Receptionist Salary in Yorkshire and The Humber
Official ONS earnings for Yorkshire and The Humber, covering 14,000 jobs.
Median salary — Yorkshire and The Humber
£16,958
gross, per year
▲ 5.4% change on the previous year
Mean
£17,146
Jobs measured
14,000
What most receptionists actually earn
Half of receptionists in Yorkshire and The Humber earn between £11,707 and £25,418. Earning above £25,418 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 “Secretarial and Related Occupations” group in Yorkshire and The Humber.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of receptionists earn less than this.
How Yorkshire and The Humber ranks for receptionist pay
10th
of 11 GB regions with a published figure
London tops the table on £20,943 and North East sits at the bottom on £16,803. Yorkshire and The Humber is £3,985 short of the top.
Ranking compares published regional medians for the same occupation. It says nothing about cost of living — a higher median doesn't survive contact with rent. The cost of living calculator is the honest next step.
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Receptionists
- SOC 2020 code
- 4216
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
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.
Receptionist salary FAQs
What is the average Receptionist salary in Yorkshire and The Humber?
The median is £16,958 a year and the mean is £17,146, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is a good Receptionist salary?
Half of receptionists earn between £11,707 and £25,418. Anything above £25,418 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 14,000 jobs in this occupation.
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