Administrator: salary in the UK
ONS occupation: Other administrative occupations n.e.c. (SOC 4159)
About £24,978 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +5.6% on last year
£2,484 a month About £2,081 a month after tax 333 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 £23,183 in 2021 to £29,803 in 2026 (+29%); 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 | £16,224 | £19,303 | £23,183 | £29,821 | £40,013 |
| 2022 | £17,064 | £20,043 | £24,253 | £30,264 | £40,127 |
| 2023 | £18,282 | £21,654 | £25,648 | £31,886 | £40,727 |
| 2024 | £19,896 | £23,599 | £27,318 | £33,120 | £41,673 |
| 2025 | £21,411 | £24,657 | £28,222 | £34,637 | £42,000 |
| 2026 | £23,014 | £25,846 | £29,803 | £36,200 | £44,254 |
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 £29,803 a year and half earn more. That is 27% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £25,846 and £36,200; the middle 80% between £23,014 and £44,254.
Ranked by median, it is number 298 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,081 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,085 in Scotland.
The median for men is £31,728 and for women £28,787, a gap of 9% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £23,014 | £1,918 |
| 20th | £25,018 | £2,085 |
| 25th (P25) | £25,846 | £2,154 |
| 30th | £26,527 | £2,211 |
| 40th | £27,905 | £2,325 |
| Median (50th) | £29,803 | £2,484 |
| 60th | £31,569 | £2,631 |
| 70th | £34,349 | £2,862 |
| 75th (P75) | £36,200 | £3,017 |
| 80th | £38,255 | £3,188 |
| 90th (P90) | £44,254 | £3,688 |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £31,728 | £34,102 | 105 |
| Women | £28,787 | £30,747 | 229 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £24,978 | £2,081 |
| Scotland | £25,014 | £2,085 |
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 £30,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 130 job titles to SOC 4159 Other administrative occupations n.e.c.. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Admin assistant
- Admin clerk
- Admin officer
- Admin worker
- Administration assistant
- Administration clerk
- Administration officer
- Administration worker
- Administrative assistant
- Administrative coordinator
- Administrative officer
- Administrative worker
- Administrator
- Administrator-receptionist
- Advertising assistant
- Arts assistant
- Bank administrator
- Brewery official
- Bureau assistant
- Business administrator
- Business services assistant
- Business services coordinator
- Business support administrator
- Business support assistant
- Business support coordinator
- Business support executive
- Care home administrator
- Catering administrator
- Chalet allocator
- Church administrator
- Church officer
- Circulation assistant
- Civil assistant
- Clerical administrator
- Clerical assistant
- Clerical officer
- Clerical support assistant
- Clerical support worker
- Clerical worker
- Clerk
- Clerk's assistant
- Clerk-telephonist
- Clerk-typist
- Commercial administrator
- Commercial apprentice
- Commercial assistant
- Committee clerk
- Committee secretary
- Conference assistant
- Consular assistant
- Continuity clerk
- Copy holder
- Copyholder
- Dental administrator
- Director's assistant
- Distribution officer
- E-business assistant
- Engineering administrator
- Enquiry officer
- Estate coordinator
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- Estates assistant
- Estates coordinator
- Facilities administrator
- Facilities assistant
- Facilities coordinator
- Facilities management assistant
- Facilities officer
- Facilities support assistant
- Farm administrator
- General office assistant
- Health and safety administrator
- Health service officer
- Higher clerical officer
- Home administrator
- Housing administrator
- Housing assistant
- Housing management assistant
- Information assistant
- Liaison officer
- Loggist
- Maintenance administrator
- Manager's assistant
- Mining officer
- Newspaper editor's assistant
- Newspaper proof controller
- Newspaper proof corrector
- Newspaper reader
- Nhs administrator
- Nursery administrator
- Nvq coordinator
- Office administrator
- Office assistant
- Office clerk
- Office inspector
- Operations assistant
- Operations officer
- Parish administrator
- Patient services assistant
- Planning administrator
- Prescription pricer
- Press corrector
- Pressureman
- Proof reader
- Property administrator
- Qa administrator
- Quality administrator
- Reader
- Reader's assistant
- Receiving office assistant
- Receiving office clerk
- Recorder
- Registration clerk
- Registration officer
- Registry assistant
- Reviser
- Scrutineer
- Secretary's assistant
- Secretary-receptionist
- Section officer
- Service administrator
- Services administrator
- Settlement officer
- Studio assistant
- Temperature recorder
- Test centre administrator
- Train reporter
- Wagon recorder
- Warranty administrator
- Water board official
- Workshop administrator
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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.