Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors salary in the UK
The median full-time salary for restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors in the UK is £31,692 (ONS, 2025). After tax and National Insurance at 2026/27 rates that is about £2,195 a month.
Pay range for restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors
This is the ONS occupation group "Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors" (SOC 2020 code 1222). ONS figures for 2025 show that one in ten earn less than £22,393, a quarter earn less than £27,257, half earn less than £31,692 and a quarter earn more than £37,814.
| Point in the pay range | Gross a year | Gross a month | Take-home a year | Take-home a month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | £22,393 | £1,866 | £19,643 | £1,637 |
| 25th percentile | £27,257 | £2,271 | £23,145 | £1,929 |
| Median (50th percentile) | £31,692 | £2,641 | £26,338 | £2,195 |
| 75th percentile | £37,814 | £3,151 | £30,746 | £2,562 |
| 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 restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors as precise: its sampling error (coefficient of variation) is 3.7%. ONS estimates about 39,000 full-time employee jobs in this occupation. ONS says job counts like this are indicative only.
Where restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors rank
The median for restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors ranks 240th of 362 occupations on this site, in the lower half, and 30th of 31 in managers, directors and senior officials. It is £7,347 (18.8%) lower than the UK median of £39,039 for all full-time employee jobs. ONS change on the previous year: the median for restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors rose 0.5%, less than the 4.3% rise in the UK median for all full-time jobs. That is a change of less than 1%.
Jobs with the nearest medians: Houseparents and residential wardens (£31,871), Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers (£31,851), Process operatives n.e.c. (£31,717), Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers (£31,677), Hire services managers and proprietors (£31,626) and Telephonists (£31,568).
How spread out pay is
The middle half of full-time restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors earn between £27,257 and £37,814, a gap of £10,557, or 33.3% of the median. That is £14,190 narrower than the £24,747 gap for all UK jobs, and the 149th widest of the 223 jobs where ONS published both figures, in the lower half of the list.
The mean for restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors (total pay divided by the number of employees) is £33,185, which is £1,493 (4.7%) higher than the median. When the mean is above the median, a smaller number of higher salaries are pulling the average up. For all UK full-time jobs the mean is 24.3% above the median, so the gap for restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors is smaller.
Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors and related jobs
Among these 4 jobs in the same ONS minor group, this one has the lowest median. The highest median among them is £38,043 (publicans and managers of licensed premises) and the lowest £31,692 (restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors).
| Job | SOC code | Median salary | Take-home a month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Publicans and managers of licensed premises | 1223 | £38,043 | £2,576 |
| Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors | 1221 | £36,419 | £2,478 |
| Leisure and sports managers | 1224 | £36,026 | £2,455 |
| Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors | 1222 | £31,692 | £2,195 |
Take-home pay against all jobs
At the median, restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors take home about £2,195 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors | £31,692 | £2,195 | £2,196 |
| All full-time employee jobs, UK | £39,039 | £2,636 | £2,631 |
Related pages
All jobs in the Managers, directors and senior officials 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 1222. 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 £31,692, take-home pay is about £2,195 a month (£26,338 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 £2,196 a month.
ONS figures for full-time jobs (2025) show that one in ten earn less than £22,393, a quarter earn less than £27,257, half earn less than £31,692 and a quarter earn more than £37,814. ONS did not publish every point in the range because some estimates are not reliable enough.
No. The median for restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors is £31,692, which is £7,347 (18.8%) lower than the UK median of £39,039 for all full-time employee jobs (ONS, 2025). It ranks 240th of 362 occupations on this site.