Nursery Assistant Salary in South West
Official ONS earnings for South West, covering 7,000 jobs.
Median salary — South West
£19,100
gross, per year, all employees
Mean
£18,895
Jobs measured
7,000
What a typical nursery assistant takes home
On the median of £19,100, 2026/27 tax year, England, Wales and Northern Ireland rates, no pension or student loan.
Take-home a month
£1,439
Take-home a year
£17,271
Income Tax
£1,306
National Insurance
£522
What most nursery assistants actually earn
Half of nursery assistants in South West earn between £11,384 and £20,883. Earning above £20,883 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 “Teaching and Childcare Support Occupations” group in South West.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of nursery assistants earn less than this.
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Early education and childcare assistants
- SOC 2020 code
- 6111
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2026 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.
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.
Nursery Assistant salary FAQs
What is the average Nursery Assistant salary in South West?
The median is £19,100 a year and the mean is £18,895, 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 nursery assistant earn per hour?
Across the UK the median hourly rate is £14.23 excluding overtime. ASHE publishes hourly pay by occupation nationally only, so there is no separate rate for South West.
What is a good Nursery Assistant salary?
Half of nursery assistants earn between £11,384 and £20,883. Anything above £20,883 is in the top quarter for the role.
Do nursery assistants in South West earn more than the UK average?
The median in South West is £19,100 against £20,329 across the UK, 6.0% lower. ONS marks the South West figure as imprecise, so treat the gap as indicative.
How many nursery assistants are there in South West?
ASHE counts around 7,000 employee jobs in “Early education and childcare assistants” (SOC 6111) in South West. 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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