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Chefs Salary in East Midlands
A Chefs in East Midlands earns a median gross annual pay of £28,019 — that's £1,991 (7%) below the UK median of £30,010. Real ONS figures (SOC 5434, ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3).
Quick answer
The median salary for a Chefs in East Midlands is £28,019 gross per year, compared with £30,010 across the UK. A real ONS estimate, April 2025 — ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3.
East Midlands vs UK median
| Area | Median (annual) |
|---|---|
| East Midlands | £28,019 |
| United Kingdom | £30,010 |
How East Midlands ranks for Chefs pay
Regional rank
#10
of 11 ONS regions
vs UK median
−£1,991
below £30,010 UK median
Out-earns
9%
of ONS regions
At £28,019, a Chefs in East Midlands sits below by £1,991 the £30,010 UK median for the role, ranking #10 of 11 UK regions ONS published a Chefs median for. Every figure is a subtraction or sort of the ONS ASHE medians on this page — nothing is modelled.
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Chefs in East Midlands — frequently asked questions
- How much does a Chefs earn in East Midlands?
- The median gross annual pay for a Chefs in East Midlands is £28,019, per the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). The UK-wide median for this occupation is £30,010.
- Is this East Midlands figure a real ONS number?
- Yes — it is the published regional median gross annual pay for this occupation in the April 2025 ASHE reference period. ONS suppresses small or unreliable regional cells; only unsuppressed regions appear in this cluster, and none are estimated.
- Is a Chefs salary in East Midlands above the UK average for the role?
- The East Midlands median of £28,019 is below by £1,991 the £30,010 UK median for a Chefs, and below by £1,424 the average of the 11 regions ONS published. Derived by subtracting the ONS medians shown on this page.
- Where does East Midlands rank for Chefs pay?
- East Midlands ranks #10 of 11 UK regions ONS published a Chefs median for (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). 9 regions pay more and 1 pay less. Ranking is a straight sort of the published regional medians.
Related
Source: Office for National Statistics — Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), Table 14.7a (occupation 4-digit SOC) + Table 15 (4).7a (region by occupation), Full-Time sheet. Figures are Median gross annual pay (GBP), full-time employees, April 2025 reference period (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). Released 2025-10-23, corrected 2025-12-19. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (OGL v3). No figure is modelled or interpolated.