Retail Manager Salary in Wales
Official ONS earnings for Wales, covering 16,000 jobs.
Median salary — Wales
£29,230
gross, per year, all employees
▼ 11% change on the previous year
Mean
£32,236
Jobs measured
16,000
What a typical retail manager takes home
On the median of £29,230, 2026/27 tax year, England, Wales and Northern Ireland rates, no pension or student loan.
Take-home a month
£2,047
Take-home a year
£24,565
Income Tax
£3,332
National Insurance
£1,333
What most retail managers actually earn
Half of retail managers across the UK earn between £27,540 and £49,897. Earning above £49,897 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
This range is UK-wide — ONS publishes no regional breakdown of the spread for this occupation.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of retail managers earn less than this.
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 publishes a sampling error of 11.5% for this figure and asks that anything above 10% is treated as imprecise — too few people in this region answered the survey for this occupation. The figure is shown because it is the one ONS published, but it is not firm enough to rank Wales against anywhere else, so this page doesn't.
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 Wales?
The median is £29,230 a year and the mean is £32,236, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; ASHE publishes no full-time split at regional level.
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, so there is no separate rate for Wales.
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.
Do retail managers in Wales earn more than the UK average?
The median in Wales is £29,230 against £36,006 across the UK, 18.8% lower. ONS marks the Wales figure as imprecise, so treat the gap as indicative.
Has retail manager pay gone up in the last year?
ASHE puts the year-on-year change in the median at -11.0% for this occupation in Wales. That compares the latest survey with the one before it and is not adjusted for inflation.
How many retail managers are there in Wales?
ASHE counts around 16,000 employee jobs in “Managers and directors in retail and wholesale” (SOC 1150) in Wales. 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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