Average Butcher Salary UK

The average Butcher salary in UK is £22,836.60.

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What does a Butcher earn?

On average, butchers earn around £22,836.60 per year in the UK. Butchers work with wholesale meats and break them down into smaller portions and specialist cuts to sell to customers. They can work in a butcher shop, a meat counter in a supermarket, or a meat processing facility.

How to earn more as a Butcher

To work as a butcher, you can do a college course in Butchery or complete an apprenticeship to work as you learn the trade. To earn more as in this career, you can advance to a senior position in a large supermarket or butcher shop chain. You can move into management, train new people coming into the profession or open your butcher shop.

Average Salary: £22,836.60

Min: £50 Max: £34,500

Average Salary in UK: £22,836.60

Read about Butcher salaries and related job and salary information across the UK


Salary by Region

Compare Butcher salaries across different regions

Location Salary
Butcher salary Scotland £17,733.47
Butcher salary Wales £19,450.33
Butcher salary Northern Ireland £21,919.92
Butcher salary East Midlands £24,921.93
Butcher salary Eastern £24,959.25
Butcher salary London £27,825.54
Butcher salary North East £7,810.46
Butcher salary North West £21,411.55
Butcher salary South East £25,575.10
Butcher salary South West £19,058.81
Butcher salary West Midlands £19,848.65
Butcher salary Yorkshire and the Humber £20,986.71

Average Butcher salary

The average salary for Butcher jobs is a valuable metric for employees, employers, and candidates. The salary information can be a helpful insight when advertising jobs, making a job search, applying for jobs and negotiating salary.

Newly qualified Butcher basic salary

Newly qualified Butchers should expect to start their career with a salary that is lower than the UK average earnings for the role. It can take several years working as a Butcher to achieve the average UK salary.

Your initial per year salary may also be influenced by factors such as the region and city where you work, with London typically offering more than other major cities. Whether you work in England, Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland will also alter the job’s average gross and net earnings.

Fully qualified Butcher salaries

Your experience level directly affects where in the salary range your earnings will fall. Senior salaries are usually achieved by those who become fully qualified in their field.

Butcher career development

In the Retail industry, you might be rewarded for the number of years you have worked with the employer. However, promotions and higher pay per year cannot always be achieved by remaining in the same department or company.

Professional development and specialising in a specific area will warrant an appropriate salary increase. Still, you might need to consider setting up a job alert, making a job search, and moving to another company or department to maximise your earnings or find relevant opportunities for progression.

Butcher take home pay

In the United Kingdom, your career decisions should not be solely focused on take-home pay. Your average total compensation may include benefits that offer more value than a paycheque.

For example, health insurance, a company vehicle, part or full-time remote working, company share schemes, higher paid annual holiday days, a short commute, and maternity and paternity leave are benefits that can contribute towards your living standards, work/life balance, and job satisfaction.

Increase your annual salary with a Butcher pay rise

A pay rise can raise your earnings per year and should be compared against the Retail industry average salary pay rise. Comparing your salary rise against metrics such as inflation will tell you if you will be better or worse off during the following year. It would help if you also weighed up your pay increase against the nation's cost of living increase.

If you intend to negotiate a rise above the UK average salary, you will need facts, figures, and percentages to quantify your rise. Before negotiating better pay rates, you should prepare yourself for the discussion. Bring together all the evidence that adds weight to your case for a higher salary, including the average Butcher wage, your qualifications, achievements, and recognition.

Get paid more than your job’s average base salary with further training

Further qualifications and training will help you increase your average earnings. Training options include job-relevant diplomas, A levels, and degrees. Completing a course on a specific topic, application, or equipment will also improve your earning potential.

Earn more per year with extra shifts

Working overtime is another option that will help you be paid more than an average salary for your job. If your personal circumstances and commitments allow, you could also work unsocial hours with an hourly pay rate higher than your standard hourly rate.