Popeyes
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popeyesuk.comWhat’s the average pay for a team member at Popeyes?
The average pay for a team member at Popeyes is between £8.00 and £12.21 per hour.
The top paying employers for kitchen and catering assistants are IKEA, Sainsbury’s and JD Wetherspoon.
Last updated 2 November 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 |
More about pay at Popeyes
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
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What are kitchen and catering assistants saying about pay at Popeyes?
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Best thing
the people i work with
Worst thing
not getting shifts so no pay
Team member at Popeyes, October 2025
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Best thing
The team members are super nice
Worst thing
The pay is terrible and you just feel totally under appreciated.
Team member at Popeyes, October 2025
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Best thing
Free food
Worst thing
Firstly, on our contract it says we get a minimum of two weeks notice of our rotas but currently I’ll get days notice if I’m lucky. Secondly, we are seriously understaffed but we have enough staff they just don’t want to schedule enough people to work so the people who are working have to do 3-4 peoples jobs to ensure the restaurant stays running smoothly which is very exhausting all because they want to save money when it comes to paying staff. Thirdly, managers are rude and speak to you like you’re beneath them shout at you when orders aren’t getting sent on out on time when we’re understaffed and yet they sit in the back doing nothing. Fourth, they make us write and post 5 star reviews so they look good when in reality the service is terrible because they don’t have enough staff and they want to hide that online. Fifth, it’s clear the managers have favourites and those favourites tend to get more shifts then the rest of us which is unfair but there’s nothing we can do. Sixth, they will after you’ve done backbreaking work for them and it’s time for you to go home they will pressure you into staying extra hours which you don’t know if you’ll get paid for cause only certain managers can allow overtime.
Team member at Popeyes, June 2024