Croupier: salary in the UK
ONS occupation: Sports and leisure assistants (SOC 6211)
About £23,876 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +5% on last year
£2,356 a month About £1,990 a month after tax 14 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 £21,113 in 2021 to £28,272 in 2026 (+34%); 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 | £15,620 | £18,393 | £21,113 | £24,030 | x |
| 2022 | x | £17,370 | £22,522 | £25,922 | x |
| 2023 | x | x | £22,307 | x | x |
| 2024 | x | £22,053 | £24,462 | £28,368 | x |
| 2025 | x | £23,332 | £26,933 | £30,546 | x |
| 2026 | x | £24,990 | £28,272 | 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 £28,272 a year and half earn more. That is 31% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
Ranked by median, it is number 326 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £1,990 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £1,993 in Scotland.
The median for men is £27,894 and for women £28,283, a gap of 1% in women'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 | x | x |
| 25th (P25) | £24,990 | £2,083 |
| 30th | £25,577 | £2,131 |
| 40th | £26,648 | £2,221 |
| Median (50th) | £28,272 | £2,356 |
| 60th | £29,761 | £2,480 |
| 70th | £31,896 | £2,658 |
| 75th (P75) | x | x |
| 80th | x | x |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £27,894 | £28,242 | x |
| Women | £28,283 | £29,057 | 7 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £23,876 | £1,990 |
| Scotland | £23,915 | £1,993 |
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 £28,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 66 job titles to SOC 6211 Sports and leisure assistants. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Attendant
- Beach life guard
- Beach lifeguard
- Boardman
- Book maker
- Book maker's assistant
- Bookmaker
- Boule de table
- Bowling green attendant
- Caddie
- Caddy master
- Centre attendant
- Collections assistant
- Commission agent
- Croupier
- Dealer
- Dresser
- Duty officer
- Games attendant
- Gaming supervisor
- Guide
- Gym assistant
- Gymnasium attendant
- Heritage assistant
- Leisure assistant
- Leisure attendant
- Leisure centre assistant
- Leisure centre supervisor
- Life guard
- Lifeguard
- Linkman
- Master of ceremonies
- Monument steward
- Museum assistant
- Museum education assistant
- Museum visitor services assistant
- Operations controller
- Pit boss
- Poker dealer
- Pool attendant
- Pool lifeguard
- Professional gambler
- Property master
- Recreation assistant
- Recreational assistant
- Runner
- Sports assistant
- Sports centre attendant
- Sports centre supervisor
- Swimming assistant
- Swimming pool attendant
- Swimming pool supervisor
- Tic-tac man
- Tipster
- Toast master
- Turf accountant
- Visitor services assistant
- Visitor services attendant
- Visitor services supervisor
- Visitor welcome assistant
Show all 66 titles
- Wardrobe assistant
- Wardrobe keeper
- Wardrobe manager
- Wardrobe master
- Wardrobe mistress
- Wardrobe woman
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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.