Food, drink and tobacco process operatives salary UK
27,267 GBP
Median gross annual pay · 2025 · ONS ASHE · 8111
Half of all food, drink and tobacco process operatives in the UK earn more than 27,267 GBP a year, half earn less.
Rank by pay292of 398 occupations
Spread, quartile to quartile1.45×22,837 GBP – 33,002 GBP
Men against women16.7 %28,899 GBP against 24,080 GBP
| Measure | All | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 22,837 GBP | — | — |
| Median | 27,267 GBP | 28,899 GBP | 24,080 GBP |
| Mean | 27,613 GBP | — | — |
| Upper quartile | 33,002 GBP | — | — |
About the figure
Occupation code 8111 in SOC 2020, the UK occupation classification. Covers all employee jobs. Published by the Office for National Statistics, not estimated by us. The figure is gross annual pay, not monthly.
Occupations that pay about the same
- Debt, rent and other cash collectors 27,454 GBP
- Senior care workers 27,417 GBP
- Farm workers 27,324 GBP
- Sales administrators 27,132 GBP
- Counsellors 27,082 GBP
- Gardeners and landscape gardeners 27,057 GBP
Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, Table 14. Figures are for 2025; snapshot taken 2026-08-15. www.ons.gov.uk