Estate agents and auctioneers: salary in the UK
About £26,521 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +3.3% on last year
£2,662 a month About £2,210 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 £26,011 in 2021 to £31,947 in 2026 (+23%); 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 | £18,274 | £21,074 | £26,011 | £31,548 | x |
| 2022 | x | x | x | x | x |
| 2023 | £20,123 | x | x | x | x |
| 2024 | x | £24,402 | £28,417 | x | x |
| 2025 | £23,678 | £26,132 | £30,922 | £38,243 | x |
| 2026 | £23,821 | £27,073 | £31,947 | £41,974 | 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 £31,947 a year and half earn more. That is 22% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £27,073 and £41,974; one in ten earns less than £23,821.
Ranked by median, it is number 256 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,210 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,211 in Scotland.
The median for men is £36,597 and for women £29,569, a gap of 19% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £23,821 | £1,985 |
| 20th | £26,200 | £2,183 |
| 25th (P25) | £27,073 | £2,256 |
| 30th | £27,750 | £2,312 |
| 40th | £29,386 | £2,449 |
| Median (50th) | £31,947 | £2,662 |
| 60th | £36,022 | £3,002 |
| 70th | £38,730 | £3,227 |
| 75th (P75) | £41,974 | £3,498 |
| 80th | x | x |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £36,597 | £37,251 | 8 |
| Women | £29,569 | £35,075 | 9 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £26,521 | £2,210 |
| Scotland | £26,537 | £2,211 |
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 £32,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 37 job titles to SOC 3555 Estate agents and auctioneers. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Agent
- Auctioneer
- Auctioneer and valuer
- Business transfer agent
- Estate agent
- Estate agent's assistant
- House agent
- Land agent
- Land agent and valuer
- Land and estate agent
- Land salesman
- Letting agent
- Letting consultant
- Letting negotiator
- Lettings agent
- Lettings consultant
- Lettings coordinator
- Lettings negotiator
- Negotiator
- Property agent
- Property consultant
- Property dealer
- Property inspector
- Property management agent
- Property search agent
- Property valuer
- Relocation agent
- Relocation consultant
- Sales adviser
- Sales assistant
- Sales associate
- Sales consultant
- Sales executive
- Sales negotiator
- Site agent
- Viewing agent
- Viewing assistant
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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.