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Food, drink and tobacco process operatives Real Pay in Yorkshire and The Humber

A Food, drink and tobacco process operatives in Yorkshire and The Humber earns a nominal median of £29,036 — worth £37,906 once Yorkshire and The Humber's cost of living (cost level 76.6, average = 100) is applied.

What does a Food, drink and tobacco process operatives really earn in Yorkshire and The Humber after cost of living?

A Food, drink and tobacco process operatives in Yorkshire and The Humber earns a nominal median of £29,036 (ONS ASHE 2025). Adjusted for Yorkshire and The Humber's cost level (76.6, average = 100), that is worth £37,906 in cost-equivalent terms — your pay goes further here than the regional average. Real ONS, Land Registry and MHCLG data; re-dated quarterly.

Source:ONS ASHE 2025 + HM Land Registry UKHPI + MHCLG Council Tax (joined by GeraJobs)·As of ASHE April 2025; UKHPI April 2026; council tax FY2026-27 · updated quarterly · last refreshed

Gera Real Pay Index

Cost-adjusted real pay for a Food, drink and tobacco process operatives in Yorkshire and The Humber (nominal £29,036, cost level 76.6). National median £28,243.

How this is calculated
£37,906

Food, drink and tobacco process operativesYorkshire and The Humber vs national

Yorkshire and The Humber nominal median (ONS ASHE)£29,036
Yorkshire and The Humber cost level (100 = average)76.6
Yorkshire and The Humber real (cost-adjusted) pay£37,906
National median (SOC 8111)£28,243
National 25th–75th percentile£24,471–£33,889

Real pay = Yorkshire and The Humber nominal median × (100 ÷ 76.6). National percentiles are real ONS ASHE figures; suppressed percentiles are omitted, never estimated.

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In Yorkshire and The Humber, a Food, drink and tobacco process operatives has a nominal median of £29,036, worth £37,906 in cost-equivalent terms (cost level 76.6, average = 100).

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Where a Food, drink and tobacco process operatives's pay goes furthest

RegionNominalReal pay
North East£27,709£40,042
Yorkshire and The Humber£29,036£37,906
North West£27,017£33,645
East Midlands£28,812£32,928
West Midlands£29,546£32,611
South West£27,237£26,625
East£28,552£25,223
South East£28,027£23,086
London£28,798£18,112

Food, drink and tobacco process operatives in Yorkshire and The Humber — FAQ

What is the real (cost-adjusted) pay for a Food, drink and tobacco process operatives in Yorkshire and The Humber?
A Food, drink and tobacco process operatives in Yorkshire and The Humber has a nominal median salary of £29,036 and a cost-equivalent ("real") pay of £37,906 once Yorkshire and The Humber's cost level of 76.6 (average = 100) is applied. Both figures derive from real ONS ASHE and Gera cost-of-living data.
How does a Food, drink and tobacco process operatives salary in Yorkshire and The Humber compare nationally?
The national median for a Food, drink and tobacco process operatives (SOC 8111) is £28,243, with most full-time pay between £24,471–£33,889 (25th–75th percentile). The Yorkshire and The Humber nominal median is £29,036; the cost-adjusted figure of £37,906 reflects local living costs.
Is this Food, drink and tobacco process operatives pay figure real ONS data?
Yes. The Yorkshire and The Humber median for a Food, drink and tobacco process operatives is a real published ONS ASHE 2025 regional figure (full-time, April 2025, OGL v3.0). The cost adjustment uses real HM Land Registry and MHCLG data. No figure is modelled or interpolated.

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Sources: Office for National Statistics — Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) (Median gross annual pay (GBP), full-time employees, ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period); HM Land Registry UK House Price Index (April 2026); MHCLG Council Tax levels in England (FY2026-27). All OGL v3.0. Computed by GeraJobs; no figure is modelled or interpolated. Methodology.

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