Coffee shop workers salary in the UK (2025/26)
Official UK Average earnings data 2025
£12,170
Understanding Coffee shop workers pay in the UK
The typical coffee shop workers in the UK earns a median salary of £12,170 in 2025/26. These figures come from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), so they reflect actual reported pay rather than self-reported estimates or job-advert ranges.
The mean (average) salary is higher, at £13,476. When the mean sits above the median like this, a smaller group of high earners is pulling the average up, which is why the median is the better guide to what a typical coffee shop workers actually takes home.
Where you work changes the picture: coffee shop workers pay ranges from £7,635 in Yorkshire and the Humber up to £16,910 in Scotland, a difference of £9,275 (121%). The full regional breakdown is below.
Dig deeper: see coffee shop workers pay in Scotland or read how we source and check this data.
How pay varies by region
Scotland is the highest-paying region for coffee shop workers at £16,910 — 39% above the UK median. Yorkshire and the Humber is lowest at £7,635.
UK median £12,170
| Region | Median payUK median £12,170 | Median | Mean | vs UK median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | £16,910 | £16,910 | £17,904 | +39% |
| North West | £15,540 | £15,540 | £16,623 | +28% |
| East Midlands | £14,149 | £14,149 | £15,076 | +16% |
| London | £12,025 | £12,025 | £13,422 | -1% |
| Wales | £10,802 | £10,802 | £11,002 | -11% |
| East of England | £9,437 | £9,437 | £10,351 | -22% |
| West Midlands | £9,360 | £9,360 | £9,915 | -23% |
| South West | £9,101 | £9,101 | £9,888 | -25% |
| South East | £8,963 | £8,963 | £10,609 | -26% |
| North East | £7,996 | £7,996 | £9,167 | -34% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | £7,635 | £7,635 | £9,403 | -37% |
| Region | Median | vs UK |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland £16,910 | £16,910Mean £17,904 | +39% |
| North West £15,540 | £15,540Mean £16,623 | +28% |
| East Midlands £14,149 | £14,149Mean £15,076 | +16% |
| London £12,025 | £12,025Mean £13,422 | -1% |
| Wales £10,802 | £10,802Mean £11,002 | -11% |
| East of England £9,437 | £9,437Mean £10,351 | -22% |
| West Midlands £9,360 | £9,360Mean £9,915 | -23% |
| South West £9,101 | £9,101Mean £9,888 | -25% |
| South East £8,963 | £8,963Mean £10,609 | -26% |
| North East £7,996 | £7,996Mean £9,167 | -34% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber £7,635 | £7,635Mean £9,403 | -37% |
Sorted highest median to lowest. The vertical line marks the UK median (£12,170); ‘Vs UK median’ compares each region’s median to it. Suppressed values mean ONS withheld this figure because the sample was too small to publish.
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UK median annual pay for coffee shop workers by year (ONS ASHE).
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▪ 25th–75th percentile range
Pre-2021 figures mapped from SOC 2010 via ONS concordance table
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