Senior care worker: salary in the UK
ONS occupation: Senior care workers (SOC 6136)
About £26,085 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +6.6% on last year
£2,612 a month About £2,174 a month after tax 71 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 £22,403 in 2021 to £31,341 in 2026 (+40%); 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 | £18,709 | £22,403 | £26,570 | x |
| 2022 | x | £20,436 | £24,014 | £28,195 | x |
| 2023 | x | x | £25,518 | x | x |
| 2024 | x | £23,403 | £27,520 | £31,424 | x |
| 2025 | £21,622 | £25,272 | £29,403 | £33,752 | x |
| 2026 | £23,383 | £27,468 | £31,341 | £35,887 | £41,083 |
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 £31,341 a year and half earn more. That is 23% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £27,468 and £35,887; the middle 80% between £23,383 and £41,083.
Ranked by median, it is number 266 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,174 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,176 in Scotland.
The median for men is £33,473 and for women £30,727, a gap of 8% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £23,383 | £1,949 |
| 20th | £26,363 | £2,197 |
| 25th (P25) | £27,468 | £2,289 |
| 30th | £28,222 | £2,352 |
| 40th | £29,824 | £2,485 |
| Median (50th) | £31,341 | £2,612 |
| 60th | £33,087 | £2,757 |
| 70th | £34,673 | £2,889 |
| 75th (P75) | £35,887 | £2,991 |
| 80th | £37,601 | £3,133 |
| 90th (P90) | £41,083 | £3,424 |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £33,473 | £34,019 | 17 |
| Women | £30,727 | £31,203 | 54 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £26,085 | £2,174 |
| Scotland | £26,107 | £2,176 |
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 £31,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 27 job titles to SOC 6136 Senior care workers. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Care coordinator
- Care home assistant practitioner
- Care practitioner
- Care supervisor
- Community care coordinator
- Field care supervisor
- Home care supervisor
- Home care team leader
- Home leader
- Home support team leader
- Leader
- Scheme manager
- Senior autism practitioner
- Senior care assistant
- Senior care support worker
- Senior care worker
- Senior carer
- Senior community care assistant
- Senior health care assistant
- Senior healthcare assistant
- Senior home care assistant
- Senior mental health support worker
- Senior night carer
- Senior resident social worker
- Senior residential worker
- Senior support worker
- Team leader
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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.