The data was published as part of the annual Survey of Horus and Earnings, with the lowest paid role earning an average salary of less than £17,000 per year. These 10 jobs are ranked as the lowest paid roles in the UK - how does your wage compare?
![Leisure and theme park attendants ranked as the lowest paid job, earning just £16,125 a year - a decrease of 2.2 per cent from 2019.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmFiMmNiY2M1LThkYTYtNDQ1My04NTJmLTQxYzQ3ODU0ZjAyOTpjODAwYjQ0Mi1mNWNmLTRjZDYtYTNhNy1mYjdiODlhNzg1OWQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. Leisure and theme park attendants, £16,125
Leisure and theme park attendants ranked as the lowest paid job, earning just £16,125 a year - a decrease of 2.2 per cent from 2019. Photo: Shutterstock
![Playworkers who run out of school clubs saw their pay drop dramatically by 8.9 per cent to an annual salary of £17,119.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmIwMWRhYzU1LTNiOWYtNGUyYi1hY2Q3LTM3YWRlMmY5MmExMzo5ZjA0NmI4Ny0wNjk2LTRmNGItYTFlMy0yN2QxYmJhOTk3MTg=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. Playworkers, £17,119
Playworkers who run out of school clubs saw their pay drop dramatically by 8.9 per cent to an annual salary of £17,119. Photo: Shutterstock
![Despite their places of work remaining open in the lockdown, pharmacy and dispensing assistants were the third lowest paid, earning an average of £17,593 a year. This marks a decrease of 0.3 per cent to 2019.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjAyZDMzYzBkLTFjNWMtNDYzYi04ZjM1LTg2YTMyNmRjOWY3MzoxMzgzZTliMS05ZDZkLTRlMWQtYTBmZS1iZWVjMmVhODlmYTA=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. Pharmacy and other dispensing assistants, £17,593
Despite their places of work remaining open in the lockdown, pharmacy and dispensing assistants were the third lowest paid, earning an average of £17,593 a year. This marks a decrease of 0.3 per cent to 2019. Photo: Shutterstock
![Kitchen staff and catering assistants saw a sizable increase in the year income with a seven per cent increase on their 2019 salary. They earn £17,772 on average per year.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjJhMmNlYTBkLTZhMWMtNDFiZi05N2JlLTRhYjRkMGM1MTEyMDozMTY2NzU4OC03NDhlLTQyOGMtODY0MC1iM2M2YjFkYmJjN2U=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. Kitchen and catering assistants, £17,772
Kitchen staff and catering assistants saw a sizable increase in the year income with a seven per cent increase on their 2019 salary. They earn £17,772 on average per year. Photo: Shutterstock
![Cooks and chefs ranked as the fifth lowest paid, with an average salary of £17,841 a year. The kitchen workers also saw a decrease in their average income from 2019 with a drop of 1.2 per cent.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjc2NGI2NDA5LWJlMWYtNDE4MS04YmQ4LWYyMWFiMjgzYWI1YjowYjdjMTdiZC04MWE5LTRlNjYtYTFmMi0xYmM1MzM2ZTMwNDU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
5. Cooks, £17,841
Cooks and chefs ranked as the fifth lowest paid, with an average salary of £17,841 a year. The kitchen workers also saw a decrease in their average income from 2019 with a drop of 1.2 per cent. Photo: Shutterstock
![Service industry workers without qualifications are earning an average salary of £18,115. Workers within this sector saw a hefty increase in their average income, with a 9.1 per cent increase on their 2019 salaries.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjgzZmE2OGVmLWMwOTctNDk4Ni05OWU0LTM4MTRjZGFjNTlhOTo3ZDU5M2EzYi1hNzY1LTRiNjAtYTJhNy02M2E3ZGRkZjNiYjM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
6. Unqualified in the service industry, £18,115
Service industry workers without qualifications are earning an average salary of £18,115. Workers within this sector saw a hefty increase in their average income, with a 9.1 per cent increase on their 2019 salaries. Photo: Shutterstock