Records Clerk Salary in East
Official ONS earnings for East, covering 11,000 jobs.
Median salary — East
£27,343
gross, per year, all employees
Mean
£27,150
Jobs measured
11,000
What most records clerks actually earn
Half of records clerks in East earn between £23,573 and £35,000. Earning above £35,000 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 “Administrative Occupations: Records” group in East.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of records clerks earn less than this.
How East ranks for records clerk pay
2nd
of 9 GB regions with a published figure
London tops the table on £31,088 and East Midlands sits at the bottom on £23,770. East is £3,745 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
- Records clerks and assistants
- SOC 2020 code
- 4131
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 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 East?
The median is £27,343 a year and the mean is £27,150, 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 Records Clerk salary?
Half of records clerks earn between £23,573 and £35,000. Anything above £35,000 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 11,000 jobs in this occupation.
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