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UK salary report · 2026

Senior Care Worker Salary in Yorkshire and The Humber

Official ONS earnings for Yorkshire and The Humber, covering 8,000 jobs.

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

Median salary — Yorkshire and The Humber

£26,771

gross, per year, all employees

▲ 7.8% change on the previous year

Mean

£26,859

Jobs measured

8,000

What most senior care workers actually earn

Half of senior care workers in Yorkshire and The Humber earn between £15,171 and £28,487. Earning above £28,487 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 Yorkshire and The Humber.

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.

10th
£8,470
20th
£13,675
25th
£15,171
30th
£16,833
40th
£20,308
50th
£23,040
60th
£25,181
70th
£27,257
75th
£28,487
80th
£30,145
90th
£33,954
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How Yorkshire and The Humber ranks for senior care worker pay

5th

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. Yorkshire and The Humber is £1,916 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 Yorkshire and The Humber?

The median is £26,771 a year and the mean is £26,859, 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 £15,171 and £28,487. Anything above £28,487 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 8,000 jobs in this occupation.

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