Care Home Manager Salary
Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 58,000 jobs.
Median salary
£40,661
gross, per year, all employees
▲ 5% change on the previous year
Full-time only
£42,700
Part-time only
£23,152
Mean
£42,762
Jobs measured
58,000
What most care home managers actually earn
Half of care home managers earn between £31,659 and £51,881. Earning above £51,881 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 care home managers earn less than this.
Care Home Manager salary by region
8 of 11 GB regions have a published figure for this occupation.
| Region | Median | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| East Midlands | £47,546 | £48,174 |
| Wales | £44,143 | £44,109 |
| West Midlands | £43,743 | £44,658 |
| South East | £43,267 | £43,564 |
| East | £38,467 | £39,716 |
| South West | £38,154 | £42,246 |
| North West | £36,885 | £37,254 |
| London | £32,134 | £31,550 |
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors
- SOC 2020 code
- 1232
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS doesn't measure “care home manager” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS group covers residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors.
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.
Care Home Manager salary FAQs
What is the average Care Home Manager salary in UK?
The median is £40,661 a year and the mean is £42,762, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; full-time employees alone have a median of £42,700 and part-time employees £23,152.
What is a good Care Home Manager salary?
Half of care home managers earn between £31,659 and £51,881. Anything above £51,881 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 58,000 jobs in this occupation.
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