REGIONAL PAY
✓ VerifiedSalaries in Wales
Median earnings across 207 published roles in this region.
REGIONAL MEDIAN
Annual gross, 2025
ROLES IN REGION
Published roles with regional data
MONTHLY MEDIAN
UK tax records, March 2026
YOY CHANGE
vs March 2025
EMPLOYED IN REGION
Workforce survey, 2024
DATA QUALITY
Based on 3 statistical sources
Pay distribution across roles in Wales
From the lowest paid quartile of roles to the highest, against the UK median.
In Wales, the top 25% of role medians sits at £40,730, the regional median is £32,778, and the bottom 25% is £28,469.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Top 25% | £40,730 |
| Regional median | £32,778 |
| Bottom 25% | £28,469 |
All roles in Wales
207 published roles with data, sorted by median salary.
All published roles in Wales, sorted by median salary
Specialist medical practitioners
£86,152mean £94,267Head teachers and principals
£76,119mean £78,448Clinical psychologists
£59,788mean £56,241Waste disposal and environmental services managers
£57,168mean £58,902Electrical and electronics technicians
£55,041mean £57,468Barristers and judges
£54,211mean £56,017Business and financial project management professionals
£53,924mean £57,835Quantity surveyors
£53,752mean £57,189Sales accounts and business development managers
£52,223mean £55,623Social services managers and directors
£51,651mean £51,402IT business analysts, architects and systems designers
£49,827mean £49,245Higher education teaching professionals
£48,809mean £47,759Electrical engineers
£48,495mean £45,446Secondary education teaching professionals
£48,006mean £47,224Purchasing managers and directors
£47,971mean £46,313Production managers and directors in manufacturing
£47,944mean £51,313Production and process engineers
£47,056mean £45,607Police officers (sergeant and below)
£46,768mean £44,901Paramedics
£46,767mean £48,250Engineering project managers and project engineers
£46,626mean £47,209Primary education teaching professionals
£46,291mean £42,836IT managers
£45,970mean £46,856Programmers and software development professionals
£45,942mean £48,379Special needs education teaching professionals
£45,462mean £46,215Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.
£45,310mean £54,970Rail travel assistants
£45,125mean £46,042Production managers and directors in construction
£45,089mean £46,014Electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers
£44,546mean £44,902Mechanical engineers
£44,386mean £51,635Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors
£44,143mean £44,109Research and development (R&D) managers
£44,036mean £46,050Aircraft maintenance and related trades
£43,710mean £47,611Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c.
£43,522mean £47,680Further education teaching professionals
£43,290mean £45,333Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors
£43,217mean £42,242Advertising accounts managers and creative directors
£43,144mean £45,515Information technology professionals n.e.c.
£43,136mean £42,131Engineering professionals n.e.c.
£42,989mean £48,568Human resource managers and directors
£42,497mean £45,252Social workers
£42,029mean £40,502Actuaries, economists and statisticians
£41,924mean £49,906Financial accounts managers
£41,724mean £45,753Civil engineers
£41,581mean £46,292Occupational therapists
£41,377mean £40,073Quality assurance and regulatory professionals
£41,117mean £48,755Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.
£40,911mean £45,086Engineering technicians
£40,824mean £49,318Quality control and planning engineers
£40,307mean £46,062Construction project managers and related professionals
£40,270mean £40,685Other health professionals n.e.c.
£40,091mean £41,693Sales related occupations n.e.c.
£40,049mean £42,605Telecoms and related network installers and repairers
£39,806mean £44,765Public services associate professionals
£39,559mean £38,747Specialist nurses
£39,155mean £37,476Construction and building trades supervisors
£39,106mean £43,771Buyers and procurement officers
£38,961mean £39,379Production, factory and assembly supervisors
£38,701mean £40,274Fire service officers (watch manager and below)
£38,460mean £41,223Plumbers & heating and ventilating installers and repairers
£38,433mean £40,249Chartered surveyors
£38,098mean £39,653Aerospace engineers
£37,681mean £39,300Large goods vehicle drivers
£37,476mean £37,517Chartered and certified accountants
£37,375mean £38,732Metal making and treating process operatives
£37,233mean £36,212Health and safety managers and officers
£37,056mean £38,494Business and related research professionals
£37,038mean £35,220Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods)
£36,804mean £38,155Physiotherapists
£36,548mean £38,572Welding trades
£36,339mean £40,787Office managers
£36,157mean £39,486Metal working production and maintenance fitters
£36,127mean £38,966Road construction operatives
£36,060mean £35,037Other nursing professionals
£35,816mean £34,359Data analysts
£35,806mean £35,629Legal associate professionals
£35,751mean £35,814Mental health nurses
£35,719mean £41,153Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.
£35,476mean £36,030Midwifery nurses
£35,282mean £37,936Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c.
£35,251mean £34,321Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters
£35,085mean £38,508Community nurses
£35,083mean £36,129Business sales executives
£35,068mean £35,711Natural and social science professionals n.e.c.
£34,830mean £38,657Taxation experts
£34,817mean £36,809Transport and distribution clerks and assistants
£34,762mean £35,781Construction and building trades n.e.c.
£34,760mean £37,574Electricians and electrical fitters
£34,719mean £36,177Education advisers and school inspectors
£34,486mean £35,665Other educational professionals n.e.c
£34,475mean £36,620Speech and language therapists
£34,369mean £42,483Elementary storage occupations n.e.c.
