Beautician Salary
Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 29,000 jobs.
Median salary
£15,028
gross, per year, all employees
Part-time work is common in this occupation, so the figure above sits 73.3% below the £26,046 median for people working full-time.
▲ 0.3% change on the previous year
Full-time only
£26,046
Part-time only
£12,223
Mean
£16,836
Jobs measured
29,000
What a typical beautician takes home
On the full-time median of £26,046, 2026/27 tax year, England, Wales and Northern Ireland rates, no pension or student loan.
Take-home a month
£1,856
Take-home a year
£22,273
Income Tax
£2,695
National Insurance
£1,078
What most beauticians actually earn
Half of beauticians earn between £10,598 and £22,879. Earning above £22,879 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 beauticians earn less than this.
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Beauticians and related occupations
- SOC 2020 code
- 6222
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2026 provisional
ONS doesn't measure “beautician” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Beauticians and related occupations”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS group covers beauticians and related occupations.
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.
Beautician salary FAQs
What is the average Beautician salary in the UK?
The median is £15,028 a year and the mean is £16,836, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; full-time employees alone have a median of £26,046 and part-time employees £12,223.
How much does a beautician earn per hour?
Across the UK the median hourly rate is £13.00 excluding overtime, or £13.37 for full-time employees. ASHE publishes hourly pay by occupation nationally only.
What is a good Beautician salary?
Half of beauticians earn between £10,598 and £22,879. Anything above £22,879 is in the top quarter for the role.
What is the starting salary for a beautician?
ASHE does not record experience, so there is no official starting salary. What it does show is that the lowest-paid 10% of beauticians earn under £7,556 and the lowest quarter under £10,598 — the range a new entrant is most likely to be offered.
Has beautician pay gone up in the last year?
ASHE puts the year-on-year change in the median at +0.3% for this occupation in the UK. That compares the latest survey with the one before it and is not adjusted for inflation.
How many beauticians are there in the UK?
ASHE counts around 29,000 employee jobs in “Beauticians and related occupations” (SOC 6222) 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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