Kitchen Assistant Salary in Scotland
Official ONS earnings for Scotland, covering 34,000 jobs.
Median salary — Scotland
£14,758
gross, per year, all employees
▲ 12.3% change on the previous year
Mean
£16,596
Jobs measured
34,000
What a typical kitchen assistant takes home
On the median of £14,758, 2026/27 tax year, Scottish rates, no pension or student loan.
Take-home a month
£1,181
Take-home a year
£14,167
Income Tax
£416
National Insurance
£175
What most kitchen assistants actually earn
Half of kitchen assistants in Scotland earn between £7,854 and £22,545. Earning above £22,545 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 “Other Elementary Services Occupations” group in Scotland.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of kitchen assistants earn less than this.
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Kitchen and catering assistants
- SOC 2020 code
- 9263
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2026 provisional
ONS publishes a sampling error of 12.0% 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 Scotland 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.
Kitchen Assistant salary FAQs
What is the average Kitchen Assistant salary in Scotland?
The median is £14,758 a year and the mean is £16,596, 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 kitchen assistant earn per hour?
Across the UK the median hourly rate is £13.02 excluding overtime, or £13.50 for full-time employees. ASHE publishes hourly pay by occupation nationally only, so there is no separate rate for Scotland.
What is a good Kitchen Assistant salary?
Half of kitchen assistants earn between £7,854 and £22,545. Anything above £22,545 is in the top quarter for the role.
Do kitchen assistants in Scotland earn more than the UK average?
The median in Scotland is £14,758 against £13,397 across the UK, 10.2% higher. ONS marks the Scotland figure as imprecise, so treat the gap as indicative.
Has kitchen assistant pay gone up in the last year?
ASHE puts the year-on-year change in the median at +12.3% for this occupation in Scotland. That compares the latest survey with the one before it and is not adjusted for inflation.
How many kitchen assistants are there in Scotland?
ASHE counts around 34,000 employee jobs in “Kitchen and catering assistants” (SOC 9263) in Scotland. 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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