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Paper and wood machine operatives salary in United Kingdom

Median annual pay · Full-time employees in United Kingdom, ASHE 2025

£29,640

£24,267£34,771
Based on ~13,000 employees · ASHE 2025 · moderate suppression

Where do you sit?

£13,000£29,640£46,000

Higher than 50% of Paper and wood machine operatives workers in United Kingdom

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Take-home pay estimate

Tax year 2025/26
£
Annual
Gross salary£29,640
Income tax£3,414
National Insurance£1,366
Take-home pay£24,860

Estimate only · 2025/26 HMRC rates · Standard tax code · No pension contribution · Not financial or tax advice

Salary breakdown

Percentile distribution from ASHE 2025

10th percentile

£18,958

25th percentile

£24,267

Median

£29,640

Mean

£29,847

75th percentile

£34,771

90th percentile

Not disclosed

‘Not disclosed’ means ONS withheld this value because the sample was too small to publish without risking identification. See the ASHE methodology.

How the figures are sourced

Data sources: ONS ASHE (2025 provisional)(opens in new tab)

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