2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Care workers and home carers vs. Teaching assistants

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
20k30k CARE WORKERS AND HOME CARERS £27,468 TEACHING ASSISTANTS £21,239
Table 1 — The figures

Point by point

Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Teaching assistants against Care workers and home carers.

Care workers and home carersTeaching assistantsΔ
Employment301,000108,000−64.1%
10th percentile£17,938£17,070−4.8%
25th percentile£22,798£18,789−17.6%
Median£27,468£21,239−22.7%
75th percentile£32,493£24,152−25.7%
90th percentile£38,265£27,203−28.9%
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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