Farm workers: salary in the UK
About £25,641 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +2.5% on last year
£2,560 a month About £2,137 a month after tax 21 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 £23,865 in 2021 to £30,725 in 2026 (+29%); 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 | £19,759 | £23,865 | x | x |
| 2022 | x | x | £24,754 | x | x |
| 2023 | £16,395 | £21,174 | £26,171 | £30,887 | x |
| 2024 | x | x | £27,229 | x | x |
| 2025 | £20,792 | £25,000 | £29,964 | £36,017 | x |
| 2026 | £19,015 | £25,507 | £30,725 | £37,822 | 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 £30,725 a year and half earn more. That is 25% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £25,507 and £37,822; one in ten earns less than £19,015.
Ranked by median, it is number 277 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,137 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,139 in Scotland.
The median for men is £31,876 and for women £26,107, a gap of 18% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £19,015 | £1,585 |
| 20th | £24,022 | £2,002 |
| 25th (P25) | £25,507 | £2,126 |
| 30th | £26,384 | £2,199 |
| 40th | £28,584 | £2,382 |
| Median (50th) | £30,725 | £2,560 |
| 60th | £32,975 | £2,748 |
| 70th | £35,922 | £2,993 |
| 75th (P75) | £37,822 | £3,152 |
| 80th | £38,899 | £3,242 |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £31,876 | £32,917 | 17 |
| Women | £26,107 | £25,534 | x |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £25,641 | £2,137 |
| Scotland | £25,669 | £2,139 |
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 48 job titles to SOC 9111 Farm workers. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Agricultural craftsman
- Agricultural labourer
- Agricultural operative
- Agricultural worker
- Cattleman
- Cow keeper
- Cowman
- Cropper
- Dairy hand
- Dairymaid
- Dairyman
- Egg collector
- Estate labourer
- Farm assistant
- Farm hand
- Farm handyman
- Farm help
- Farm labourer
- Farm worker
- Farmer's wife
- Field worker
- Gang man
- Gang master
- General assistant
- General worker
- Herdsman
- Labourer
- Lamber
- Land worker
- Landworker
- Odd job man
- Pig attendant
- Pigman
- Poultry assistant
- Poultry attendant
- Poultry catcher
- Poultry handler
- Poultry man
- Poultry unit supervisor
- Poultry worker
- Shepherd
- Stock keeper
- Stockman
- Stocksman
- Wire worker
- Yard man
- Yardman
- Yardsman
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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.