Houseparents and residential wardens: salary in the UK
About £25,271 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, -5.2% on last year
£2,518 a month About £2,106 a month after tax 10 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 £25,703 in 2021 to £30,211 in 2026 (+18%); 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 | £19,517 | £25,703 | x | x |
| 2022 | x | x | £31,397 | x | x |
| 2023 | x | x | £30,261 | x | x |
| 2024 | x | x | £29,558 | x | x |
| 2025 | x | x | £31,871 | x | x |
| 2026 | x | £26,115 | £30,211 | £37,487 | 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 £30,211 a year and half earn more. That is 26% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £26,115 and £37,487.
Ranked by median, it is number 283 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,106 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,109 in Scotland.
The median for men is £34,165 and for women £28,949, a gap of 15% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | x | x |
| 20th | £23,195 | £1,933 |
| 25th (P25) | £26,115 | £2,176 |
| 30th | £26,642 | £2,220 |
| 40th | £28,765 | £2,397 |
| Median (50th) | £30,211 | £2,518 |
| 60th | £33,809 | £2,817 |
| 70th | £35,188 | £2,932 |
| 75th (P75) | £37,487 | £3,124 |
| 80th | x | x |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £34,165 | £33,945 | x |
| Women | £28,949 | £29,823 | 7 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £25,271 | £2,106 |
| Scotland | £25,304 | £2,109 |
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 32 job titles to SOC 6134 Houseparents and residential wardens. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Accommodation warden
- Community assistant
- Community warden
- Foster carer
- Foster mother
- Foster parent
- Home matron
- Home sister
- Hostel matron
- Hostel supervisor
- House father
- House master
- House matron
- House mother
- House parent
- Housemaster
- Houseparent
- Housing warden
- Leader
- Matron
- Mobile warden
- Nursing home supervisor
- Residential care officer
- Residential child care practitioner
- Residential childcare practitioner
- Residential support worker
- School matron
- Sheltered housing warden
- Superintendent
- Supervisor
- Support worker
- Warden
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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.