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Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks vs. Receptionists

Two occupations, one country. Gross annual pay for full-time employee jobs, ASHE 2025 (provisional).

Data released ASHE 2025 (provisional) ONS ASHE · SOC 2020 4-digit
Fig. 1 — Side by side

Both distributions, one scale

10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
20k30k40k50k BOOK-KEEPERS, PAYROLL MANAGERS AND WAGES CLERKS £31,560 RECEPTIONISTS £24,678
Table 1 — The figures

Point by point

Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Receptionists against Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks.

Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerksReceptionistsΔ
Employment178,00080,000−55.1%
10th percentile£23,000£19,397−15.7%
25th percentile£26,802£22,124−17.5%
Median£31,560£24,678−21.8%
75th percentile£40,123£28,730−28.4%
90th percentile£50,845£32,790−35.5%
Sources

How this page was made

Wage data
Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 (provisional). Gross annual pay, full-time employee jobs.
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