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Warehouse operative: salary in the UK

ONS occupation: Warehouse operatives (SOC 9252)

£29,379

About £24,673 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)

median salary a year, full-time, +5.6% on last year

£2,448 a month About £2,056 a month after tax 333 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 £22,262 in 2021 to £29,379 in 2026 (+32%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +31% over the same years.

Figures by year
P10P25MedianP75P90
2021£16,673£19,180£22,262£26,967£35,063
2022£17,280£20,105£23,513£28,251£34,062
2023£18,705£21,536£24,889£29,936£35,725
2024£20,481£23,295£26,375£31,267£37,699
2025£20,963£24,413£27,822£33,143£39,525
2026£23,388£26,054£29,379£34,619£41,533

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 £29,379 a year and half earn more. That is 28% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).

The middle half earn between £26,054 and £34,619; the middle 80% between £23,388 and £41,533.

Ranked by median, it is number 307 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.

At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,056 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,059 in Scotland.

The median for men is £29,640 and for women £28,125, a gap of 5% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.

Percentiles

PercentileAnnualMonthly
10th (P10)£23,388£1,949
20th£25,345£2,112
25th (P25)£26,054£2,171
30th£26,673£2,223
40th£27,961£2,330
Median (50th)£29,379£2,448
60th£30,943£2,579
70th£33,329£2,777
75th (P75)£34,619£2,885
80th£36,336£3,028
90th (P90)£41,533£3,461

Men and women

MedianMeanJobs (thousands)
Men£29,640£31,153263
Women£28,125£29,27370

Take-home pay at the median

Where you livePer yearPer month
England, Wales, NI£24,673£2,056
Scotland£24,712£2,059

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 £29,000

Job titles in this occupation

ONS codes these 180 job titles to SOC 9252 Warehouse operatives. 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.