Cleaner Salary in Scotland
Official ONS earnings for Scotland, covering 48,000 jobs.
Median salary — Scotland
£12,791
gross, per year, all employees
▲ 7.2% change on the previous year
Mean
£14,845
Jobs measured
48,000
What most cleaners actually earn
Half of cleaners in Scotland earn between £9,376 and £23,372. Earning above £23,372 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 “Elementary Cleaning Occupations” group in Scotland.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of cleaners earn less than this.
How Scotland ranks for cleaner pay
1st
of 6 GB regions with a published figure
Scotland pays cleaners more than anywhere else ONS measures — £3,047 above West Midlands, the lowest of the 6.
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
- Cleaners and domestics
- SOC 2020 code
- 9223
- 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.
Cleaner salary FAQs
What is the average Cleaner salary in Scotland?
The median is £12,791 a year and the mean is £14,845, 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 Cleaner salary?
Half of cleaners earn between £9,376 and £23,372. Anything above £23,372 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 48,000 jobs in this occupation.
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