Elementary administration occupations n.e.c.: salary in the UK
About £23,702 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +5.7% on last year
£2,336 a month About £1,975 a month after tax 10 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 £18,623 in 2021 to £28,031 in 2026 (+51%); 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 | £15,544 | £18,623 | £21,419 | x |
| 2022 | x | £17,246 | £19,952 | x | x |
| 2023 | £15,720 | £19,527 | £22,816 | £27,744 | x |
| 2024 | x | £21,446 | £23,774 | £27,831 | x |
| 2025 | £19,982 | £23,305 | £26,519 | £30,774 | x |
| 2026 | £22,550 | £24,677 | £28,031 | £32,725 | 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 £28,031 a year and half earn more. That is 31% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £24,677 and £32,725; one in ten earns less than £22,550.
Ranked by median, it is number 329 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £1,975 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £1,978 in Scotland.
The median for men is £28,561 and for women £25,565, 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) | £22,550 | £1,879 |
| 20th | £23,691 | £1,974 |
| 25th (P25) | £24,677 | £2,056 |
| 30th | £25,256 | £2,105 |
| 40th | £25,691 | £2,141 |
| Median (50th) | £28,031 | £2,336 |
| 60th | £28,983 | £2,415 |
| 70th | £31,597 | £2,633 |
| 75th (P75) | £32,725 | £2,727 |
| 80th | x | x |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £28,561 | £31,638 | 6 |
| Women | £25,565 | £28,676 | x |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £23,702 | £1,975 |
| Scotland | £23,741 | £1,978 |
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 £28,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 49 job titles to SOC 9219 Elementary administration occupations n.e.c.. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Camera operator
- Confidential shredder
- Copy printer
- Coupon sorter
- Duplicator
- Duplicator operator
- Encloser
- Envelope filler
- General assistant
- Inserter
- Junior clerk
- Machinist
- Mail opener
- Mailer
- Mailing assistant
- Micro film operator
- Micro filmer
- Office boy
- Office girl
- Office handyman
- Office junior
- Office machinery operator
- Office machinist
- Office worker
- Paper keeper
- Paperkeeper
- Photo copyist
- Photo printer
- Photocopier
- Photocopy operator
- Photocopying machinist
- Print room operator
- Printer
- Progress hand
- Progress man
- Progress worker
- Reprographic assistant
- Reprographic technician
- Reprographics officer
- Reprographics operator
- Scanner
- Scanner operator
- Scanning assistant
- Scanning associate
- Scanning operator
- Supervisor
- Technical assistant
- Voucher sorter
- Xerox operator
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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.