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Salaries in United Kingdom - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in United Kingdom is, by default, in the range of 1,520.00 GBP (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 5,090.00 GBP (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in United Kingdom is
80% of people earn:
1,520 - 5,090 GBP
10% earn less lthan 1,520 GBP
10% earns more than 5,090 GBP
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Distribution of employees in United Kingdom into salary brackets in GBP.

Average salary and range in United Kingdom by age in GBP.

<24
 
 
Average 2,282
Median 2,180
10% 1,462
25% 1,770
75% 2,684
90% 3,227
25-34
 
 
Average 3,079
Median 2,729
10% 1,347
25% 1,899
75% 3,860
90% 5,233
35-44
 
 
Average 3,538
Median 3,250
10% 1,842
25% 2,421
75% 4,331
90% 5,584
45-54
 
 
Average 3,229
Median 2,769
10% 1,204
25% 1,817
75% 4,115
90% 5,803
55+
 
 
Average 2,985
Median 2,582
10% 1,161
25% 1,723
75% 3,786
90% 5,289

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in United Kingdom (GBP).

Men
3,260 GBP
2,763 GBP
Women
In general, in United Kingdom, men earn 18.0% more than women.

The best paid positions in United Kingdom

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in United Kingdom (GBP).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
9,969.00 GBP
2. IT Director Top Management
9,706.00 GBP
3. Managing Director Top Management
8,852.00 GBP
4. Leasing Director Leasing
7,924.00 GBP
5. IT Architect Information Technology
7,301.00 GBP
6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
7,077.00 GBP
7. Country Manager/Director Top Management
7,023.00 GBP
8. Plant manager Top Management
6,940.00 GBP
9. Sales Director Top Management
6,747.00 GBP
10. Lead developer Information Technology
6,567.00 GBP
11. Solution architect Information Technology
6,563.00 GBP
12. Head of product development Management
6,563.00 GBP
13. Economic/Financial Director Top Management
6,440.00 GBP
14. Marketing Director Top Management
6,378.00 GBP
15. Technical Director Top Management
6,128.00 GBP
16. Agile Coach Information Technology
6,113.00 GBP
17. Department Director Public Administration, Self-governance
6,101.00 GBP
18. Finance Manager Management
6,013.00 GBP
19. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
5,988.00 GBP
20. Publishing House Director Top Management
5,955.00 GBP

The worst paid positions in United Kingdom

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in United Kingdom (GBP)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
1,349.00 GBP
2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,481.00 GBP
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
1,497.00 GBP
4. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,549.00 GBP
5. Cleaner General labour
1,562.00 GBP
6. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,579.00 GBP
7. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
1,613.00 GBP
8. Packer Production
1,623.00 GBP
9. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,632.00 GBP
10. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
1,633.00 GBP
11. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
1,641.00 GBP
12. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
1,643.00 GBP
13. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
1,651.00 GBP
14. General Labourer General labour
1,658.00 GBP
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,664.00 GBP
16. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
1,667.00 GBP
17. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
1,675.00 GBP
18. Florist Service Industries
1,688.00 GBP
19. Refuse Collector Service Industries
1,705.00 GBP
20. Kitchen Helper Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
1,715.00 GBP

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

HungaryHungary
2,043 GBP (gross)
RomaniaRomania
1,181 GBP (net)
Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
1,797 GBP (gross)
MacedoniaMacedonia
668 GBP (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

List of the latest respondents whose data are used in further salary survey calculations.

Male
Sales Manager
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Cheshire (Chester, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Macclesfield, Northwich, Warrington, Widnes)
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
4,084 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,083 GBP
Anually salary
49,008 USD
Anually salary
36,996 GBP
ClockPosted: 2026-10-05 11:24:56
Male
Electrical Engineer
Electrical & Power Engineering
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
West Sussex (Bognor Regis, Chichester, Crawley, East Grinstead, Haywards Heath, Horsham, Worthing)
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,312 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,500 GBP
Anually salary
39,744 USD
Anually salary
30,000 GBP
ClockPosted: 2026-08-21 20:29:16
Female
Caregiver
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Central London
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
1,298 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
980 GBP
Anually salary
15,576 USD
Anually salary
11,760 GBP
ClockPosted: 2026-08-09 19:15:32
Male
Account Manager
Commerce
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Central London
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
7,948 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,000 GBP
Anually salary
95,376 USD
Anually salary
72,000 GBP
ClockPosted: 2026-08-02 22:57:55
Male
Software Engineer
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
East London
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
7,176 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
5,417 GBP
Anually salary
86,112 USD
Anually salary
65,004 GBP
ClockPosted: 2026-07-20 23:54:36
Male
Economist
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Central London
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
5,802 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,380 GBP
Anually salary
69,624 USD
Anually salary
52,560 GBP
ClockPosted: 2026-07-19 13:00:09
Female
Financial Analyst
Banking
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Durham (Bishop Auckland, Chester Le Street, Consett, Durham, Peterlee)
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
4,746 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,583 GBP
Anually salary
56,952 USD
Anually salary
42,996 GBP
ClockPosted: 2026-07-02 14:23:00
Male
Development Director
Top Management
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Hampshire (Aldershot, Alton, Andover, Basingstoke, Fareham, Petersfield, Portsmouth, Ringwood, Southampton, Winchester)
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
9,935 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
7,500 GBP
Anually salary
119,220 USD
Anually salary
90,000 GBP
ClockPosted: 2026-06-22 15:56:12
Male
Call Operator
Customer Support
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Suffolk (Bury St Edmunds, Felixstowe, Haverhill, Ipswich, Newmarket, Stowmarket
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
2,938 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,218 GBP
Anually salary
35,256 USD
Anually salary
26,616 GBP
ClockPosted: 2026-06-18 15:18:26
Male
Managing Director
Top Management
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
West London
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
18,435 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
13,917 GBP
Anually salary
221,220 USD
Anually salary
167,004 GBP
ClockPosted: 2026-06-14 16:13:54
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Frequently asked Questions

Frequently asked questions and answers about the salary level in $country.

The total gross average salary for job positions in the country based on Paylab.com data in United Kingdom is 3,126 GBP.

The best-paid positions in the country United Kingdom are Chief Executive Officer, IT Director, Managing Director, Leasing Director, IT Architect.

The worst-paid positions in the country United Kingdom are Nursery School Teacher Assistant, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff, Seamstress, Cleaner.

When we add up the average salary of all women and the average salary of all men in the country United Kingdom, regardless of the work they do, women earn 15.25% less than men.

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