Environmental health professionals salary in the UK (2025/26)
Official UK Average earnings data 2025
£40,044
Understanding Environmental health professionals pay in the UK
The typical environmental health professionals in the UK earns a median salary of £40,044 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 £41,848. 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 environmental health professionals actually takes home.
Where you work changes the picture: environmental health professionals pay ranges from £28,272 in Wales up to £48,877 in Yorkshire and the Humber, a difference of £20,605 (73%). The full regional breakdown is below.
Dig deeper: see environmental health professionals pay in Yorkshire and the Humber or read how we source and check this data.
How pay varies by region
Yorkshire and the Humber is the highest-paying region for environmental health professionals at £48,877 — 22% above the UK median. Wales is lowest at £28,272.
UK median £40,044
| Region | Median payUK median £40,044 | Median | Mean | vs UK median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire and the Humber | £48,877 | £48,877 | £52,049 | +22% |
| East of England | £44,879 | £44,879 | £48,558 | +12% |
| West Midlands | £40,134 | £40,134 | £37,560 | ±0% |
| London | £39,230 | £39,230 | £36,730 | -2% |
| South East | £38,875 | £38,875 | £40,225 | -3% |
| North East | £38,256 | £38,256 | £39,869 | -4% |
| East Midlands | £33,494 | £33,494 | £34,855 | -16% |
| South West | £32,301 | £32,301 | £37,427 | -19% |
| North West | £31,600 | £31,600 | £34,103 | -21% |
| Scotland | £31,488 | £31,488 | £33,589 | -21% |
| Wales | £28,272 | £28,272 | £30,197 | -29% |
| Region | Median | vs UK |
|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire and the Humber £48,877 | £48,877Mean £52,049 | +22% |
| East of England £44,879 | £44,879Mean £48,558 | +12% |
| West Midlands £40,134 | £40,134Mean £37,560 | ±0% |
| London £39,230 | £39,230Mean £36,730 | -2% |
| South East £38,875 | £38,875Mean £40,225 | -3% |
| North East £38,256 | £38,256Mean £39,869 | -4% |
| East Midlands £33,494 | £33,494Mean £34,855 | -16% |
| South West £32,301 | £32,301Mean £37,427 | -19% |
| North West £31,600 | £31,600Mean £34,103 | -21% |
| Scotland £31,488 | £31,488Mean £33,589 | -21% |
| Wales £28,272 | £28,272Mean £30,197 | -29% |
Sorted highest median to lowest. The vertical line marks the UK median (£40,044); ‘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 environmental health professionals by year (ONS ASHE).
Median salary
Pre-2021 figures mapped from SOC 2010 via ONS concordance table
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