Bank clerk: salary in the UK
ONS occupation: Bank and post office clerks (SOC 4123)
About £26,981 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +7.7% on last year
£2,715 a month About £2,248 a month after tax 54 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 £22,478 in 2021 to £32,585 in 2026 (+45%); 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 | £17,384 | £19,762 | £22,478 | £26,077 | x |
| 2022 | x | £19,335 | £22,569 | £26,467 | x |
| 2023 | £18,086 | £20,917 | £24,827 | £28,978 | x |
| 2024 | £21,475 | £24,777 | £28,148 | £34,325 | x |
| 2025 | £23,422 | £26,586 | £30,267 | £35,722 | x |
| 2026 | £25,471 | £28,238 | £32,585 | £40,044 | 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 £32,585 a year and half earn more. That is 20% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £28,238 and £40,044; one in ten earns less than £25,471.
Ranked by median, it is number 245 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,248 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,249 in Scotland.
The median for men is £33,387 and for women £31,357, a gap of 6% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £25,471 | £2,123 |
| 20th | £27,635 | £2,303 |
| 25th (P25) | £28,238 | £2,353 |
| 30th | £28,825 | £2,402 |
| 40th | £30,773 | £2,564 |
| Median (50th) | £32,585 | £2,715 |
| 60th | £34,466 | £2,872 |
| 70th | £37,837 | £3,153 |
| 75th (P75) | £40,044 | £3,337 |
| 80th | £42,814 | £3,568 |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £33,387 | £36,604 | 27 |
| Women | £31,357 | £33,940 | 27 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £26,981 | £2,248 |
| Scotland | £26,990 | £2,249 |
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 £33,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 101 job titles to SOC 4123 Bank and post office clerks. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Admin clerk
- Administration clerk
- Bank administrator
- Bank adviser
- Bank assistant
- Bank cashier
- Bank clerk
- Bank employee
- Bank officer
- Bank official
- Bank supervisor
- Bank teller
- Banking administrator
- Banking adviser
- Banking clerk
- Banking supervisor
- Branch adviser
- Branch assistant
- Building society cashier
- Building society clerk
- Cash processor
- Cashier
- Cashier-clerk
- Chief cashier
- Chief clerk
- Claims processor
- Claims supervisor
- Clerical assistant
- Clerical officer
- Clerk
- Client service representative
- Client services assistant
- Client services representative
- Commercial officer
- Community banker
- Controller assistant
- Counsellor
- Counter assistant
- Counter clerk
- Counter manager
- CSA
- Customer adviser
- Customer assistant
- Customer relations officer
- Customer representative
- Customer service adviser
- Customer service agent
- Customer service assistant
- Customer service associate
- Customer service clerk
- Customer service officer
- Customer service representative
- Customer service supervisor
- Customer services adviser
- Customer services assistant
- Customer services clerk
- Customer services officer
- Customer services representative
- Customer services supervisor
- Essential banker
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- Financial services assistant
- Inspector's assistant
- Lending controller
- Lending officer
- Loans officer
- Local banker
- Member representative
- Moment banker
- Office cashier
- Officer-in-charge
- Personal adviser
- Personal banker
- Phonebank adviser
- Post master
- Post office assistant
- Post office clerk
- Post office counter assistant
- Post office counter clerk
- Postal assistant
- Postal officer
- Postmaster
- Postmistress
- Principal assistant
- Sales adviser
- Sales assistant
- Sales associate
- Second officer
- Securities officer
- Settlements officer
- Sub post master
- Sub postmaster
- Sub-post master
- Sub-postmaster
- Superintendent
- Supervisor
- Team leader
- Telebanking adviser
- Telephone banker
- Telephone banking adviser
- Teller
- Universal banker
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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.