Housekeepers and related occupations salary in the UK
The median full-time salary for housekeepers and related occupations in the UK is £25,335 (ONS, 2025). After tax and National Insurance at 2026/27 rates that is about £1,813 a month.
Pay range for housekeepers and related occupations
This is the ONS occupation group "Housekeepers and related occupations" (SOC 2020 code 6231). ONS figures for 2025 show that a quarter earn less than £22,342, half earn less than £25,335 and a quarter earn more than £28,241.
| Point in the pay range | Gross a year | Gross a month | Take-home a year | Take-home a month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| 25th percentile | £22,342 | £1,862 | £19,606 | £1,634 |
| Median (50th percentile) | £25,335 | £2,111 | £21,761 | £1,813 |
| 75th percentile | £28,241 | £2,353 | £23,853 | £1,988 |
| 90th percentile | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
Take-home at England, Wales and Northern Ireland rates. Not published means ONS did not publish that figure because the estimate is not reliable enough. ONS rates the median for housekeepers and related occupations as precise: its sampling error (coefficient of variation) is 4%. ONS estimates about 13,000 full-time employee jobs in this occupation. ONS says job counts like this are indicative only.
Where housekeepers and related occupations rank
The median for housekeepers and related occupations ranks 341st of 362 occupations on this site, in the bottom quarter, and 19th of 25 in caring, leisure and other service occupations. It is £13,704 (35.1%) lower than the UK median of £39,039 for all full-time employee jobs. ONS change on the previous year: the median for housekeepers and related occupations rose 2.4%, less than the 4.3% rise in the UK median for all full-time jobs.
Jobs with the nearest medians: Higher level teaching assistants (£25,434), Footwear and leather working trades (£25,357), Other elementary services occupations n.e.c. (£25,344), Animal care services occupations n.e.c. (£25,067), Sales and retail assistants (£25,056) and Shelf fillers (£24,896).
How spread out pay is
The middle half of full-time housekeepers and related occupations earn between £22,342 and £28,241, a gap of £5,899, or 23.3% of the median. That is £18,848 narrower than the £24,747 gap for all UK jobs, and the 218th widest of the 223 jobs where ONS published both figures, one of the narrower middle ranges.
The mean for housekeepers and related occupations (total pay divided by the number of employees) is £25,500, which is £165 (0.7%) higher than the median. The two are close, so very high or very low salaries are not pulling the average far from the middle. For all UK full-time jobs the mean is 24.3% above the median, so the gap for housekeepers and related occupations is smaller.
Housekeepers and related occupations and related jobs
Among these 4 jobs in the same or nearby ONS occupation groups, this one has the 3rd highest median. The highest median among them is £28,950 (caretakers) and the lowest £24,124 (beauticians and related occupations).
| Job | SOC code | Median salary | Take-home a month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caretakers | 6232 | £28,950 | £2,030 |
| Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors | 6240 | £28,605 | £2,010 |
| Housekeepers and related occupations | 6231 | £25,335 | £1,813 |
| Beauticians and related occupations | 6222 | £24,124 | £1,741 |
Take-home pay against all jobs
At the median, housekeepers and related occupations take home about £1,813 a month, against £2,636 on the UK median for all jobs. Scotland has its own income tax bands, so take-home pay on the same salary is different there.
| Group | Median a year | Take-home a month | Take-home a month in Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housekeepers and related occupations | £25,335 | £1,813 | £1,817 |
| All full-time employee jobs, UK | £39,039 | £2,636 | £2,631 |
Related pages
All jobs in the Caring, leisure and other service occupations table, average salary by area, the take home pay calculator, salary to hourly calculator and pay rise calculator.
How this is worked out
Pay: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), 2025 provisional, SOC 2020 unit group 6231. Take-home: 2026/27 rates, tax code 1257L, no pension or student loan. How to read these figures.
Sources
- ASHE Table 14: earnings by occupation (4-digit SOC), 2025 provisional (ONS)
- ASHE Table 7: earnings by place of work, local authority, 2025 provisional (ONS)
- SOC 2020 Volume 1: structure and descriptions of unit groups (ONS)
- Income Tax rates and Personal Allowances (GOV.UK)
- Scottish Income Tax (GOV.UK)
- National Insurance: how much you pay (GOV.UK)
Figures checked on 12 October 2026. ONS plans to publish its next ASHE figures on 22 October 2026. Read how we calculate or tell us about a mistake.
Frequently asked questions
On the median full-time salary of £25,335, take-home pay is about £1,813 a month (£21,761 a year) after 2026/27 income tax and National Insurance, with tax code 1257L and no pension or student loan. In Scotland, where income tax is different, it is about £1,817 a month.
ONS figures for full-time jobs (2025) show that a quarter earn less than £22,342, half earn less than £25,335 and a quarter earn more than £28,241. ONS did not publish every point in the range because some estimates are not reliable enough.
No. The median for housekeepers and related occupations is £25,335, which is £13,704 (35.1%) lower than the UK median of £39,039 for all full-time employee jobs (ONS, 2025). It ranks 341st of 362 occupations on this site.