Medical secretary: salary in the UK
ONS occupation: Medical secretaries (SOC 4211)
About £23,292 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +1.9% on last year
£2,288 a month About £1,941 a month after tax 26 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 £21,508 in 2021 to £27,462 in 2026 (+28%); 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 | £19,473 | £21,508 | £24,157 | x |
| 2022 | £18,866 | £20,666 | £22,674 | £25,679 | x |
| 2023 | £18,676 | £22,054 | £24,864 | £26,784 | x |
| 2024 | £18,885 | £23,347 | £26,532 | x | x |
| 2025 | £22,577 | £24,864 | £26,948 | £30,503 | x |
| 2026 | x | £25,182 | £27,462 | £30,593 | 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 £27,462 a year and half earn more. That is 33% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £25,182 and £30,593.
Ranked by median, it is number 333 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £1,941 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £1,944 in Scotland.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | x | x |
| 20th | £24,768 | £2,064 |
| 25th (P25) | £25,182 | £2,098 |
| 30th | £25,783 | £2,149 |
| 40th | £26,598 | £2,217 |
| Median (50th) | £27,462 | £2,288 |
| 60th | £28,585 | £2,382 |
| 70th | £30,162 | £2,514 |
| 75th (P75) | £30,593 | £2,549 |
| 80th | £31,632 | £2,636 |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | x | £29,605 | x |
| Women | £27,485 | £28,075 | 24 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £23,292 | £1,941 |
| Scotland | £23,332 | £1,944 |
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 £27,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 16 job titles to SOC 4211 Medical secretaries. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Admin clerk
- Administration clerk
- Clerical officer
- Clerical worker
- Clerk
- Clinic administrator
- Clinic coordinator
- Clinical administrator
- Clinical secretary
- Doctor's secretary
- GP surgery administrator
- Hospital secretary
- Medical administrator
- Medical notes summariser
- Medical secretary
- Secretary
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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.