Therapy professionals n.e.c.: salary in the UK
About £29,743 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, -3.6% on last year
£3,035 a month About £2,479 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 £31,365 in 2021 to £36,422 in 2026 (+16%); 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 | x | £31,365 | x | x |
| 2022 | x | x | £29,074 | x | x |
| 2023 | x | £27,291 | £34,500 | x | x |
| 2024 | x | £27,673 | £31,794 | x | x |
| 2025 | x | £29,970 | £37,791 | £48,526 | x |
| 2026 | £29,046 | £31,132 | £36,422 | £49,752 | 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 £36,422 a year and half earn more. That is 11% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £31,132 and £49,752; one in ten earns less than £29,046.
Ranked by median, it is number 191 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,479 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,476 in Scotland.
The median for men is £43,957 and for women £34,427, a gap of 22% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £29,046 | £2,421 |
| 20th | £30,917 | £2,576 |
| 25th (P25) | £31,132 | £2,594 |
| 30th | £32,216 | £2,685 |
| 40th | £34,079 | £2,840 |
| Median (50th) | £36,422 | £3,035 |
| 60th | £41,769 | £3,481 |
| 70th | £47,825 | £3,985 |
| 75th (P75) | £49,752 | £4,146 |
| 80th | x | x |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £43,957 | £45,602 | x |
| Women | £34,427 | £38,619 | 12 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £29,743 | £2,479 |
| Scotland | £29,714 | £2,476 |
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 37 job titles to SOC 2229 Therapy professionals n.e.c.. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Acupuncturist
- Animal behaviourist
- Art therapist
- Behaviour analyst
- Behavioural therapist
- Child therapist
- Children's therapist
- Chiropractor
- Colon hydrotherapist
- Dance movement therapist
- Drama therapist
- Dramatherapist
- Exercise physiologist
- Family therapist
- Genetic counsellor
- High intensity therapist
- Medical herbalist
- Movement therapist
- Music therapist
- Nutritional therapist
- Nutritionist
- Orthoptist
- Osteomyologist
- Osteopath
- Pet behaviour counsellor
- Pet psychologist
- Physical therapist
- Play therapist
- Practice counsellor
- Psychological practitioner
- Psychological wellbeing practitioner
- Rehabilitation coach
- Rehabilitation therapist
- Remedial gymnast
- Remedial therapist
- Sports massage therapist
- Sports therapist
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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.