Housekeepers and related occupations: salary in the UK
About £22,367 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +3.9% on last year
£2,181 a month About £1,864 a month after tax 17 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 £20,486 in 2021 to £26,177 in 2026 (+28%); 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 | £14,513 | £18,192 | £20,486 | £24,829 | x |
| 2022 | x | £18,357 | £20,608 | £25,258 | x |
| 2023 | £15,721 | £19,750 | £22,856 | £25,908 | x |
| 2024 | x | x | £24,738 | x | x |
| 2025 | x | £21,634 | £25,189 | £28,285 | x |
| 2026 | £19,979 | £23,702 | £26,177 | £29,534 | 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 £26,177 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 £23,702 and £29,534; one in ten earns less than £19,979.
Ranked by median, it is number 341 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £1,864 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £1,867 in Scotland.
The median for men is £27,590 and for women £25,944, a gap of 6% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £19,979 | £1,665 |
| 20th | £22,532 | £1,878 |
| 25th (P25) | £23,702 | £1,975 |
| 30th | £24,370 | £2,031 |
| 40th | £25,033 | £2,086 |
| Median (50th) | £26,177 | £2,181 |
| 60th | £27,208 | £2,267 |
| 70th | £28,511 | £2,376 |
| 75th (P75) | £29,534 | £2,461 |
| 80th | x | x |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £27,590 | £28,374 | x |
| Women | £25,944 | £26,720 | 14 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £22,367 | £1,864 |
| Scotland | £22,407 | £1,867 |
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 17 job titles to SOC 6231 Housekeepers and related occupations. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Attendant
- Batman
- Chalet host
- Civilian orderly
- Companion
- Companion-help
- Companion-housekeeper
- Cook-housekeeper
- Daily house keeper
- Flats steward
- Footman
- House keeper
- House keeper-companion
- Lady's maid
- Lifestyle manager
- Steward
- Valet
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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.