Senior Care Worker Salary in Wales
Official ONS earnings for Wales, covering 6,000 jobs.
Median salary — Wales
£26,153
gross, per year, all employees
▲ 6.6% change on the previous year
Mean
£26,285
Jobs measured
6,000
What most senior care workers actually earn
Half of senior care workers in Wales earn between £16,199 and £29,798. Earning above £29,798 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 “Caring Personal Services” group in Wales.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of senior care workers earn less than this.
How Wales ranks for senior care worker pay
6th
of 7 GB regions with a published figure
East tops the table on £28,687 and South West sits at the bottom on £25,753. Wales is £2,534 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
- Senior care workers
- SOC 2020 code
- 6136
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
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.
Senior Care Worker salary FAQs
What is the average Senior Care Worker salary in Wales?
The median is £26,153 a year and the mean is £26,285, 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 Senior Care Worker salary?
Half of senior care workers earn between £16,199 and £29,798. Anything above £29,798 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 6,000 jobs in this occupation.
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