Elementary Occupations Salaries (2025)
✓ Sourced directly from ONS ASHE & BLS OES · Checked for accuracy at every rebuild · First published: 2026-08-25 · Last updated: 2026-10-25
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ONS ASHE 2025 (provisional) · BLS OES May 202522 job titles, sorted by UK median salary.
Elementary Occupations pay at a glance
In the UK, the 22 elementary occupations occupations with ONS data have median pay ranging from £1,902 (Exam Invigilators) to £37,849 (Groundworkers); the average of those medians is about £24,327. In the US, the 15 occupations with BLS data range from $34,890 (Launderers, Dry Cleaners and Pressers) to $58,470 (Postal Workers, Mail Sorters and Messengers), averaging about $40,375. These are unweighted averages of the occupation medians listed below, not official category-wide figures, and UK and US figures are never converted or combined.
| Job title | UK median | US median |
|---|---|---|
| Groundworkers | £37,849 | — |
| Elementary Storage Occupations N.E.C. | £31,589 | $37,330 |
| Security Guards and Related Occupations | £30,819 | $38,020 |
| Elementary Storage Supervisors | £30,480 | — |
| Postal Workers, Mail Sorters and Messengers | £29,761 | $58,470 |
| Elementary Process Plant Occupations N.E.C. | £28,600 | $39,070 |
| Hospital Porters | £27,988 | — |
| Refuse and Salvage Occupations | £27,576 | $49,690 |
| Warehouse Operatives | £26,574 | $37,330 |
| Street Cleaners | £26,330 | $39,150 |
| Industrial Cleaning Process Occupations | £26,236 | $44,040 |
| Elementary Cleaning Occupations N.E.C. | £25,688 | $36,840 |
| Delivery Operatives | £25,541 | — |
| Packers, Bottlers, Canners and Fillers | £25,087 | $36,280 |
| Window Cleaners | £25,002 | $36,840 |
| Vehicle Valeters and Cleaners | £24,875 | $35,830 |
| Elementary Administration Occupations N.E.C. | £23,005 | $45,010 |
| Launderers, Dry Cleaners and Pressers | £20,464 | $34,890 |
| Shelf Fillers | £15,809 | — |
| Coffee Shop Workers | £12,170 | — |
| Cleaners and Domestics | £11,852 | $36,840 |
| Exam Invigilators | £1,902 | — |
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Check Price →Data: ONS ASHE Table 14/15, 2025 provisional · BLS OES, May 2025 · Page built 2026-10-25