Nanny: salary in the UK
ONS occupation: Nannies and au pairs (SOC 6116)
About £31,382 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +0.2% on last year
£3,225 a month About £2,615 a month after tax
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 £24,874 in 2021 to £38,698 in 2026 (+56%); 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 | x | £24,874 | x | x |
| 2022 | x | x | £26,483 | x | x |
| 2023 | x | x | £31,496 | x | x |
| 2024 | x | x | £34,981 | x | x |
| 2025 | x | £25,824 | £38,609 | x | x |
| 2026 | x | x | £38,698 | x | 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 £38,698 a year and half earn more. That is 5% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
Ranked by median, it is number 167 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,615 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,611 in Scotland.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | x | x |
| 20th | x | x |
| 25th (P25) | x | x |
| 30th | £32,459 | £2,705 |
| 40th | £33,857 | £2,821 |
| Median (50th) | £38,698 | £3,225 |
| 60th | £45,535 | £3,795 |
| 70th | x | x |
| 75th (P75) | x | x |
| 80th | x | x |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | x | x | x |
| Women | £40,486 | £42,746 | x |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £31,382 | £2,615 |
| Scotland | £31,330 | £2,611 |
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 £39,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 5 job titles to SOC 6116 Nannies and au pairs. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Au pair
- Children's nanny
- Nannie
- Nanny
- Private nanny
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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.