Despite what Jeremy Hunt thinks, £100k is by any measure a high income

Median salary is estimated to be just above £35,000 and anything higher than £81,357 is in the top 5%

Notwithstanding the struggles of Jeremy Hunt’s constituent, £100,000 a year in the UK is, by any possible objective measure, a high income.

The median for working age households across the country is estimated to be just above £35,000, and anything higher than £81,357 puts you in the top 5%.