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UK salary report · 2026

Local Government Officer Salary in South West

Official ONS earnings for South West, covering 7,000 jobs.

ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Grouped occupation Imprecise estimate Where this comes from →

Median salary — South West

£24,092

gross, per year, all employees

Mean

£23,241

Jobs measured

7,000

What most local government officers actually earn

Half of local government officers across the UK earn between £19,911 and £33,933. Earning above £33,933 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.

This range is UK-wide — ONS publishes no regional breakdown of the spread for this occupation.

The full pay range

Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of local government officers earn less than this.

10th
£10,735
20th
£16,442
25th
£19,911
30th
£21,679
40th
£25,476
50th
£27,642
60th
£30,060
70th
£32,654
75th
£33,933
80th
£35,279
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Where this figure comes from

ONS occupation group
Local government administrative occupations
SOC 2020 code
4112
Measure
Gross annual pay, all employees
Edition
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional

ONS publishes a sampling error of 17.3% 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 South West against anywhere else, so this page doesn't.

ONS doesn't measure “local government officer” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Local government administrative occupations”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS measures local government administrative occupations.

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.

Local Government Officer salary FAQs

What is the average Local Government Officer salary in South West?

The median is £24,092 a year and the mean is £23,241, 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 Local Government Officer salary?

Half of local government officers earn between £19,911 and £33,933. Anything above £33,933 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 7,000 jobs in this occupation.

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