Average salary in London
Half of full-time employees working in London earn less than £53,132 a year and half earn more. ONS figures for the tax year ending 5 April 2026.
About £41,374 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median full-time salary a year, London, +6.2% on last year
£4,428 a month £27.77 an hour About £3,448 a month after tax 3,166 thousand full-time jobs
That's 30% more than the UK median of £40,911, and number 1 of the 12 UK nations and English regions.
Pay range
The dark part is the middle half of full-time employees (25% to 75%); the light bar runs from 10% to 90%. ONS doesn't publish the highest or lowest salary, and x means a figure wasn't published.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £28,999 | £2,417 |
| 20th | £34,993 | £2,916 |
| 25th (P25) | £37,750 | £3,146 |
| 30th | £40,516 | £3,376 |
| 40th | £46,630 | £3,886 |
| Median (50th) | £53,132 | £4,428 |
| 60th | £61,727 | £5,144 |
| 70th | £72,894 | £6,074 |
| 75th (P75) | £80,666 | £6,722 |
| 80th | £90,758 | £7,563 |
| 90th (P90) | £131,515 | £10,960 |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | |
|---|---|---|
| Men | £58,915 | £91,685 |
| Women | £48,243 | £64,008 |
The median for full-time men is £58,915 and for full-time women £48,243, 18% lower. This compares all full-time jobs, not men and women in the same job. ONS's official gender pay gap uses hourly pay excluding overtime, so it gives a different figure.
Pay by occupation group in London
| Occupation group | Median here | UK median |
|---|---|---|
| Managers, directors and senior officials | £87,741 | £60,000 |
| Corporate managers and directors | £96,273 | £67,499 |
| Other managers and proprietors | £50,676 | £43,132 |
| Professional occupations | £61,171 | £50,683 |
| Science, research, engineering and technology professionals | £67,965 | £54,513 |
| Health professionals | £54,976 | £47,984 |
| Teaching and other educational professionals | £54,345 | £49,233 |
| Business, media and public service professionals | £63,173 | £51,601 |
| Associate professional occupations | £48,859 | £40,000 |
| Science, engineering and technology associate professionals | £42,815 | £37,287 |
| Health and social care associate professionals | £34,860 | £30,662 |
| Protective service occupations | £59,997 | £50,566 |
| Culture, media and sports occupations | £43,291 | £37,502 |
| Business and public service associate professionals | £51,374 | £43,264 |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | £38,416 | £31,918 |
| Administrative occupations | £38,266 | £32,042 |
| Secretarial and related occupations | £39,275 | £29,346 |
| Skilled trades occupations | £41,087 | £37,419 |
| Skilled agricultural and related trades | £30,764 | £29,678 |
| Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades | £44,684 | £40,875 |
| Skilled construction and building trades | £41,518 | £36,959 |
| Textiles, printing and other skilled trades | £38,233 | £31,200 |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | £31,454 | £28,497 |
| Caring personal service occupations | £30,845 | £28,276 |
| Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations | £32,994 | £29,358 |
| Community and civil enforcement occupations | x | £33,575 |
| Sales and customer service occupations | £31,463 | £28,276 |
| Sales occupations | £30,595 | £27,532 |
| Customer service occupations | £33,067 | £29,445 |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | £41,878 | £34,936 |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | £35,986 | £32,767 |
| Transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives | £44,983 | £37,730 |
| Elementary occupations | £31,741 | £29,135 |
| Elementary trades and related occupations | £30,681 | £29,853 |
| Elementary administration and service occupations | £31,783 | £29,000 |
Regions are where people work, not where they live. Figures are for full-time employees on adult rates who had been in the same job for more than a year, including bonuses and overtime.
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Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 provisional, Table 14.7a (full-time employees, gross annual pay, UK, tax year ending 5 April 2026). Provisional figures may be revised.