Beautician: salary in the UK
ONS occupation: Beauticians and related occupations (SOC 6222)
About £22,273 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +4.7% on last year
£2,170 a month About £1,856 a month after tax 9 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 £15,641 in 2021 to £26,046 in 2026 (+67%); 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 | £12,083 | £15,641 | x | x |
| 2022 | x | £16,139 | £18,694 | x | x |
| 2023 | x | £15,916 | £19,298 | x | x |
| 2024 | x | x | x | x | x |
| 2025 | x | £21,229 | £24,881 | x | x |
| 2026 | x | £22,594 | £26,046 | £28,581 | 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 £26,046 a year and half earn more. That is 36% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £22,594 and £28,581.
Ranked by median, it is number 345 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £1,856 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £1,859 in Scotland.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | x | x |
| 20th | £21,937 | £1,828 |
| 25th (P25) | £22,594 | £1,883 |
| 30th | £23,125 | £1,927 |
| 40th | £25,077 | £2,090 |
| Median (50th) | £26,046 | £2,170 |
| 60th | £27,001 | £2,250 |
| 70th | £28,191 | £2,349 |
| 75th (P75) | £28,581 | £2,382 |
| 80th | x | x |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | x | £26,407 | x |
| Women | £25,688 | £26,323 | 7 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £22,273 | £1,856 |
| Scotland | £22,312 | £1,859 |
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 £26,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 44 job titles to SOC 6222 Beauticians and related occupations. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Aesthetic practitioner
- Aesthetic therapist
- Aesthetician
- Beautician
- Beauty adviser
- Beauty consultant
- Beauty specialist
- Beauty therapist
- Body artist
- Body piercer
- Brow technician
- Colour analyst
- Cosmetologist
- Counsellor
- Ear piercing consultant
- Electrologist
- Electrolysist
- Eyelash technician
- Facialist
- Image consultant
- Laser therapist
- Lash artist
- Lash technician
- Leader
- Make-up artist
- Manicurist
- Mask maker
- Medical aesthetician
- Nail artist
- Nail technician
- Pedicurist
- Retail artist
- Skincare consultant
- Skincare specialist
- Slimming consultant
- Slimming world consultant
- Spa therapist
- Sugaring practitioner
- Therapist
- Waxing therapist
- Weight loss counsellor
- Weight watchers lecturer
- Wig consultant
- Wig dresser
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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.