Health associate professionals n.e.c.: salary in the UK
About £26,161 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +6.4% on last year
£2,621 a month About £2,180 a month after tax
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 £19,737 in 2021 to £31,447 in 2026 (+59%); 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 | £19,737 | x | x |
| 2022 | x | x | x | x | x |
| 2023 | x | x | £25,314 | x | x |
| 2024 | x | x | £28,279 | x | x |
| 2025 | x | x | £29,563 | x | x |
| 2026 | x | x | £31,447 | 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 £31,447 a year and half earn more. That is 23% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
Ranked by median, it is number 261 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,180 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,182 in Scotland.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | x | x |
| 20th | x | x |
| 25th (P25) | x | x |
| 30th | £28,973 | £2,414 |
| 40th | £30,162 | £2,514 |
| Median (50th) | £31,447 | £2,621 |
| 60th | £32,758 | £2,730 |
| 70th | x | x |
| 75th (P75) | x | x |
| 80th | x | x |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | x | £40,423 | x |
| Women | £30,393 | £31,472 | x |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £26,161 | £2,180 |
| Scotland | £26,182 | £2,182 |
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 £31,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 14 job titles to SOC 3219 Health associate professionals n.e.c.. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Antenatal teacher
- Assistant practitioner
- Diet adviser
- Dietetic assistant
- Equine dental technician
- Equine dentist
- Equine orthotist
- Foot health practitioner
- Foot health professional
- Health trainer
- Home economist
- Senior health trainer
- Social therapist
- 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.