Question reference: S6W-19897
- Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 11 July 2023
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Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 7 August 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the most recent known level of Income Tax paid at the UK median wage for all employees is in Scotland, and what information it has on how this compares with the level paid in the rest of the UK.
Answer
According to the latest available data from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) 2022, the median wage for employees in the UK was £27,756 in 2022.
At this level of income, and at the 2023-24 rates and bands of Scottish Income Tax, someone in Scotland would have an annual tax liability of £3,036.26. Someone living in the rest of the UK on this salary would have an annual tax liability of £3,037.20.