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Water and sewerage plant operatives Salary in East
A Water and sewerage plant operatives in East earns a median gross annual pay of £36,450 — that's £3,240 (8%) below the UK median of £39,690. Real ONS figures (SOC 8134, ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3).
Quick answer
The median salary for a Water and sewerage plant operatives in East is £36,450 gross per year, compared with £39,690 across the UK. A real ONS estimate, April 2025 — ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3.
East vs UK median
| Area | Median (annual) |
|---|---|
| East | £36,450 |
| United Kingdom | £39,690 |
How East ranks for Water and sewerage plant operatives pay
Regional rank
#7
of 8 ONS regions
vs UK median
−£3,240
below £39,690 UK median
Out-earns
13%
of ONS regions
At £36,450, a Water and sewerage plant operatives in East sits below by £3,240 the £39,690 UK median for the role, ranking #7 of 8 UK regions ONS published a Water and sewerage plant operatives median for. Every figure is a subtraction or sort of the ONS ASHE medians on this page — nothing is modelled.
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Water and sewerage plant operatives in East — frequently asked questions
- How much does a Water and sewerage plant operatives earn in East?
- The median gross annual pay for a Water and sewerage plant operatives in East is £36,450, 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 £39,690.
- Is this East 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 Water and sewerage plant operatives salary in East above the UK average for the role?
- The East median of £36,450 is below by £3,240 the £39,690 UK median for a Water and sewerage plant operatives, and below by £2,976 the average of the 8 regions ONS published. Derived by subtracting the ONS medians shown on this page.
- Where does East rank for Water and sewerage plant operatives pay?
- East ranks #7 of 8 UK regions ONS published a Water and sewerage plant operatives median for (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). 6 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.