Nannies and au pairs salary in the UK
The median full-time salary for nannies and au pairs in the UK is £38,447 (ONS, 2025). After tax and National Insurance at 2026/27 rates that is about £2,600 a month.
Pay range for nannies and au pairs
This is the ONS occupation group "Nannies and au pairs" (SOC 2020 code 6116). ONS figures for 2025 show that a quarter earn less than £24,628 and half earn less than £38,447.
| 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 | £24,628 | £2,052 | £21,252 | £1,771 |
| Median (50th percentile) | £38,447 | £3,204 | £31,201 | £2,600 |
| 75th percentile | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| 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 nannies and au pairs as acceptable, so use it with caution: its sampling error (coefficient of variation) is 16%.
Where nannies and au pairs rank
The median for nannies and au pairs ranks joint 145th of 362 occupations on this site, in the upper half, and 2nd of 25 in caring, leisure and other service occupations. It is £592 (1.5%) lower than the UK median of £39,039 for all full-time employee jobs. ONS change on the previous year: the median for nannies and au pairs rose 9.9%, more than the 4.3% rise in the UK median for all full-time jobs. 59 of 358 occupations had a change this large in either direction. ONS figures for one occupation come from a sample, so they can move a lot from one year to the next.
Jobs with the nearest medians: Office managers (£38,630), Data analysts (£38,572), Managers and directors in retail and wholesale (£38,447), Mining and quarry workers and related operatives (£38,301), Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture (£38,182) and Librarians (£38,068).
How spread out pay is
ONS published the 25th percentile (£24,628) but not the 75th, so we cannot show the middle half of the range for nannies and au pairs.
The mean for nannies and au pairs (total pay divided by the number of employees) is £38,262, which is £185 (0.5%) lower 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 nannies and au pairs is smaller.
Nannies and au pairs and related jobs
Among these 4 jobs in the same ONS minor group, this one has the highest median. The highest median among them is £38,447 (nannies and au pairs) and the lowest £21,239 (teaching assistants).
| Job | SOC code | Median salary | Take-home a month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nannies and au pairs | 6116 | £38,447 | £2,600 |
| Early education and childcare assistants | 6111 | £24,742 | £1,778 |
| Educational support assistants | 6113 | £21,448 | £1,580 |
| Teaching assistants | 6112 | £21,239 | £1,568 |
Take-home pay against all jobs
At the median, nannies and au pairs take home about £2,600 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nannies and au pairs | £38,447 | £2,600 | £2,596 |
| 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 6116. 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 £38,447, take-home pay is about £2,600 a month (£31,201 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 £2,596 a month.
ONS figures for full-time jobs (2025) show that a quarter earn less than £24,628 and half earn less than £38,447. ONS did not publish every point in the range because some estimates are not reliable enough.
No. The median for nannies and au pairs is £38,447, which is £592 (1.5%) lower than the UK median of £39,039 for all full-time employee jobs (ONS, 2025). It ranks joint 145th of 362 occupations on this site.