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Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants Salary in Wales
A Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants in Wales earns a median gross annual pay of £23,317 — that's £466 (2%) 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 Wales is £23,317 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.
Wales vs UK median
| Area | Median (annual) |
|---|---|
| Wales | £23,317 |
| United Kingdom | £23,783 |
How Wales ranks for Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants pay
Regional rank
#5
of 11 ONS regions
vs UK median
−£466
below £23,783 UK median
Out-earns
55%
of ONS regions
At £23,317, a Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants in Wales sits below by £466 the £23,783 UK median for the role, ranking #5 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 Wales — frequently asked questions
- How much does a Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants earn in Wales?
- The median gross annual pay for a Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants in Wales is £23,317, 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 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 Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants salary in Wales above the UK average for the role?
- The Wales median of £23,317 is below by £466 the £23,783 UK median for a Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants, and above by £171 the average of the 11 regions ONS published. Derived by subtracting the ONS medians shown on this page.
- Where does Wales rank for Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants pay?
- Wales ranks #5 of 11 UK regions ONS published a Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants median for (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). 4 regions pay more and 6 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.