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Hospitality & Catering Salaries (2025)
ONS ASHE 2025 (provisional) · BLS OES May 2025
21 job titles, sorted by UK median salary.
| 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 2026-07-18