Barista Salary
Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 16,000 jobs.
Median salary
£12,170
gross, per year, all employees
Part-time work is common in this occupation, so the figure above sits 77.5% below the £21,598 median for people working full-time.
Full-time only
£21,598
Part-time only
£9,853
Mean
£13,476
Jobs measured
16,000
What a typical barista takes home
On the full-time median of £21,598, 2026/27 tax year, England, Wales and Northern Ireland rates, no pension or student loan.
Take-home a month
£1,589
Take-home a year
£19,070
Income Tax
£1,806
National Insurance
£722
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of baristas earn less than this.
Barista salary by region
3 of 11 GB regions have a published figure for this occupation.
| Region | Median | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland | £16,910 | £17,904 |
| North West | £15,540 | £16,623 |
| East Midlands | £14,149 | £15,076 |
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Coffee shop workers
- SOC 2020 code
- 9266
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS publishes a sampling error of 19.0% for this figure and asks that anything above 10% is treated as imprecise — too few people in this region answered the survey for this occupation. The figure is shown because it is the one ONS published, but it is not firm enough to rank this region against anywhere else, so this page doesn't.
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.
Barista salary FAQs
What is the average Barista salary in the UK?
The median is £12,170 a year and the mean is £13,476, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; full-time employees alone have a median of £21,598 and part-time employees £9,853.
How much does a barista earn per hour?
Across the UK the median hourly rate is £12.30 excluding overtime, or £12.60 for full-time employees. ASHE publishes hourly pay by occupation nationally only.
How many baristas are there in the UK?
ASHE counts around 16,000 employee jobs in “Coffee shop workers” (SOC 9266) in the UK. Self-employed work is not included.
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.
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