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What’s the pay at Boots?

Last updated 22 April 2025

What is the Real Living Wage?

The Real Living Wage is a voluntary rate employers can sign up to that is based on the real cost of living.

Location Real Living Wage
London £13.85
Rest of the UK £12.60

What is the legal minimum wage?

The minimum wage is the legal minimum you must be paid per hour.

Age group Legal minimum wage
21 or older £12.21
18-20 £10.00
Under 18 £7.55
Apprentices £7.55

How we know this

Based on data from 146 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between January 2025 and April 2025.

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What people are saying about pay at Boots

  • Best thing

    It’s so good for progression. You get so many opportunities to shadow other teams. They also mainly hire people that already work there for different roles.

    Worst thing

    The pay isn’t the most amazing but the environment there is worth it

    9.7

    Customer advisor at Boots, March 2025

  • Best thing

    Pay is good for students, most of the team are really great people to work with.

    Worst thing

    Some times felt half trained in certain areas and then blamed when made a mistake if not taught before. Management can also be fussy on talking even if you’re still doing the work and talking about work.

    7.7

    Customer advisor at Boots, August 2024

  • Best thing

    The pay, easy enough to swap shifts/take holidays

    Worst thing

    Lack of flexibility with contract while I’m at university, no HR that is accessible to employees (has to go through a manager)

    7.8

    Customer advisor at Boots, February 2024

  • Best thing

    It’s nice to be able to help people and it’s satisfying to do good sales.
    The pay is decent.

    Worst thing

    I work as the only person in the whole boots store on SATURDAYS, besides the 1/2 people working in the shop pharmacy, they are to busy to assist me. The amount to do is unmanageable and customers and constantly frustrated by long queues and the lack of assistance, and all is taken out on me. The shoplifting is insane and make the environment feel very unsafe and incredibly unpleasant. No security guard and the manager of the store is barely around leaving her employed staff rushed of their feet. The shop is dingy, kinda smelly and filthy despite my best efforts to clean it in the little time I’m not dealing with rude customers.

    1.9

    Customer advisor at Boots, September 2023

  • Best thing

    The pay

    Worst thing

    The management and the staff.

    1.9

    Beauty advisor at Boots, May 2023

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