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Median (middle) gross weekly earnings in Calderdale and Kirklees
Source: Nomis website – Earnings Survey 2009

ALL Male full-time workers working in:

ALL Female full-time workers working in:

In 2008/9, local school leavers working full-time were paid on average £165.70 a week before tax.
Source: Calderdale & Kirklees Recruitline and produced by Safia Sherbaz, work experience trainee.
The rate local school leavers were paid before tax in 2006/7 was £163.44 a week and in 2005/6 was £130.27 a week.
Source: Calderdale & Kirklees Recruitline

The UK Minimum Wage from October 2009:
16 to 17 year olds (and above school leaving age) is £3.57 an hour
18 to 21 year olds is £4.83 an hour
22 year olds and over is £5.80 an hour

Apprentices under 19 and apprentices aged 19 or over and in the first year of an apprenticeship are not automatically entitled to the national minimum wage.