Salary rank
What salary puts you in the top 10% in the United Kingdom?
The middle full-time earner working in the United Kingdom makes £39,039 a year before tax. Below is what each published band takes, and what ONS do not publish for the United Kingdom.
What ONS publish in the United Kingdom
| Band | Salary | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Upper half | £39,039 | Published for the United Kingdom |
| Top 25% | £54,009 | Published for the United Kingdom |
| Top 10% | £76,903 | Published for the United Kingdom |
| Top 5% | £99,387 | Published for the United Kingdom |
| Top 1% | £186,840 | Published for the United Kingdom |
What each band takes
Upper half
£39,039 and over
United Kingdom figure, published by ONS.
Top 25%
£54,009 and over
United Kingdom figure, published by ONS.
Top 10%
£76,903 and over
United Kingdom figure, published by ONS.
Top 5%
£99,387 and over
United Kingdom figure, published by ONS.
Top 1%
£186,840 and over
United Kingdom figure, published by ONS.
Full-time employee jobs on adult rates who have been in the same job for more than a year. Gross annual pay for the tax year that ended 5 April 2025. ASHE covers employee jobs only: not the self-employed, and not employees who were not paid in the reference period. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.