Study Notes

Wage Differentials in the UK (Labour Markets)

Last updated 22 Mar 2021

The top & bottom earning occupations in the British labour market are summarised below

Top earnings

Occupation	Earnings
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers	£90,420
Chief executives and senior officials	£81,521
Air traffic controllers	£79,874
Medical practitioners	£71,141
Marketing and sales directors	£70,742
Information technology and telecommunications directors	£64,511
Financial managers and directors	£61,108
Senior police officers	£57,896
Financial institution managers and directors	£53,621
Senior professionals of educational establishments	£50,367

Bottom earnings

Occupation	Earnings
Waiters and waitresses	£12,507
Bar staff	£12,948
Hairdressers and barbers	£13,373
Kitchen and catering assistants	£13,396
Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers	£13,767
Retail cashiers and check-out operators	£13,911
Playworkers	£14,023
Cleaners and domestics	£14,164
Nursery nurses and assistants	£14,305
Other elementary services occupations n.e.c.	£14,575

Source: UK office of national statistics

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