Packer Salary in East
Official ONS earnings for East, covering 5,000 jobs.
Median salary — East
£27,638
gross, per year, all employees
Mean
£27,104
Jobs measured
5,000
What a typical packer takes home
On the median of £27,638, 2026/27 tax year, England, Wales and Northern Ireland rates, no pension or student loan.
Take-home a month
£1,952
Take-home a year
£23,419
Income Tax
£3,014
National Insurance
£1,205
What most packers actually earn
Half of packers across the UK earn between £23,529 and £31,985. Earning above £31,985 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 packers earn less than this.
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers
- SOC 2020 code
- 9132
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2026 provisional
ONS publishes a sampling error of 13.8% 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.
ONS doesn't measure “packer” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS group covers packers, bottlers, canners and fillers.
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.
Packer salary FAQs
What is the average Packer salary in East?
The median is £27,638 a year and the mean is £27,104, 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 packer earn per hour?
Across the UK the median hourly rate is £13.57 excluding overtime, or £13.77 for full-time employees. ASHE publishes hourly pay by occupation nationally only, so there is no separate rate for East.
What is a good Packer salary?
Half of packers earn between £23,529 and £31,985. Anything above £31,985 is in the top quarter for the role.
What is the starting salary for a packer?
ASHE does not record experience, so there is no official starting salary. What it does show is that the lowest-paid 10% of packers earn under £13,325 and the lowest quarter under £23,529 — the range a new entrant is most likely to be offered.
Do packers in East earn more than the UK average?
The median in East is £27,638 against £27,252 across the UK, 1.4% higher. ONS marks the East figure as imprecise, so treat the gap as indicative.
How many packers are there in East?
ASHE counts around 5,000 employee jobs in “Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers” (SOC 9132) 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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