Records Clerk Salary
Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 133,000 jobs.
Median salary
£26,598
gross, per year, all employees
Part-time work is common in this occupation, so the figure above sits 11.6% below the £29,679 median for people working full-time.
▲ 2% change on the previous year
Full-time only
£29,679
Part-time only
£16,205
Mean
£26,690
Jobs measured
133,000
What a typical records clerk takes home
On the full-time median of £29,679, 2026/27 tax year, England, Wales and Northern Ireland rates, no pension or student loan.
Take-home a month
£2,074
Take-home a year
£24,889
Income Tax
£3,422
National Insurance
£1,369
What most records clerks actually earn
Half of records clerks earn between £20,136 and £32,126. Earning above £32,126 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 records clerks earn less than this.
Records Clerk salary by region
11 of 11 GB regions have a published figure for this occupation.
| Region | Median | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| London | £31,893 | £32,029 |
| Scotland | £27,956 | £30,780 |
| North East | £27,236 | £25,622 |
| Wales | £26,882 | £27,782 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | £26,302 | £25,707 |
| North West | £25,967 | £27,076 |
| East | £25,841 | £24,860 |
| West Midlands | £25,543 | £26,952 |
| South West | £25,204 | £24,563 |
| South East | £24,660 | £25,173 |
| East Midlands | £24,484 | £23,400 |
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Records clerks and assistants
- SOC 2020 code
- 4131
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2026 provisional
ONS doesn't measure “records clerk” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Records clerks and assistants”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS group covers records clerks and 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.
Records Clerk salary FAQs
What is the average Records Clerk salary in the UK?
The median is £26,598 a year and the mean is £26,690, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; full-time employees alone have a median of £29,679 and part-time employees £16,205.
How much does a records clerk earn per hour?
Across the UK the median hourly rate is £15.30 excluding overtime, or £15.87 for full-time employees. ASHE publishes hourly pay by occupation nationally only.
What is a good Records Clerk salary?
Half of records clerks earn between £20,136 and £32,126. Anything above £32,126 is in the top quarter for the role.
What is the starting salary for a records clerk?
ASHE does not record experience, so there is no official starting salary. What it does show is that the lowest-paid 10% of records clerks earn under £13,690 and the lowest quarter under £20,136 — the range a new entrant is most likely to be offered.
How much do the highest-paid records clerks earn?
The top 10% of records clerks earn more than £39,052 a year, and the top quarter more than £32,126. ASHE does not publish figures above the 90th percentile.
Which part of the UK pays records clerks the most?
London, at a median of £31,893, is the highest of the 10 GB regions with a precise ONS estimate; East Midlands is the lowest at £24,484. Regions where ONS marks the figure as imprecise are not ranked.
Has records clerk pay gone up in the last year?
ASHE puts the year-on-year change in the median at +2.0% for this occupation in the UK. That compares the latest survey with the one before it and is not adjusted for inflation.
How many records clerks are there in the UK?
ASHE counts around 133,000 employee jobs in “Records clerks and assistants” (SOC 4131) in the UK. 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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