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Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c.: salary in the UK

£31,209

About £25,990 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)

median salary a year, full-time, +5.4% on last year

£2,601 a month About £2,166 a month after tax 37 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 £22,420 in 2021 to £31,209 in 2026 (+39%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +31% over the same years.

Figures by year
P10P25MedianP75P90
2021£15,950£18,411£22,420£27,339x
2022£17,290£20,098£23,743£29,201x
2023£17,492£20,869£25,765£31,182x
2024£20,752£22,602£27,518£33,281x
2025£22,120£24,424£29,606£34,013x
2026£24,052£26,632£31,209£37,696x

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 £31,209 a year and half earn more. That is 24% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).

The middle half earn between £26,632 and £37,696; one in ten earns less than £24,052.

Ranked by median, it is number 269 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.

At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,166 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,168 in Scotland.

The median for men is £31,963 and for women £27,440, a gap of 14% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.

Percentiles

PercentileAnnualMonthly
10th (P10)£24,052£2,004
20th£25,776£2,148
25th (P25)£26,632£2,219
30th£27,334£2,278
40th£28,911£2,409
Median (50th)£31,209£2,601
60th£33,823£2,819
70th£35,978£2,998
75th (P75)£37,696£3,141
80th£39,061£3,255
90th (P90)xx

Men and women

MedianMeanJobs (thousands)
Men£31,963£33,83933
Women£27,440£28,913x

Take-home pay at the median

Where you livePer yearPer month
England, Wales, NI£25,990£2,166
Scotland£26,013£2,168

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 598 job titles to SOC 9139 Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c.. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.

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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.