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UK salary report · 2026

Pharmacy Assistant Salary in Yorkshire and The Humber

Official ONS earnings for Yorkshire and The Humber, covering 4,000 jobs.

ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Grouped occupation Imprecise estimate Where this comes from →

Median salary — Yorkshire and The Humber

£18,684

gross, per year, all employees

Mean

£18,567

Jobs measured

4,000

What a typical pharmacy assistant takes home

On the median of £18,684, 2026/27 tax year, England, Wales and Northern Ireland rates, no pension or student loan.

Take-home a month

£1,414

Take-home a year

£16,972

Income Tax

£1,223

National Insurance

£489

Work out yours — with pension, student loan and bonus → £19,000 after tax, step by step →

What most pharmacy assistants actually earn

Half of pharmacy assistants in Yorkshire and The Humber earn between £11,114 and £23,082. Earning above £23,082 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 “Sales Assistants and Retail Cashiers” group in Yorkshire and The Humber.

The full pay range

Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of pharmacy assistants earn less than this.

10th
£7,324
20th
£10,151
25th
£11,114
30th
£11,978
40th
£13,776
50th
£16,026
60th
£18,685
70th
£21,373
75th
£23,082
80th
£24,947
90th
£28,779
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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, 2026 provisional

ONS publishes a sampling error of 18.6% 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 Yorkshire and The Humber against anywhere else, so this page doesn't.

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 Yorkshire and The Humber?

The median is £18,684 a year and the mean is £18,567, 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 pharmacy assistant earn per hour?

Across the UK the median hourly rate is £13.28 excluding overtime, or £13.44 for full-time employees. ASHE publishes hourly pay by occupation nationally only, so there is no separate rate for Yorkshire and The Humber.

What is a good Pharmacy Assistant salary?

Half of pharmacy assistants earn between £11,114 and £23,082. Anything above £23,082 is in the top quarter for the role.

What is the starting salary for a pharmacy assistant?

ASHE does not record experience, so there is no official starting salary. What it does show is that the lowest-paid 10% of pharmacy assistants earn under £7,324 and the lowest quarter under £11,114 — the range a new entrant is most likely to be offered.

How much do the highest-paid pharmacy assistants earn?

The top 10% of pharmacy assistants earn more than £28,779 a year, and the top quarter more than £23,082. ASHE does not publish figures above the 90th percentile.

Do pharmacy assistants in Yorkshire and The Humber earn more than the UK average?

The median in Yorkshire and The Humber is £18,684 against £20,142 across the UK, 7.2% lower. ONS marks the Yorkshire and The Humber figure as imprecise, so treat the gap as indicative.

How many pharmacy assistants are there in Yorkshire and The Humber?

ASHE counts around 4,000 employee jobs in “Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants” (SOC 7114) in Yorkshire and The Humber. 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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