Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics): salary in the UK
About £27,675 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +0.5% on last year
£2,796 a month About £2,306 a month after tax 22 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 £26,425 in 2021 to £33,549 in 2026 (+27%); 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 | £19,307 | £21,264 | £26,425 | £32,239 | x |
| 2022 | x | £23,812 | £27,486 | £33,446 | x |
| 2023 | £22,044 | £24,668 | £29,086 | £34,484 | x |
| 2024 | £23,922 | £26,421 | £31,174 | £38,790 | x |
| 2025 | £25,320 | £28,915 | £33,379 | £38,796 | x |
| 2026 | £24,569 | £28,872 | £33,549 | £40,776 | 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 £33,549 a year and half earn more. That is 18% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £28,872 and £40,776; one in ten earns less than £24,569.
Ranked by median, it is number 229 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,306 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,306 in Scotland.
The median for men is £33,794 and for women £33,326, a gap of 1% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £24,569 | £2,047 |
| 20th | £27,579 | £2,298 |
| 25th (P25) | £28,872 | £2,406 |
| 30th | £29,732 | £2,478 |
| 40th | £31,767 | £2,647 |
| Median (50th) | £33,549 | £2,796 |
| 60th | £35,774 | £2,981 |
| 70th | £38,270 | £3,189 |
| 75th (P75) | £40,776 | £3,398 |
| 80th | £42,638 | £3,553 |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £33,794 | £35,496 | 12 |
| Women | £33,326 | £34,498 | 10 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £27,675 | £2,306 |
| Scotland | £27,675 | £2,306 |
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 £34,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 32 job titles to SOC 6132 Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics). Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- ACA
- Ambulance attendant
- Ambulance care assistant
- Ambulance crew
- Ambulance driver
- Ambulance driver-attendant
- Ambulance officer
- Ambulance patient carer
- Ambulance resource assistant
- Ambulance room attendant
- Ambulance service make ready operative
- Ambulance service preparation operative
- Ambulance station attendant
- Ambulance technician
- Ambulanceman
- Attendant
- Cadet
- ECA
- Emergency ambulance crew
- Emergency care assistant
- Emergency care support worker
- Emergency medical technician
- Medic
- Offshore medic
- Patient transport driver
- Patient transport service driver
- Pts driver
- Section leader
- Shift leader
- Supervisor
- Team leader
- Technician
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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.