Civil Servant Salary
Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 131,000 jobs.
Median salary
£31,363
gross, per year, all employees
▲ 8.5% change on the previous year
Full-time only
£33,000
Part-time only
£18,467
Mean
£33,290
Jobs measured
131,000
What most civil servants actually earn
Half of civil servants earn between £27,228 and £40,534. Earning above £40,534 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 civil servants earn less than this.
Civil Servant salary by region
11 of 11 GB regions have a published figure for this occupation.
| Region | Median | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| London | £38,780 | £39,080 |
| South East | £36,296 | £36,612 |
| South West | £32,547 | £32,096 |
| North West | £31,848 | £34,096 |
| West Midlands | £31,230 | £31,856 |
| East | £30,602 | £34,365 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | £30,593 | £31,659 |
| Wales | £30,238 | £29,798 |
| East Midlands | £29,592 | £31,685 |
| Scotland | £29,381 | £33,216 |
| North East | £27,724 | £28,863 |
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- National government administrative occupations
- SOC 2020 code
- 4111
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS doesn't measure “civil servant” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “National government administrative occupations”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS measures national government administrative occupations - administrative grades, not the senior civil service.
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.
Civil Servant salary FAQs
What is the average Civil Servant salary in UK?
The median is £31,363 a year and the mean is £33,290, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; full-time employees alone have a median of £33,000 and part-time employees £18,467.
What is a good Civil Servant salary?
Half of civil servants earn between £27,228 and £40,534. Anything above £40,534 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 131,000 jobs in this occupation.
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