Adult Nurse Salary
Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 720,000 jobs.
Median salary
£36,775
gross, per year, all employees
Part-time work is common in this occupation, so the figure above sits 15% below the £42,300 median for people working full-time.
▲ 5% change on the previous year
Full-time only
£42,300
Part-time only
£21,572
Mean
£35,312
Jobs measured
720,000
What most adult nurses actually earn
Half of adult nurses earn between £24,960 and £45,742. Earning above £45,742 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of adult nurses earn less than this.
Adult Nurse salary by region
11 of 11 GB regions have a published figure for this occupation.
| Region | Median | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| London | £43,897 | £42,973 |
| South East | £38,804 | £37,630 |
| North West | £36,591 | £36,023 |
| West Midlands | £36,551 | £36,139 |
| South West | £36,503 | £35,816 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | £36,483 | £35,699 |
| North East | £36,385 | £35,576 |
| Scotland | £36,254 | £35,065 |
| Wales | £35,816 | £34,359 |
| East Midlands | £35,117 | £34,301 |
| East | £20,972 | £24,705 |
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Other nursing professionals
- SOC 2020 code
- 2237
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS doesn't measure “adult nurse” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Other nursing professionals”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS measures other nursing professionals - nurses outside the community, specialist, practitioner and mental health groups.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.
Adult Nurse salary FAQs
What is the average Adult Nurse salary in UK?
The median is £36,775 a year and the mean is £35,312, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; full-time employees alone have a median of £42,300 and part-time employees £21,572.
What is a good Adult Nurse salary?
Half of adult nurses earn between £24,960 and £45,742. Anything above £45,742 is in the top quarter for the role.
Is this figure official?
Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 720,000 jobs in this occupation.
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