Gardeners and landscape gardeners: salary in the UK
About £24,824 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +3.6% on last year
£2,466 a month About £2,069 a month after tax 27 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 £21,907 in 2021 to £29,589 in 2026 (+35%); 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 | x | £19,464 | £21,907 | x | x |
| 2022 | £19,147 | £20,455 | £24,000 | £26,670 | x |
| 2023 | £19,849 | x | £25,974 | x | x |
| 2024 | £22,568 | £24,539 | £27,485 | £31,487 | x |
| 2025 | £23,026 | £25,640 | £28,562 | £32,544 | x |
| 2026 | x | £26,725 | £29,589 | £33,231 | 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 £29,589 a year and half earn more. That is 28% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £26,725 and £33,231.
Ranked by median, it is number 302 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,069 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,072 in Scotland.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | x | x |
| 20th | £25,996 | £2,166 |
| 25th (P25) | £26,725 | £2,227 |
| 30th | £27,211 | £2,268 |
| 40th | £28,080 | £2,340 |
| Median (50th) | £29,589 | £2,466 |
| 60th | £30,952 | £2,579 |
| 70th | £32,055 | £2,671 |
| 75th (P75) | £33,231 | £2,769 |
| 80th | £34,667 | £2,889 |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £29,240 | £30,175 | 25 |
| Women | x | £33,846 | x |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £24,824 | £2,069 |
| Scotland | £24,863 | £2,072 |
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 20 job titles to SOC 5113 Gardeners and landscape gardeners. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Foreman
- Garden designer
- Gardener
- Gardener's assistant
- Gardener-caretaker
- Gardener-groundsman
- Gardener-handyman
- Gardening assistant
- Gardening contractor
- Green roof installer
- Green roofer
- Handyman-gardener
- Landscape contractor
- Landscape foreman
- Landscape gardener
- Landscaper
- Lawn care technician
- Maintenance gardener
- Pruner
- Tree pruner
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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.