Care Worker Salary in Wales
Official ONS earnings for Wales, covering 33,000 jobs.
Median salary — Wales
£22,622
gross, per year, all employees
▲ 11.7% change on the previous year
Mean
£22,038
Jobs measured
33,000
What most care workers actually earn
Half of care workers in Wales earn between £16,199 and £29,798. Earning above £29,798 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Caring Personal Services” group in Wales.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of care workers earn less than this.
How Wales ranks for care worker pay
1st
of 10 GB regions with a published figure
Wales pays care workers more than anywhere else ONS measures — £2,621 above West Midlands, the lowest of the 10.
Ranking compares published regional medians for the same occupation. It says nothing about cost of living — a higher median doesn't survive contact with rent. The cost of living calculator is the honest next step.
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Care workers and home carers
- SOC 2020 code
- 6135
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
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 Worker salary FAQs
What is the average Care Worker salary in Wales?
The median is £22,622 a year and the mean is £22,038, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; ASHE publishes no full-time split at regional level.
What is a good Care Worker salary?
Half of care workers earn between £16,199 and £29,798. Anything above £29,798 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 33,000 jobs in this occupation.
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