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Rail transport operatives salary in United Kingdom

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

£56,925

£42,745£72,179
Based on ~15,000 employees · ASHE 2025 · moderate suppression

Where do you sit?

£22,000£56,925£94,000

Higher than 50% of Rail transport operatives workers in United Kingdom

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Take-home pay estimate

Tax year 2025/26
£
Annual
Gross salary£56,925
Income tax£10,202
National Insurance£3,149
Take-home pay£43,574

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

£32,474

25th percentile

£42,745

Median

£56,925

Mean

£58,324

75th percentile

£72,179

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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