Hotel Manager Salary
Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 17,000 jobs.
Median salary
£33,008
gross, per year, all employees
Part-time work is common in this occupation, so the figure above sits 10.3% below the £36,419 median for people working full-time.
▼ 5.7% change on the previous year
Full-time only
£36,419
Mean
£38,784
Jobs measured
17,000
What a typical hotel manager takes home
On the full-time median of £36,419, 2026/27 tax year, England, Wales and Northern Ireland rates, no pension or student loan.
Take-home a month
£2,478
Take-home a year
£29,741
Income Tax
£4,770
National Insurance
£1,908
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of hotel managers earn less than this.
Hotel Manager salary by region
1 of 11 GB regions have a published figure for this occupation.
| Region | Median | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland | £38,581 | £41,247 |
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors
- SOC 2020 code
- 1221
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS doesn't measure “hotel manager” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS group also covers accommodation proprietors.
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.
Hotel Manager salary FAQs
What is the average Hotel Manager salary in the UK?
The median is £33,008 a year and the mean is £38,784, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; full-time employees alone have a median of £36,419.
How much does a hotel manager earn per hour?
Across the UK the median hourly rate is £16.19 excluding overtime, or £16.36 for full-time employees. ASHE publishes hourly pay by occupation nationally only.
Has hotel manager pay gone up in the last year?
ASHE puts the year-on-year change in the median at -5.7% for this occupation in the UK. That compares the latest survey with the one before it and is not adjusted for inflation.
How many hotel managers are there in the UK?
ASHE counts around 17,000 employee jobs in “Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors” (SOC 1221) in the UK. 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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