national median · SOC 3213
£29,119
£14.00/hr · 2,080 hrs/yr
#59 · Healthcare
Medical and dental technicians Salary
ONS ASHE ASHE 2025 (provisional) national median £29,119 (£14.00/hr on 2,080 hours). SOC 3213. Modeled 2026 take-home, training context, and career comparisons below.
By Sammy S. · Founder · AuthorUpdated for 2026
England, Wales & NI take-home
£24,485
15.9% effective
Scotland take-home at median
£24,525
15.8% effective
Key takeaways — Medical & dental technicians
- Medical and dental technicians ranks #59 of 63 on this hub with a £29,119 ONS ASHE 2025 (provisional) full-time employee median (£14.00/hr).
- Modeled England, Wales & NI take-home at that median: £24,485 (15.9% effective employee levy rate). Scotland: £24,525.
- One rank above: Graphic designers at £31,236 (+£2,117).
- Bonuses, share schemes, overtime, and self-employment income are outside ASHE full-time employee cash-wage medians.
About Medical and dental technicians wages
The Office for National Statistics ASHE 2025 (provisional) publishes full-time employee annual gross medians by Standard Occupational Classification code. For Medical and dental technicians (SOC 3213), the national median annual pay is £29,119 — meaning half of full-time PAYE employees in this occupation earn more and half earn less across the UK.
We convert that median to an hourly equivalent using 2,080 full-time hours per year, then apply our 2026 UK paycheck model so you see modeled take-home, not just gross. That bridges labour-market statistics with the same tax rules as our UK calculator.
Use the compare tool to pit Medical & dental technicians against another career, or open the paycheck calculator to model an offer above or below the published median.
Healthcare · rank context
Medical & dental technicians sits at rank #59 between Graphic designers (#58, £31,236) and Air travel assistants (#60, £28,808).
Training & licensing context
Most healthcare rows require licensed clinical training — medical school, nursing programmes, or advanced practice pathways. Specialist medical practitioner ASHE medians are employee (PAYE) figures; self-employed consultants can differ substantially from these employee medians.
ASHE wage percentiles (ASHE 2025 (provisional))
ASHE percentile wages show how pay spreads inside the Medical & dental technicians occupation — the median is the midpoint.
| 10th percentile | Median |
|---|---|
| £20,835 | £29,119 |
Take-home at ASHE median by nation
Single taxpayer, personal allowance, income tax + employee National Insurance — gross equals the published ASHE median. Scotland uses Scottish income tax bands.
| Nation | Take-home | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales & NI | £24,485 | 15.9% |
| Scotland | £24,525 | 15.8% |
Myths vs facts
Myth: Every Medical & dental technicians job pays the ASHE median.
Fact: The median is a national midpoint for full-time employees. Entry roles, part-time schedules, and lower-COL markets sit below; senior specialists in high-demand cities sit above.
Myth: Take-home at median is what you will net.
Fact: Our columns use a single-taxpayer vignette at the ASHE gross median. Tax code, pension, student loan, and Scotland vs England/Wales/NI bands change your actual paycheck.
Salary planning checklist
- Confirm the posting matches SOC 3213 (Medical and dental technicians)
- Compare England, Wales & NI vs Scotland take-home if relocation is on the table
- Read ASHE percentile tables when published for this occupation
- Use metro paycheck examples (UK) when the employer names a city
- Model your exact gross in the UK paycheck calculator
Common mistakes
- ✕Treating £29,119 as a universal offer for all experience levels
- ✕Ignoring licensing and training years when comparing to lower-medians with shorter paths
- ✕Skipping Scottish income tax when comparing two offers at similar gross medians
Medical & dental technicians salary FAQs
ONS ASHE 2025 (provisional) lists a £29,119 full-time employee national median (SOC 3213) — about £14.00/hr on a 2,080-hour year.
Modeled take-home for a single taxpayer at the ASHE median: England, Wales & NI £24,485, Scotland £24,525 (2026 rules).
#59 of 63 occupations on this hub by national median wage.
ONS ASHE 2025 (provisional): low £20,835, median £29,119.
This SOC unit group anchors searches such as dental hygienist salary, phlebotomist salary.
Graphic and multimedia designers ranks #58 at £31,236 — £2,117 above Medical & dental technicians.
Air travel assistants ranks #60 at £28,808 — £311 below.
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