Hotel manager: salary in the UK
ONS occupation: Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors (SOC 1221)
About £29,391 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, -3.6% on last year
£2,994 a month About £2,449 a month after tax 17 thousand full-time jobs
Gross pay before tax, including bonuses, commission and overtime. Not included: benefits in kind such as a company car. About the data
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.
Pay by year
The median went from £26,698 in 2021 to £35,933 in 2026 (+35%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +31% over the same years.
Figures by year
| P10 | P25 | Median | P75 | P90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | x | £20,478 | £26,698 | x | x |
| 2022 | x | £23,913 | £30,960 | x | x |
| 2023 | x | £27,049 | £32,899 | x | x |
| 2024 | x | £29,913 | £38,301 | x | x |
| 2025 | x | £29,679 | £37,266 | x | x |
| 2026 | £27,985 | £30,256 | £35,933 | x | x |
ONS figures for each year, not adjusted for inflation. Years before 2021 used a different occupation classification, so they can't be compared. Earlier years are ONS's revised figures; the latest is provisional.
Half of full-time employees in this occupation earn less than £35,933 a year and half earn more. That is 12% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
One in ten earns less than £27,985.
Ranked by median, it is number 200 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
The mean (£44,122) is well above the median: a minority in this job earn much more than most.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,449 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,447 in Scotland.
The median for men is £35,952 and for women £35,427, a gap of 1% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £27,985 | £2,332 |
| 20th | £29,565 | £2,464 |
| 25th (P25) | £30,256 | £2,521 |
| 30th | £31,500 | £2,625 |
| 40th | £33,597 | £2,800 |
| Median (50th) | £35,933 | £2,994 |
| 60th | £39,213 | £3,268 |
| 70th | £42,949 | £3,579 |
| 75th (P75) | x | x |
| 80th | x | x |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £35,952 | £46,663 | 9 |
| Women | £35,427 | £41,636 | 9 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £29,391 | £2,449 |
| Scotland | £29,367 | £2,447 |
After Income Tax and National Insurance for 2026 to 2027, with the standard tax code and no pension or student loan. Work out your own take-home pay · Take-home pay on £36,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 36 job titles to SOC 1221 Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Accommodation manager
- Accommodations manager
- Boatel manager
- Camping site manager
- Camping site owner
- Caravan park manager
- Caravan park owner
- Caravan site hirer
- Caravan site manager
- Caravan site operator
- Caravan site owner
- College steward
- Domestic bursar
- Hall manager
- Hall of residence manager
- Health farm manager
- Holiday camp manager
- Holiday centre manager
- Holiday flat owner
- Holiday flats manager
- Holiday flats owner
- Holiday let owner
- Holiday park manager
- Hostel steward
- Hotel keeper
- Hotel manager
- Hotel owner
- Hotel services manager
- Hotelier
- Manager
- Motel manager
- Operations director
- Owner
- Residential club manager
- Service flats manager
- Site manager
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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.