How much does a Printing machine assistants earn in the UK?
Official UK Average earnings data 2025
£29,657
Understanding Printing machine assistants pay in the UK
The typical printing machine assistants in the UK earns a median salary of £29,657 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 £31,456. 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 printing machine assistants actually takes home.
Where you work changes the picture: printing machine assistants pay ranges from £18,237 in North West up to £33,648 in South East, a difference of £15,411 (85%). The full regional breakdown is below.
Dig deeper: see printing machine assistants pay in South East or read how we source and check this data.
How pay varies by region
South East is the highest-paying region for printing machine assistants at £33,648 — 13% above the UK median. North West is lowest at £18,237.
UK median £29,657
| Region | Median payUK median £29,657 | Median | Mean | vs UK median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South East | £33,648 | £33,648 | £34,481 | +13% |
| South West | £27,573 | £27,573 | £31,669 | -7% |
| East of England | £27,353 | £27,353 | £28,757 | -8% |
| North East | £27,319 | £27,319 | £30,490 | -8% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | £27,189 | £27,189 | £29,093 | -8% |
| East Midlands | £26,373 | £26,373 | £26,629 | -11% |
| Wales | £25,530 | £25,530 | £30,229 | -14% |
| London | £25,488 | £25,488 | £23,504 | -14% |
| Scotland | £23,700 | £23,700 | £26,023 | -20% |
| West Midlands | £22,403 | £22,403 | £23,633 | -24% |
| North West | £18,237 | £18,237 | £17,609 | -39% |
| Region | Median | vs UK |
|---|---|---|
| South East £33,648 | £33,648Mean £34,481 | +13% |
| South West £27,573 | £27,573Mean £31,669 | -7% |
| East of England £27,353 | £27,353Mean £28,757 | -8% |
| North East £27,319 | £27,319Mean £30,490 | -8% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber £27,189 | £27,189Mean £29,093 | -8% |
| East Midlands £26,373 | £26,373Mean £26,629 | -11% |
| Wales £25,530 | £25,530Mean £30,229 | -14% |
| London £25,488 | £25,488Mean £23,504 | -14% |
| Scotland £23,700 | £23,700Mean £26,023 | -20% |
| West Midlands £22,403 | £22,403Mean £23,633 | -24% |
| North West £18,237 | £18,237Mean £17,609 | -39% |
Sorted highest median to lowest. The vertical line marks the UK median (£29,657); ‘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 printing machine assistants by year (ONS ASHE).
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Pre-2021 figures mapped from SOC 2010 via ONS concordance table
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