Nursery Practitioner Salary
Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 109,000 jobs.
Median salary
£19,516
gross, per year, all employees
Part-time work is common in this occupation, so the figure above sits 21.5% below the £23,717 median for people working full-time.
▲ 9.3% change on the previous year
Full-time only
£23,717
Part-time only
£13,333
Mean
£19,233
Jobs measured
109,000
What most nursery practitioners actually earn
Half of nursery practitioners earn between £13,622 and £24,510. Earning above £24,510 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of nursery practitioners earn less than this.
Nursery Practitioner salary by region
10 of 11 GB regions have a published figure for this occupation.
| Region | Median | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland | £22,949 | £23,055 |
| North East | £21,371 | £19,935 |
| North West | £20,249 | £19,144 |
| South East | £19,270 | £18,405 |
| London | £18,799 | £20,164 |
| Wales | £18,402 | £20,791 |
| West Midlands | £18,397 | £17,997 |
| South West | £17,817 | £18,821 |
| East Midlands | £16,458 | £18,008 |
| East | £16,048 | £17,530 |
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Early education and childcare practitioners
- SOC 2020 code
- 3232
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
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 Practitioner salary FAQs
What is the average Nursery Practitioner salary in UK?
The median is £19,516 a year and the mean is £19,233, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; full-time employees alone have a median of £23,717 and part-time employees £13,333.
What is a good Nursery Practitioner salary?
Half of nursery practitioners earn between £13,622 and £24,510. Anything above £24,510 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 109,000 jobs in this occupation.
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