Painter and Decorator Salary in South East
Official ONS earnings for South East.
Median salary — South East
£31,920
gross, per year, all employees
Mean
£33,284
What most painter and decorators actually earn
Half of painter and decorators across the UK earn between £23,850 and £37,852. Earning above £37,852 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 painter and decorators earn less than this.
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Painters and decorators
- SOC 2020 code
- 5323
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS publishes a sampling error of 15.7% 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 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.
Painter and Decorator salary FAQs
What is the average Painter and Decorator salary in South East?
The median is £31,920 a year and the mean is £33,284, 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 Painter and Decorator salary?
Half of painter and decorators earn between £23,850 and £37,852. Anything above £37,852 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.
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