Cashier Salary in Wales
Official ONS earnings for Wales, covering 5,000 jobs.
Median salary — Wales
£15,011
gross, per year, all employees
Mean
£16,216
Jobs measured
5,000
What a typical cashier takes home
On the median of £15,011, 2026/27 tax year, England, Wales and Northern Ireland rates, no pension or student loan.
Take-home a month
£1,194
Take-home a year
£14,327
Income Tax
£488
National Insurance
£195
What most cashiers actually earn
Half of cashiers in Wales earn between £10,541 and £22,448. Earning above £22,448 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 “Sales Assistants and Retail Cashiers” group in Wales.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of cashiers earn less than this.
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Retail cashiers and check-out operators
- SOC 2020 code
- 7112
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2026 provisional
ONS publishes a sampling error of 15.7% 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 Wales 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.
Cashier salary FAQs
What is the average Cashier salary in Wales?
The median is £15,011 a year and the mean is £16,216, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; ASHE publishes no full-time split at regional level.
How much does a cashier earn per hour?
Across the UK the median hourly rate is £13.80 excluding overtime, or £14.00 for full-time employees. ASHE publishes hourly pay by occupation nationally only, so there is no separate rate for Wales.
What is a good Cashier salary?
Half of cashiers earn between £10,541 and £22,448. Anything above £22,448 is in the top quarter for the role.
What is the starting salary for a cashier?
ASHE does not record experience, so there is no official starting salary. What it does show is that the lowest-paid 10% of cashiers earn under £7,203 and the lowest quarter under £10,541 — the range a new entrant is most likely to be offered.
Do cashiers in Wales earn more than the UK average?
The median in Wales is £15,011 against £15,762 across the UK, 4.8% lower. ONS marks the Wales figure as imprecise, so treat the gap as indicative.
How many cashiers are there in Wales?
ASHE counts around 5,000 employee jobs in “Retail cashiers and check-out operators” (SOC 7112) in Wales. 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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