Finance officers: salary in the UK
About £27,584 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +4.8% on last year
£2,785 a month About £2,299 a month after tax 18 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 £25,368 in 2021 to £33,423 in 2026 (+32%); 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 | £20,008 | £22,643 | £25,368 | £31,274 | x |
| 2022 | £19,769 | £23,556 | £26,807 | £31,108 | x |
| 2023 | £22,290 | £24,805 | £28,188 | £33,564 | x |
| 2024 | £22,081 | £25,664 | £29,113 | £33,642 | x |
| 2025 | £23,696 | £27,713 | £31,880 | £36,856 | x |
| 2026 | £25,651 | £28,404 | £33,423 | £38,610 | 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 £33,423 a year and half earn more. That is 18% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £28,404 and £38,610; one in ten earns less than £25,651.
Ranked by median, it is number 232 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,299 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,299 in Scotland.
The median for men is £33,909 and for women £32,690, a gap of 4% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £25,651 | £2,138 |
| 20th | £27,807 | £2,317 |
| 25th (P25) | £28,404 | £2,367 |
| 30th | £29,158 | £2,430 |
| 40th | £31,250 | £2,604 |
| Median (50th) | £33,423 | £2,785 |
| 60th | £34,731 | £2,894 |
| 70th | £37,242 | £3,103 |
| 75th (P75) | £38,610 | £3,217 |
| 80th | £39,541 | £3,295 |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £33,909 | £37,469 | 7 |
| Women | £32,690 | £34,043 | 12 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £27,584 | £2,299 |
| Scotland | £27,585 | £2,299 |
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 6 job titles to SOC 4124 Finance officers. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Deputy finance officer
- Finance officer
- Financial officer
- Recovery officer
- Regional finance officer
- School finance 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.