Barber Salary
Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 38,000 jobs.
Median salary
£15,064
gross, per year, all employees
Part-time work is common in this occupation, so the figure above sits 61.2% below the £24,279 median for people working full-time.
▲ 2.9% change on the previous year
Full-time only
£24,279
Part-time only
£11,532
Mean
£16,792
Jobs measured
38,000
What most barbers actually earn
Half of barbers earn between £10,378 and £23,383. Earning above £23,383 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 barbers earn less than this.
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Hairdressers and barbers
- SOC 2020 code
- 6221
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS doesn't measure “barber” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Hairdressers and barbers”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS group combines hairdressers and barbers.
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.
Barber salary FAQs
What is the average Barber salary in UK?
The median is £15,064 a year and the mean is £16,792, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; full-time employees alone have a median of £24,279 and part-time employees £11,532.
What is a good Barber salary?
Half of barbers earn between £10,378 and £23,383. Anything above £23,383 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 38,000 jobs in this occupation.
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