Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c.: salary in the UK
About £23,186 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +5.9% on last year
£2,276 a month About £1,932 a month after tax
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 £19,358 in 2021 to £27,315 in 2026 (+41%); 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 | x | £19,358 | x | x |
| 2022 | x | x | x | x | x |
| 2023 | x | x | £25,006 | x | x |
| 2024 | x | x | £25,902 | x | x |
| 2025 | x | x | £25,796 | x | x |
| 2026 | x | x | £27,315 | x | 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 £27,315 a year and half earn more. That is 33% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
Ranked by median, it is number 336 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £1,932 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £1,936 in Scotland.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | x | x |
| 20th | x | x |
| 25th (P25) | x | x |
| 30th | x | x |
| 40th | £27,029 | £2,252 |
| Median (50th) | £27,315 | £2,276 |
| 60th | £27,723 | £2,310 |
| 70th | x | x |
| 75th (P75) | x | x |
| 80th | x | x |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £27,707 | £30,262 | x |
| Women | x | £25,500 | x |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £23,186 | £1,932 |
| Scotland | £23,226 | £1,936 |
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 £27,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 22 job titles to SOC 9229 Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c.. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Amenity attendant
- Amenity block attendant
- Attendant
- Bin cleaner
- Carriage service man
- Chimney cleaner
- Chimney sweep
- Chimney sweeper
- Cleansing attendant
- Drain cleaner
- Environmental operative
- Flue cleaner
- Hygiene cleaner
- Ladies' room attendant
- Lavatory attendant
- Public convenience attendant
- Sanitary attendant
- Sanitary orderly
- Sweep
- Toilet attendant
- Toilet cleaner
- Wash room attendant
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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.