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UK salary report · 2026

Youth Worker Salary in South West

Official ONS earnings for South West, covering 8,000 jobs.

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

Median salary — South West

£24,657

gross, per year, all employees

▼ 6.6% change on the previous year

Mean

£26,117

Jobs measured

8,000

What most youth workers actually earn

Half of youth workers in South West earn between £19,225 and £31,992. Earning above £31,992 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 “Welfare and Housing Associate Professionals” group in South West.

The full pay range

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

10th
£12,465
20th
£16,648
25th
£19,225
30th
£21,077
40th
£24,036
50th
£25,653
60th
£28,479
70th
£31,350
75th
£31,992
80th
£34,822
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Where this figure comes from

ONS occupation group
Youth and community workers
SOC 2020 code
3221
Measure
Gross annual pay, all employees
Edition
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional

ONS publishes a sampling error of 18.5% 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 South West against anywhere else, so this page doesn't.

ONS doesn't measure “youth worker” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Youth and community workers”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS group combines youth and community workers.

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.

Youth Worker salary FAQs

What is the average Youth Worker salary in South West?

The median is £24,657 a year and the mean is £26,117, 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 Youth Worker salary?

Half of youth workers earn between £19,225 and £31,992. Anything above £31,992 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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