Human resources administrative occupations: salary in the UK
About £24,137 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +6.6% on last year
£2,386 a month About £2,011 a month after tax 15 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 £21,873 in 2021 to £28,635 in 2026 (+31%); 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 | £17,426 | £19,311 | £21,873 | £25,042 | x |
| 2022 | x | £19,842 | £22,606 | x | x |
| 2023 | x | £21,869 | £23,650 | x | x |
| 2024 | x | £23,397 | £25,423 | x | x |
| 2025 | £23,474 | £24,870 | £26,874 | £31,857 | x |
| 2026 | x | £25,550 | £28,635 | £32,426 | 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 £28,635 a year and half earn more. That is 30% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £25,550 and £32,426.
Ranked by median, it is number 323 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,011 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,015 in Scotland.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | x | x |
| 20th | £25,380 | £2,115 |
| 25th (P25) | £25,550 | £2,129 |
| 30th | £26,087 | £2,174 |
| 40th | £26,971 | £2,248 |
| Median (50th) | £28,635 | £2,386 |
| 60th | £29,997 | £2,500 |
| 70th | £31,534 | £2,628 |
| 75th (P75) | £32,426 | £2,702 |
| 80th | x | x |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | x | x | x |
| Women | £27,744 | £29,541 | 11 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £24,137 | £2,011 |
| Scotland | £24,177 | £2,015 |
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 £29,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 25 job titles to SOC 4136 Human resources 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
- Course administrator
- Education administrator
- HR admin assistant
- HR administration assistant
- HR administrator
- HR services administrator
- HR support officer
- Human resources administrator
- Organiser
- People administrator
- People clerk
- Personnel administrator
- Personnel clerk
- Personnel office clerk
- Recruitment administrator
- Staff administration officer
- Training administrator
- Training 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.