Retail Manager Salary
Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 336,000 jobs.
Median salary
£36,006
gross, per year, all employees
▲ 3.3% change on the previous year
Full-time only
£38,447
Part-time only
£17,308
Mean
£44,349
Jobs measured
336,000
What a typical retail manager takes home
On the median of £36,006, 2026/27 tax year, England, Wales and Northern Ireland rates, no pension or student loan.
Take-home a month
£2,454
Take-home a year
£29,444
Income Tax
£4,687
National Insurance
£1,875
What most retail managers actually earn
Half of retail managers earn between £27,540 and £49,897. Earning above £49,897 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 retail managers earn less than this.
Retail Manager salary by region
11 of 11 GB regions have a published figure for this occupation.
| Region | Median | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| London | £40,340 | £61,523 |
| South East | £38,276 | £43,967 |
| West Midlands | £37,082 | £42,336 |
| East Midlands | £37,012 | £45,312 |
| East | £36,948 | £45,730 |
| Scotland | £34,484 | £41,971 |
| South West | £33,817 | £37,456 |
| North West | £33,341 | £40,520 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | £33,275 | £36,873 |
| North East | £30,259 | £40,740 |
| Wales | £29,230 | £32,236 |
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Managers and directors in retail and wholesale
- SOC 2020 code
- 1150
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS doesn't measure “retail manager” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Managers and directors in retail and wholesale”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS group covers wholesale as well as retail, and directors as well as managers.
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.
Retail Manager salary FAQs
What is the average Retail Manager salary in the UK?
The median is £36,006 a year and the mean is £44,349, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; full-time employees alone have a median of £38,447 and part-time employees £17,308.
How much does a retail manager earn per hour?
Across the UK the median hourly rate is £17.26 excluding overtime, or £18.17 for full-time employees. ASHE publishes hourly pay by occupation nationally only.
What is a good Retail Manager salary?
Half of retail managers earn between £27,540 and £49,897. Anything above £49,897 is in the top quarter for the role.
What is the starting salary for a retail manager?
ASHE does not record experience, so there is no official starting salary. What it does show is that the lowest-paid 10% of retail managers earn under £19,930 and the lowest quarter under £27,540 — the range a new entrant is most likely to be offered.
How much do the highest-paid retail managers earn?
The top 10% of retail managers earn more than £73,084 a year, and the top quarter more than £49,897. ASHE does not publish figures above the 90th percentile.
Which part of the UK pays retail managers the most?
London, at a median of £40,340, is the highest of the 7 GB regions with a precise ONS estimate; Yorkshire and The Humber is the lowest at £33,275. Regions where ONS marks the figure as imprecise are not ranked.
Has retail manager pay gone up in the last year?
ASHE puts the year-on-year change in the median at +3.3% for this occupation in the UK. That compares the latest survey with the one before it and is not adjusted for inflation.
How many retail managers are there in the UK?
ASHE counts around 336,000 employee jobs in “Managers and directors in retail and wholesale” (SOC 1150) 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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