Pharmacy Assistant Salary
Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 47,000 jobs.
Median salary
£17,993
gross, per year, all employees
Part-time work is common in this occupation, so the figure above sits 32.2% below the £23,783 median for people working full-time.
▲ 4.1% change on the previous year
Full-time only
£23,783
Part-time only
£13,461
Mean
£17,724
Jobs measured
47,000
What most pharmacy assistants actually earn
Half of pharmacy assistants earn between £12,629 and £23,643. Earning above £23,643 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 pharmacy assistants earn less than this.
Pharmacy Assistant salary by region
7 of 11 GB regions have a published figure for this occupation.
| Region | Median | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| South West | £20,569 | £20,002 |
| South East | £20,207 | £19,225 |
| East Midlands | £20,077 | £18,769 |
| East | £18,278 | £18,363 |
| North East | £17,573 | £15,958 |
| West Midlands | £16,341 | £16,929 |
| North West | £15,730 | £17,932 |
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants
- SOC 2020 code
- 7114
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS doesn't measure “pharmacy assistant” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS group combines pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants.
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.
Pharmacy Assistant salary FAQs
What is the average Pharmacy Assistant salary in UK?
The median is £17,993 a year and the mean is £17,724, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; full-time employees alone have a median of £23,783 and part-time employees £13,461.
What is a good Pharmacy Assistant salary?
Half of pharmacy assistants earn between £12,629 and £23,643. Anything above £23,643 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 47,000 jobs in this occupation.
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