Waiters waitresses salary in North East (2025/26)
Official occupation: Waiters and waitresses
Full-time average annual pay in North East
Data not disclosed
2025 · high suppression
Region-level range withheld by ONS — UK-wide, the middle half of waiters and waitresses earn £4,784–£17,788. See full methodology →
How Waiters and waitresses pay varies by region
London is the highest-paying region for waiters and waitresses at £15,734 — 57% above the UK median. Yorkshire and the Humber is lowest at £7,635.
UK median £10,000
| Region | Median payUK median £10,000 | Median | Mean | vs UK median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | £15,734 | £15,734 | £17,525 | +57% |
| Scotland | £11,617 | £11,617 | £11,863 | +16% |
| Wales | £10,802 | £10,802 | £11,002 | +8% |
| East Midlands | £10,099 | £10,099 | £10,154 | +1% |
| North West | £9,656 | £9,656 | £10,046 | -3% |
| East of England | £9,437 | £9,437 | £10,351 | -6% |
| West Midlands | £9,360 | £9,360 | £9,915 | -6% |
| South West | £9,101 | £9,101 | £9,888 | -9% |
| South East | £8,662 | £8,662 | £10,943 | -13% |
| North East (current region) | £7,996 | £7,996 | £9,167 | -20% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | £7,635 | £7,635 | £9,403 | -24% |
| Region | Median | vs UK |
|---|---|---|
| London £15,734 | £15,734Mean £17,525 | +57% |
| Scotland £11,617 | £11,617Mean £11,863 | +16% |
| Wales £10,802 | £10,802Mean £11,002 | +8% |
| East Midlands £10,099 | £10,099Mean £10,154 | +1% |
| North West £9,656 | £9,656Mean £10,046 | -3% |
| East of England £9,437 | £9,437Mean £10,351 | -6% |
| West Midlands £9,360 | £9,360Mean £9,915 | -6% |
| South West £9,101 | £9,101Mean £9,888 | -9% |
| South East £8,662 | £8,662Mean £10,943 | -13% |
| North East (current region) £7,996 | £7,996Mean £9,167 | -20% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber £7,635 | £7,635Mean £9,403 | -24% |
Sorted highest median to lowest. The vertical line marks the UK median (£10,000); ‘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 waiters and waitresses pay in North East has changed over time
Median annual pay for waiters and waitresses in North East by year, shown against the UK-wide median (Source: ONS ASHE). The shaded band is the UK-wide 25%–75% pay range — ONS does not publish pay range breakdowns at region level.
North East median
UK median
▪ UK-wide 25%–75% 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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