Care Worker Salary

The average salary for a Care Worker in the UK is:

£16,918

Job profile for a Care Worker

working with vulnerable adults

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Care Worker Salary Comparison

In 2008, the average salary for this job was £15,000.

The average salary in 2009 was £16,563, based on 16 respondents (a difference of 10% from the 2008 figure.

The average salary in 2010 was £12,079, based on 11 respondents (a difference of -37% from the 2009 figure.

The average salary in 2011 was £15,093, based on 6 respondents (a difference of 25% from the 2010 figure.

The average salary in 2012 was £14,440, based on 3 respondents (a difference of -4% from the 2011 figure.

The median salary for a Care Worker based on all salary survey responses is: £15,000

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About the Salary Survey Data in this survey is based on over 368,000 individual salary records. The date period for which job information was gathered varies, but is usually between 2008 - 2012. For precise date related information, custom reports may be ordered with greater granularity. Working 8 hours a day, 250 days of the year, the data suggests the hourly rate for Care Worker is £8.46.

Assorted Care Worker Salary Information

Salary Location Date £12,000 Unknown 4-November-21 £14,500 Scotland 2-February-15 £14,133 London 4-September-14 £13,100 South West 22-August-14 £20,000 Midlands 9-March-14 £20,000 Midlands 9-March-14 Chart to the right shows ten most recent raw datapoints. Outlying points may be discarded.

Care Worker Salary By UK Region

These figures use non-job specific statistical weighting from our salary data pool and also include for comparison the salaries for a Care Worker job in US Dollars based on a recent exchante rate (last rate update 02/05/2013 with a pound to dollar exchange rate 1.56) for comparisons for our international visitors

Salary US Dollars Region £14888 $23225.28 North West £18441 $28767.96 London £13535 $21114.6 Yorkshire and North East £14719 $22961.64 South West £17426 $27184.56 South East £14381 $22434.36 Scotland £15227 $23754.12 Northern Ireland £14212 $22170.72 Wales £15734 $24545.04 Midlands £14042 $21905.52 East of England

With regard to age and impact on salary for a Care Worker, a statistical average weighting (that is based on how salary varies by age and not for a specific job which may vary considerably) suggests these figures: £12,689 for a worker in their 20s, £16,580 (30s), £19,625 (40s) and £19,625 (50s).

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The average salary figure above for a Care Worker is considered highly likely to be representative of the UK market average due to the high number of respondents who had this exact job title.

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