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Chefs Salary in Wales
A Chefs in Wales earns a median gross annual pay of £28,864 — that's £1,146 (4%) 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 Wales is £28,864 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.
Wales vs UK median
| Area | Median (annual) |
|---|---|
| Wales | £28,864 |
| United Kingdom | £30,010 |
How Wales ranks for Chefs pay
Regional rank
#9
of 11 ONS regions
vs UK median
−£1,146
below £30,010 UK median
Out-earns
18%
of ONS regions
At £28,864, a Chefs in Wales sits below by £1,146 the £30,010 UK median for the role, ranking #9 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 Wales — frequently asked questions
- How much does a Chefs earn in Wales?
- The median gross annual pay for a Chefs in Wales is £28,864, 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 Wales 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 Wales above the UK average for the role?
- The Wales median of £28,864 is below by £1,146 the £30,010 UK median for a Chefs, and below by £579 the average of the 11 regions ONS published. Derived by subtracting the ONS medians shown on this page.
- Where does Wales rank for Chefs pay?
- Wales ranks #9 of 11 UK regions ONS published a Chefs median for (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). 8 regions pay more and 2 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.