Retail cashiers and check-out operators salary in Wales
Full-time average annual pay in Wales
Data not disclosed
2025 · high suppression
Region-level range withheld by ONS — UK-wide, the middle half of retail cashiers and check-out operators earn £9,105–£18,981. See full methodology →
Employment patterns
- 27% of Retail cashiers work full-time
- 95.8% of employees have permanent contracts
How Retail cashiers and check-out operators pay varies by region
Yorkshire and the Humber is the highest-paying region for retail cashiers and check-out operators at £17,362 — 24% above the UK median. Wales is lowest at £9,736.
UK median £14,018
| Region | Median payUK median £14,018 | Median | Mean | vs UK median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire and the Humber | £17,362 | £17,362 | £16,887 | +24% |
| East of England | £15,892 | £15,892 | £15,646 | +13% |
| West Midlands | £15,398 | £15,398 | £16,450 | +10% |
| London | £14,524 | £14,524 | £16,145 | +4% |
| South West | £13,203 | £13,203 | £14,435 | -6% |
| South East | £10,726 | £10,726 | £12,787 | -23% |
| North East | £10,548 | £10,548 | £13,454 | -25% |
| East Midlands | £10,488 | £10,488 | £11,672 | -25% |
| North West | £10,447 | £10,447 | £11,469 | -25% |
| Scotland | £9,795 | £9,795 | £10,195 | -30% |
| Wales (current region) | £9,736 | £9,736 | £10,093 | -31% |
| Region | Median | vs UK |
|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire and the Humber £17,362 | £17,362Mean £16,887 | +24% |
| East of England £15,892 | £15,892Mean £15,646 | +13% |
| West Midlands £15,398 | £15,398Mean £16,450 | +10% |
| London £14,524 | £14,524Mean £16,145 | +4% |
| South West £13,203 | £13,203Mean £14,435 | -6% |
| South East £10,726 | £10,726Mean £12,787 | -23% |
| North East £10,548 | £10,548Mean £13,454 | -25% |
| East Midlands £10,488 | £10,488Mean £11,672 | -25% |
| North West £10,447 | £10,447Mean £11,469 | -25% |
| Scotland £9,795 | £9,795Mean £10,195 | -30% |
| Wales (current region) £9,736 | £9,736Mean £10,093 | -31% |
Sorted highest median to lowest. The vertical line marks the UK median (£14,018); ‘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.
How retail cashiers and check-out operators pay in Wales has changed over time
Median annual pay for retail cashiers and check-out operators in Wales by year, shown against the UK-wide median (Source: ONS ASHE). The shaded band is the UK-wide 25th–75th percentile range — ONS does not publish percentile ranges at region level.
Wales median
UK median
▪ UK-wide 25th–75th percentile range
Pre-2021 figures mapped from SOC 2010 via ONS concordance table
How the figures are sourced
Data sources: Official UK earnings data (2025 provisional)(opens in new tab)
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