District nurse: salary in the UK
ONS occupation: Community nurses (SOC 2232)
About £34,123 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +4.3% on last year
£3,542 a month About £2,844 a month after tax 42 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 £33,603 in 2021 to £42,504 in 2026 (+26%); 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 | £23,837 | £27,719 | £33,603 | £39,177 | x |
| 2022 | £25,691 | £30,850 | £35,645 | £41,061 | x |
| 2023 | £27,395 | £32,846 | £37,973 | £43,205 | x |
| 2024 | £30,333 | £34,749 | £39,699 | £46,605 | x |
| 2025 | £30,040 | £35,064 | £40,739 | £47,055 | x |
| 2026 | £32,236 | £36,714 | £42,504 | £48,905 | 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 £42,504 a year and half earn more. That is 4% more than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £36,714 and £48,905; one in ten earns less than £32,236.
Ranked by median, it is number 125 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,844 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,836 in Scotland.
The median for men is £44,381 and for women £42,271, a gap of 5% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £32,236 | £2,686 |
| 20th | £35,619 | £2,968 |
| 25th (P25) | £36,714 | £3,059 |
| 30th | £38,193 | £3,183 |
| 40th | £40,598 | £3,383 |
| Median (50th) | £42,504 | £3,542 |
| 60th | £45,399 | £3,783 |
| 70th | £47,504 | £3,959 |
| 75th (P75) | £48,905 | £4,075 |
| 80th | £51,363 | £4,280 |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £44,381 | £43,951 | x |
| Women | £42,271 | £43,215 | 36 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £34,123 | £2,844 |
| Scotland | £34,032 | £2,836 |
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 £43,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 23 job titles to SOC 2232 Community nurses. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Community care nurse
- Community charge nurse
- Community learning disability nurse
- Community liaison nurse
- Community macmillan nurse
- Community matron
- Community nurse
- Community nursing sister
- Community public health nurse
- Community sister
- Community staff nurse
- District nurse
- District nurse manager
- District nurse team leader
- District nursing sister
- District visitor
- Health visitor
- Health visitor team leader
- Home visitor
- Nurse
- Practice nurse
- Staff nurse
- Superintendent health visitor
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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.