How much does a Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers earn in the UK?
Official UK Average earnings data 2025
£30,328
Employment patterns
- 78% of Furniture makers work full-time
- 50% are self-employed
- 95.9% of employees have permanent contracts
Understanding Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers pay in the UK
The typical furniture makers and other craft woodworkers in the UK earns a median salary of £30,328 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 £33,342. 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 furniture makers and other craft woodworkers actually takes home.
Employment patterns shape these numbers too: Around 50% of Furniture makers are self-employed, well above most occupations, so the employee pay above will not capture earnings for those working for themselves.
Where you work changes the picture: furniture makers and other craft woodworkers pay ranges from £20,723 in Wales up to £35,325 in London, a difference of £14,602 (70%). The full regional breakdown is below.
Dig deeper: see furniture makers and other craft woodworkers pay in London or read how we source and check this data.
How pay varies by region
London is the highest-paying region for furniture makers and other craft woodworkers at £35,325 — 16% above the UK median. Wales is lowest at £20,723.
UK median £30,328
| Region | Median payUK median £30,328 | Median | Mean | vs UK median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | £35,325 | £35,325 | £36,888 | +16% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | £34,985 | £34,985 | £32,579 | +15% |
| East of England | £34,304 | £34,304 | £36,322 | +13% |
| South West | £34,198 | £34,198 | £36,630 | +13% |
| South East | £25,078 | £25,078 | £24,719 | -17% |
| West Midlands | £24,331 | £24,331 | £25,777 | -20% |
| East Midlands | £23,524 | £23,524 | £22,104 | -22% |
| Scotland | £23,043 | £23,043 | £25,713 | -24% |
| North West | £21,610 | £21,610 | £25,331 | -29% |
| Wales | £20,723 | £20,723 | £23,075 | -32% |
| Region | Median | vs UK |
|---|---|---|
| London £35,325 | £35,325Mean £36,888 | +16% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber £34,985 | £34,985Mean £32,579 | +15% |
| East of England £34,304 | £34,304Mean £36,322 | +13% |
| South West £34,198 | £34,198Mean £36,630 | +13% |
| South East £25,078 | £25,078Mean £24,719 | -17% |
| West Midlands £24,331 | £24,331Mean £25,777 | -20% |
| East Midlands £23,524 | £23,524Mean £22,104 | -22% |
| Scotland £23,043 | £23,043Mean £25,713 | -24% |
| North West £21,610 | £21,610Mean £25,331 | -29% |
| Wales £20,723 | £20,723Mean £23,075 | -32% |
Sorted highest median to lowest. The vertical line marks the UK median (£30,328); ‘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 furniture makers and other craft woodworkers by year (ONS ASHE).
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Pre-2021 figures mapped from SOC 2010 via ONS concordance table
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