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Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants Salary in East Midlands
A Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants in East Midlands earns a median gross annual pay of £23,059 — that's £724 (3%) below the UK median of £23,783. Real ONS figures (SOC 7114, ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3).
Quick answer
The median salary for a Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants in East Midlands is £23,059 gross per year, compared with £23,783 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 | £23,059 |
| United Kingdom | £23,783 |
How East Midlands ranks for Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants pay
Regional rank
#8
of 11 ONS regions
vs UK median
−£724
below £23,783 UK median
Out-earns
27%
of ONS regions
At £23,059, a Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants in East Midlands sits below by £724 the £23,783 UK median for the role, ranking #8 of 11 UK regions ONS published a Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants median for. Every figure is a subtraction or sort of the ONS ASHE medians on this page — nothing is modelled.
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Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants in East Midlands — frequently asked questions
- How much does a Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants earn in East Midlands?
- The median gross annual pay for a Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants in East Midlands is £23,059, 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 £23,783.
- 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 Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants salary in East Midlands above the UK average for the role?
- The East Midlands median of £23,059 is below by £724 the £23,783 UK median for a Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants, and below by £87 the average of the 11 regions ONS published. Derived by subtracting the ONS medians shown on this page.
- Where does East Midlands rank for Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants pay?
- East Midlands ranks #8 of 11 UK regions ONS published a Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants median for (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). 7 regions pay more and 3 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.