Cabin Crew Salary
Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 24,000 jobs.
Median salary
£21,827
gross, per year, all employees
Part-time work is common in this occupation, so the figure above sits 38.2% below the £30,165 median for people working full-time.
▼ 19.7% change on the previous year
Full-time only
£30,165
Part-time only
£15,687
Mean
£22,095
Jobs measured
24,000
What a typical cabin crew takes home
On the full-time median of £30,165, 2026/27 tax year, England, Wales and Northern Ireland rates, no pension or student loan.
Take-home a month
£2,103
Take-home a year
£25,238
Income Tax
£3,519
National Insurance
£1,408
What most cabin crews actually earn
Half of cabin crews earn between £13,880 and £29,842. Earning above £29,842 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 cabin crews earn less than this.
Cabin Crew salary by region
2 of 11 GB regions have a published figure for this occupation.
| Region | Median | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| London | £28,065 | £26,045 |
| South East | £23,451 | £22,963 |
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Air travel assistants
- SOC 2020 code
- 6213
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2026 provisional
ONS publishes a sampling error of 13.0% 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.
ONS doesn't measure “cabin crew” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Air travel assistants”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS measures air travel assistants.
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.
Cabin Crew salary FAQs
What is the average Cabin Crew salary in the UK?
The median is £21,827 a year and the mean is £22,095, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; full-time employees alone have a median of £30,165 and part-time employees £15,687.
How much does a cabin crew earn per hour?
Across the UK the median hourly rate is £14.81 excluding overtime, or £14.41 for full-time employees. ASHE publishes hourly pay by occupation nationally only.
What is a good Cabin Crew salary?
Half of cabin crews earn between £13,880 and £29,842. Anything above £29,842 is in the top quarter for the role.
Has cabin crew pay gone up in the last year?
ASHE puts the year-on-year change in the median at -19.7% for this occupation in the UK. That compares the latest survey with the one before it and is not adjusted for inflation.
How many cabin crews are there in the UK?
ASHE counts around 24,000 employee jobs in “Air travel assistants” (SOC 6213) 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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