Nursery Practitioner Salary in East
Official ONS earnings for East, covering 13,000 jobs.
Median salary — East
£16,474
gross, per year, all employees
▼ 2.7% change on the previous year
Mean
£17,823
Jobs measured
13,000
What a typical nursery practitioner takes home
On the median of £16,474, 2026/27 tax year, England, Wales and Northern Ireland rates, no pension or student loan.
Take-home a month
£1,282
Take-home a year
£15,381
Income Tax
£781
National Insurance
£312
What most nursery practitioners actually earn
Half of nursery practitioners in East earn between £11,867 and £23,382. Earning above £23,382 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 Associate Professionals” group in East.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of nursery practitioners earn less than this.
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, 2026 provisional
ONS publishes a sampling error of 13.3% 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 East 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 Practitioner salary FAQs
What is the average Nursery Practitioner salary in East?
The median is £16,474 a year and the mean is £17,823, 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 practitioner earn per hour?
Across the UK the median hourly rate is £13.67 excluding overtime. ASHE publishes hourly pay by occupation nationally only, so there is no separate rate for East.
What is a good Nursery Practitioner salary?
Half of nursery practitioners earn between £11,867 and £23,382. Anything above £23,382 is in the top quarter for the role.
What is the starting salary for a nursery practitioner?
ASHE does not record experience, so there is no official starting salary. What it does show is that the lowest-paid 10% of nursery practitioners earn under £8,574 and the lowest quarter under £11,867 — the range a new entrant is most likely to be offered.
Do nursery practitioners in East earn more than the UK average?
The median in East is £16,474 against £20,464 across the UK, 19.5% lower. ONS marks the East figure as imprecise, so treat the gap as indicative.
Has nursery practitioner pay gone up in the last year?
ASHE puts the year-on-year change in the median at -2.7% for this occupation in East. That compares the latest survey with the one before it and is not adjusted for inflation.
How many nursery practitioners are there in East?
ASHE counts around 13,000 employee jobs in “Early education and childcare practitioners” (SOC 3232) in East. 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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