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UK salary report · 2026

Retail Manager Salary in North West

Official ONS earnings for North West, covering 31,000 jobs.

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

Median salary — North West

£33,341

gross, per year

▲ 5.5% change on the previous year

Mean

£40,520

Jobs measured

31,000

What most retail managers actually earn

Half of retail managers in North West earn between £27,001 and £50,077. Earning above £50,077 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 “Managers and Directors in Retail and Wholesale” group in North West.

The full pay range

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

10th
£17,866
20th
£25,857
25th
£27,001
30th
£27,950
40th
£30,859
50th
£33,341
60th
£38,851
70th
£45,007
75th
£50,077
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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 North West?

The median is £33,341 a year and the mean is £40,520, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

What is a good Retail Manager salary?

Half of retail managers earn between £27,001 and £50,077. Anything above £50,077 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 31,000 jobs in this occupation.

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