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ikea.comWhat’s the average pay for a food coworker at IKEA?
The average pay for a food coworker at IKEA is between £11.45 and £12.73 per hour.
The top paying employers for kitchen and catering assistants are IKEA, Sainsbury’s and JD Wetherspoon.
Last updated 7 October 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 |
Who pays kitchen and catering assistants the most?
- IKEA Pay £11.45-12.73 per hour
- Sainsbury’s Pay £11.90-12.60 per hour
- JD Wetherspoon Pay £9.05-13.05 per hour
- Popeyes Pay £8.00-12.21 per hour
- Compass Group Pay £11.08-13.05 per hour
- Costco Pay £11.20-14.20 per hour
- BaxterStorey Pay £10.50-13.44 per hour
- Marks & Spencer Pay £10.90-12.35 per hour
- NHS Professionals Pay £11.44-13.57 per hour
- Elior Pay £8.96-13.44 per hour
Jobs at IKEA
What are kitchen and catering assistants saying about pay at IKEA?
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Best thing
Great company to work for . Great benefits and pay in retail sector
Worst thing
Sunday trading
Risk assistant at IKEA, July 2025
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Best thing
Pay
Good managementWorst thing
Can sometimes be understaffed
Food and beverage assistant at IKEA, January 2025
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Best thing
Pay and benefits are really good, but could be better considering the standards we’re expected to achieve. Collaboration is really good within the store, progression and succession is actively and constantly worked on by all.
Worst thing
Constantly having to manage big changes in the business while trying to run the day to day side, but not being given the support to do both. Being told that the challenge is an “opportunity” for you to overcome to develop yourself. While I believe that is true, it doesn’t make it less difficult to deal with.
Checkouts services manager at IKEA, November 2024
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Best thing
Some of the coworkers are nice to work with
Worst thing
Mostly management pretends to care about your health but then use it against. You basically either get 2 occasions or 11 days sick pay, and once you hit that it is very hard to get out of it as you would be pulled into meetings and penalised for being unwell. No clear rules, people get picked on, hours are being cut, no clear communication between functions
Stock control at IKEA, September 2024
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Best thing
The pay, the team I work with & the variety of what i can do(in my dept)
Worst thing
Some of the managers see IKEA as a way of life and don't get that 95% of people just see it has a job
Employee at IKEA, July 2024