000 is £9,039 below the median full-time salary of £39,039, placing you around the 25th percentile. But the same salary feels very different depending on where you live — which is exactly why local cost matters as much as the headline number.