£33,938mean £36,208Quality assurance technicians
£33,919mean £34,685Conservation professionals
£33,507mean £36,476Events managers and organisers
£33,353mean £34,123IT network professionals
£33,296mean £36,800Bricklayers
£33,204mean £36,422Police community support officers
£33,020mean £33,521Human resources and industrial relations officers
£32,820mean £34,558IT user support technicians
£32,654mean £32,541Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics)
£32,549mean £32,154Groundworkers
£32,531mean £36,103Estimators, valuers and assessors
£32,489mean £34,144Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors
£32,468mean £33,828Other vocational and industrial trainers
£32,310mean £30,139Graphic and multimedia designers
£32,303mean £35,064Education managers
£32,214mean £40,087Managers in storage and warehousing
£31,992mean £35,132Property, housing and estate managers
£31,909mean £34,006Housing officers
£31,814mean £30,923Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians
£31,801mean £32,443Office supervisors
£31,769mean £30,273Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers
£31,708mean £33,364Process operatives n.e.c.
£31,684mean £33,407Metal working machine operatives
£31,546mean £31,454Nurse practitioners
£31,244mean £34,892Youth and community workers
£30,564mean £30,260Water and sewerage plant operatives
£30,413mean £30,371Finance and investment analysts and advisers
£30,404mean £35,252Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers
£30,254mean £31,929National government administrative occupations
£30,238mean £29,798Finance officers
£29,891mean £27,107Carpenters and joiners
£29,662mean £30,278Construction operatives n.e.c.
£29,591mean £30,604Routine inspectors and testers
£29,550mean £35,606Floorers and wall tilers
£29,459mean £30,503Merchandisers
£29,334mean £29,809Computer system and equipment installers and servicers
£29,233mean £33,808Managers and directors in retail and wholesale
£29,230mean £32,236Refuse and salvage occupations
£29,173mean £30,541Stock control clerks and assistants
£28,994mean £31,033Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors
£28,899mean £29,206Clergy
£28,878mean £30,217Business associate professionals n.e.c.
£28,711mean £30,232Security guards and related occupations
£28,660mean £28,269Painters and decorators
£28,649mean £27,920Metal machining setters and setter-operators
£28,496mean £30,724Paper and wood machine operatives
£28,493mean £32,897Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators
£28,366mean £32,338Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants
£28,285mean £27,394Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers
£27,960mean £25,506Elementary storage supervisors
£27,858mean £27,917Sales administrators
£27,807mean £27,955Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c.
£27,639mean £26,760Elementary construction occupations n.e.c.
£27,572mean £26,326Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.
£27,483mean £27,552Insurance underwriters
£27,258mean £31,798Print finishing and binding workers
£27,155mean £27,492Records clerks and assistants
£27,104mean £28,759Bakers and flour confectioners
£27,101mean £27,835Printers
£26,970mean £29,095Bank and post office clerks
£26,687mean £27,880Newspaper and periodical journalists and reporters
£26,642mean £29,487Food, drink and tobacco process operatives
£26,598mean £28,800Marketing associate professionals
£26,525mean £27,380Local government administrative occupations
£26,489mean £26,308Catering and bar managers
£26,425mean £25,468Other psychologists
£26,261mean £30,459Senior care workers
£26,153mean £26,285Groundsmen and greenkeepers
£26,101mean £28,485Assemblers (electrical and electronic products)
£25,818mean £28,850Warehouse operatives
£25,655mean £25,722Chefs
£25,625mean £24,731Elementary administration occupations n.e.c.
£25,615mean £23,498Call and contact centre occupations
£25,609mean £25,932Printing machine assistants
£25,530mean £30,229Child and early years officers
£25,287mean £26,014Industrial cleaning process occupations
£25,149mean £24,807Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks
£25,037mean £26,568Design occupations n.e.c.
£24,913mean £25,926Customer service occupations n.e.c.
£24,868mean £23,859Nursing auxiliaries and assistants
£24,606mean £23,367IT operations technicians
£24,508mean £26,664Other administrative occupations n.e.c.
£24,482mean £22,794Street cleaners
£24,438mean £26,251Vehicle valeters and cleaners
£24,390mean £24,935Laboratory technicians
£24,334mean £23,545Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale
£24,229mean £23,797Farm workers
£24,156mean £25,139Sewing machinists
£24,141mean £25,353Delivery drivers and couriers
£24,126mean £23,236Credit controllers
£24,045mean £26,638Debt, rent and other cash collectors
£24,029mean £23,038Gardeners and landscape gardeners
£23,997mean £24,379Legal professionals n.e.c.
£23,988mean £27,215Caretakers
£23,965mean £20,779Dental nurses
£23,019mean £22,496Medical secretaries
£22,783mean £21,292Care workers and home carers
£22,622mean £22,038Financial administrative occupations n.e.c.
£22,613mean £22,971Housekeepers and related occupations
£22,085mean £20,328Bar and catering supervisors
£21,561mean £23,002Fitness and wellbeing instructors
£20,621mean £20,550Higher level teaching assistants
£20,387mean £21,910Animal care services occupations n.e.c.
£20,190mean £21,578Receptionists
£19,337mean £19,439Early education and childcare practitioners
£18,402mean £20,791Teaching assistants
£18,002mean £17,164Hairdressers and barbers
£17,770mean £16,338Cooks
£17,717mean £18,343Educational support assistants
£17,212mean £17,271Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants
£16,425mean £15,891Early education and childcare assistants
£15,220mean £17,055Sales and retail assistants
£14,568mean £16,046Company secretaries and administrators
£12,466mean £13,654Cleaners and domestics
£10,487mean £13,311Kitchen and catering assistants
£10,404mean £11,140School midday and crossing patrol occupations
£2,788mean £3,352
Top sectors by employment in Wales
Of the 1.35m people employed in this region.