Caretaker: salary in the UK
ONS occupation: Caretakers (SOC 6232)
About £24,747 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +2.2% on last year
£2,457 a month About £2,062 a month after tax 39 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 £22,579 in 2021 to £29,483 in 2026 (+31%); 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 | £17,347 | £19,448 | £22,579 | £26,120 | x |
| 2022 | £18,302 | £20,313 | £23,491 | £28,207 | x |
| 2023 | £19,341 | £22,133 | £25,055 | £29,771 | x |
| 2024 | £21,786 | £23,904 | £27,120 | £31,126 | x |
| 2025 | £22,962 | £25,639 | £28,841 | £32,699 | x |
| 2026 | £23,669 | £26,300 | £29,483 | £34,412 | 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 £29,483 a year and half earn more. That is 28% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £26,300 and £34,412; one in ten earns less than £23,669.
Ranked by median, it is number 304 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,062 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,066 in Scotland.
The median for men is £30,023 and for women £27,022, a gap of 10% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £23,669 | £1,972 |
| 20th | £25,850 | £2,154 |
| 25th (P25) | £26,300 | £2,192 |
| 30th | £27,014 | £2,251 |
| 40th | £28,142 | £2,345 |
| Median (50th) | £29,483 | £2,457 |
| 60th | £31,635 | £2,636 |
| 70th | £33,586 | £2,799 |
| 75th (P75) | £34,412 | £2,868 |
| 80th | £35,387 | £2,949 |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £30,023 | £31,500 | 33 |
| Women | £27,022 | £28,583 | 6 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £24,747 | £2,062 |
| Scotland | £24,787 | £2,066 |
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 £29,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 53 job titles to SOC 6232 Caretakers. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Barrack warden
- Building attendant
- Building services supervisor
- Building superintendent
- Burial ground keeper
- Camp warden
- Caravan park warden
- Caravan site warden
- Care taker
- Caretaker
- Caretaker's assistant
- Castle custodian
- Castle warden
- Cemetery keeper
- Chapel keeper
- Church keeper
- College porter
- Concierge
- Court keeper
- Door keeper
- Hall keeper
- Hall keeper's assistant
- House keeper
- House superintendent
- Janitor
- Mortuary keeper
- Office keeper
- Porter
- Porter-caretaker
- Precinct superintendent
- Premises assistant
- Premises manager
- Premises officer
- Resident house keeper
- Resident warden
- Sacristan
- School keeper
- School keeper's assistant
- School premises manager
- School site manager
- School superintendent
- Sexton
- Site manager
- Site officer
- Site services officer
- Site supervisor
- Station warden
- Superintendent
- Synagogue attendant
- Town hall attendant
- Town hall superintendent
- Verger
- 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.