Local government administrative occupations: salary in the UK
About £26,606 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +3.9% on last year
£2,672 a month About £2,217 a month after tax 40 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 £26,595 in 2021 to £32,064 in 2026 (+21%); 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 | £19,791 | £21,748 | £26,595 | £30,677 | x |
| 2022 | £20,043 | £22,129 | £25,669 | £30,981 | x |
| 2023 | £21,951 | £24,054 | £27,604 | £32,803 | x |
| 2024 | £23,382 | £25,979 | £30,298 | £34,885 | x |
| 2025 | £23,734 | £26,444 | £30,863 | £36,167 | x |
| 2026 | £25,077 | £27,209 | £32,064 | £38,075 | 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 £32,064 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 £27,209 and £38,075; one in ten earns less than £25,077.
Ranked by median, it is number 252 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,217 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,218 in Scotland.
The median for men is £33,107 and for women £30,526, a gap of 8% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £25,077 | £2,090 |
| 20th | £26,598 | £2,217 |
| 25th (P25) | £27,209 | £2,267 |
| 30th | £28,314 | £2,359 |
| 40th | £29,823 | £2,485 |
| Median (50th) | £32,064 | £2,672 |
| 60th | £33,712 | £2,809 |
| 70th | £37,064 | £3,089 |
| 75th (P75) | £38,075 | £3,173 |
| 80th | £39,727 | £3,311 |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £33,107 | £35,469 | 12 |
| Women | £30,526 | £32,412 | 27 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £26,606 | £2,217 |
| Scotland | £26,620 | £2,218 |
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 116 job titles to SOC 4112 Local government administrative occupations. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Admin assistant
- Admin officer
- Administration assistant
- Administration officer
- Administrative assistant
- Administrative officer
- Administrator
- AP(T)
- Area amenity officer
- Arrears officer
- Assessment officer
- Authorised officer
- Benefit adviser
- Benefit assessor
- Benefit assistant
- Benefit fraud investigator
- Benefit officer
- Benefits adviser
- Benefits assessor
- Benefits assistant
- Benefits officer
- Billing officer
- Business officer
- Business support assistant
- Case builder
- Case worker
- Caseworker
- Civic assistant
- Civilian assistant
- Claims processor
- Clerical assistant
- Clerical officer
- Clerical worker
- Clerk
- Clerk-typist
- Collection officer
- Collector
- Collector-driver
- Communications assistant
- Communications officer
- Community charge clerk
- Control clerk
- Council tax officer
- Crime reporting bureau operator
- Cultural services adviser
- Customer service adviser
- Customer service officer
- Customer services assistant
- Customer services officer
- Data services team leader
- Duties planner
- Elections officer
- Electoral administrator
- Electoral services officer
- Employment adviser
- Employment inspector
- Enquiry officer
- Executive officer
- Fraud inspector
- Fraud investigation officer
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- Fraud investigator
- Fraud officer
- Health attendant
- Higher clerical officer
- Housing assistant
- Housing benefit assessor
- Housing benefit officer
- Housing benefits officer
- Income officer
- Inspector of rates and rentals
- Inspector's assistant
- Land charges officer
- Lettings assistant
- Lettings officer
- Local government officer
- Local government official
- Management support officer
- Mappa administrator
- Memorials officer
- Monitoring officer
- Neighbourhood watch controller
- Office worker
- Parish clerk
- Parish council clerk
- Planning support officer
- Police station enquiry officer
- Poll tax clerk
- Property clerk
- Rate collector
- Rate collector's assistant
- Rate fixing assistant
- Rates officer
- Rating assistant
- Rating clerk
- Rebate officer
- Recovery assistant
- Revenue assistant
- Revenue officer
- Revenues officer
- Rights of way officer
- Senior assistant
- Senior benefit officer
- Senior benefits officer
- Senior clerk
- Senior collector
- Support officer
- Support services assistant
- Survey assistant
- Tax assistant
- Taxation assistant
- Team clerk
- Technical assistant
- Technical officer
- Trading standards assistant
- Transport officer
- Visiting officer
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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.