Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale: salary in the UK
About £26,125 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +7.9% on last year
£2,616 a month About £2,177 a month after tax 62 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 £23,643 in 2021 to £31,397 in 2026 (+33%); 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 | £17,778 | £20,053 | £23,643 | £29,171 | x |
| 2022 | £17,090 | £19,572 | £22,845 | £28,738 | x |
| 2023 | £19,034 | £21,413 | £25,279 | £30,196 | x |
| 2024 | £20,157 | £22,967 | £26,596 | £32,288 | x |
| 2025 | £22,521 | £25,449 | £29,105 | £34,934 | x |
| 2026 | £23,669 | £27,171 | £31,397 | £37,630 | £43,567 |
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 £31,397 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 £27,171 and £37,630; the middle 80% between £23,669 and £43,567.
Ranked by median, it is number 264 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,177 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,179 in Scotland.
The median for men is £32,586 and for women £29,919, 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) | £23,669 | £1,972 |
| 20th | £26,302 | £2,192 |
| 25th (P25) | £27,171 | £2,264 |
| 30th | £27,926 | £2,327 |
| 40th | £29,544 | £2,462 |
| Median (50th) | £31,397 | £2,616 |
| 60th | £33,654 | £2,804 |
| 70th | £36,098 | £3,008 |
| 75th (P75) | £37,630 | £3,136 |
| 80th | £39,458 | £3,288 |
| 90th (P90) | £43,567 | £3,631 |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £32,586 | £33,953 | 36 |
| Women | £29,919 | £31,326 | 26 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £26,125 | £2,177 |
| Scotland | £26,146 | £2,179 |
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 70 job titles to SOC 7132 Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Bakery manager
- Brand specialist
- Cash supervisor
- Checker
- Checkout manager
- Checkout supervisor
- Checkout team leader
- Clothing manager
- Concession manager
- Concessions manager
- Counter manager
- Counter supervisor
- Dairy foreman
- Deli controller
- Department manager
- Depot manager
- District foreman
- Dry goods manager
- Floor manager
- Floor superintendent
- Floor supervisor
- Floor walker
- Forecourt foreman
- Forecourt manager
- Foreman
- Fresh food manager
- Grocery manager
- Home delivery team leader
- Kiosk supervisor
- Line manager
- Market supervisor
- Operations coordinator
- Parts manager
- Produce manager
- Produce supervisor
- Product manager
- Provisions manager
- Replenishment manager
- Retail supervisor
- Retail team leader
- Round inspector
- Rounds foreman
- Rounds inspector
- Sales operation team leader
- Sales supervisor
- Section leader
- Section manager
- Senior assistant
- Service centre supervisor
- Shift leader
- Shop foreman
- Shop manager
- Shop supervisor
- Shop walker
- Show room supervisor
- Store supervisor
- Superintendent
- Supermarket supervisor
- Supervisor
- Team leader
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- Team manager
- Team support manager
- Telesales supervisor
- Telesales team leader
- Till controller
- Trade counter manager
- Trade supervisor
- Trading manager
- Trading support manager
- Wholesale operations coordinator
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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.