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Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants Salary (UK)
A Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants in the UK earns a median gross annual pay of £23,783. Real figures from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (SOC 7114, ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3).
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The median UK salary for a Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants is £23,783 gross per year. This is a real ONS estimate for full-time employees, April 2025 — ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3.
Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants pay distribution (UK)
| Statistic | Gross annual pay |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | £19,274 |
| 25th percentile | £21,536 |
| Median (50th percentile) | £23,783 |
| Mean (average) | £23,588 |
| 75th percentile | Suppressed by ONS |
| 90th percentile | Suppressed by ONS |
Based on an estimated 22,000 UK jobs in this occupation. Cells ONS suppressed for reliability are marked “Suppressed by ONS” and never estimated.
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Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants salary by UK region
| Region | Median (annual) | vs UK median |
|---|---|---|
| East | £24,677 | +£894 |
| North West | £24,522 | +£739 |
| South East | £23,919 | +£136 |
| South West | £23,473 | −£310 |
| Wales | £23,317 | −£466 |
| London | £23,237 | −£546 |
| West Midlands | £23,133 | −£650 |
| East Midlands | £23,059 | −£724 |
| Scotland | £22,989 | −£794 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | £22,035 | −£1,748 |
| North East | £20,240 | −£3,543 |
Only UK regions ONS published for this occupation are shown; suppressed regional cells are omitted, never estimated.
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Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants salary — frequently asked questions
- How much does a Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants earn in the UK?
- The median gross annual pay for a Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants (SOC 2020 code 7114) in the UK is £23,783, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). ONS suppressed the percentile range for this occupation under its disclosure-control rules, so only the median is published.
- Is the Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants salary figure real or estimated?
- It is a real published ONS estimate — the median gross annual pay for full-time employees in the April 2025 ASHE reference period. No number on this page is modelled, interpolated, or mixed with survey panels. Cells that ONS suppressed for reliability are omitted, never guessed.
- Where does a Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants earn the most in the UK?
- Of the UK regions ONS publishes for this occupation, the highest median is £24,677 in East. Regional medians for 11 regions are listed on this page; regions where ONS suppressed the cell are not shown.
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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.