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Hospitality & Catering 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 2025
21 job titles, sorted by UK median salary.
Hospitality & Catering pay at a glance
In the UK, the 9 hospitality & catering occupations with ONS data have median pay ranging from £9,166 (Bar Staff) to £33,008 (Hotel and Accommodation Managers and Proprietors); the average of those medians is about £21,043.
In the US, the 19 occupations with BLS data range from $30,890 (Cooks, Fast Food) to $69,390 (Restaurant and Catering Establishment Managers and Proprietors), averaging about $41,037.
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 |
|---|
| Cooks, Private Household (US) |
— |
$47,940 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers (US) |
— |
$44,080 |
| Cooks, All Other (US) |
— |
$37,690 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria (US) |
— |
$37,450 |
| Cooks, Short Order (US) |
— |
$35,880 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other (US) |
— |
$35,840 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant (US) |
— |
$35,360 |
| Food Preparation Workers (US) |
— |
$35,320 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers (US) |
— |
$33,980 |
| Hotel and Accommodation Managers and Proprietors |
£33,008 |
$69,250 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers (US) |
— |
$31,200 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop (US) |
— |
$31,200 |
| Cooks, Fast Food (US) |
— |
$30,890 |
| Restaurant and Catering Establishment Managers and Proprietors |
£30,513 |
$69,390 |
| Catering and Bar Managers |
£27,888 |
— |
| Chefs |
£26,531 |
$62,470 |
| Bar and Catering Supervisors |
£22,552 |
— |
| Cooks |
£17,885 |
$37,390 |
| Kitchen and Catering Assistants |
£11,840 |
$34,810 |
| Waiters and Waitresses |
£10,000 |
$35,230 |
| Bar Staff |
£9,166 |
$34,340 |
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Figures are gross annual pay before tax, for reference only. Sources: ONS ASHE 2025 (provisional), BLS OES May 2025.
Data: ONS ASHE Table 14/15, 2025 provisional · BLS OES, May 2025 · Page built 2026-10-25