Healthcare Assistant Salary in East
Official ONS earnings for East, covering 34,000 jobs.
Median salary — East
£25,030
gross, per year
▲ 0% change on the previous year
Mean
£23,986
Jobs measured
34,000
What most healthcare assistants actually earn
Half of healthcare assistants in East earn between £16,837 and £30,439. Earning above £30,439 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 East.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of healthcare assistants earn less than this.
How East ranks for healthcare assistant pay
3rd
of 11 GB regions with a published figure
London tops the table on £28,327 and North East sits at the bottom on £23,575. East is £3,297 short of the top.
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
- Nursing auxiliaries and assistants
- SOC 2020 code
- 6131
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS doesn't measure “healthcare assistant” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Nursing auxiliaries and assistants”, which includes this role alongside others.
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.
Healthcare Assistant salary FAQs
What is the average Healthcare Assistant salary in East?
The median is £25,030 a year and the mean is £23,986, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is a good Healthcare Assistant salary?
Half of healthcare assistants earn between £16,837 and £30,439. Anything above £30,439 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 34,000 jobs in this occupation.
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