Salaries in Scotland (2024/25)

Regional average

£39,660

National average

Top 10 highest-paid roles in Scotland

Lowest-paid roles in Scotland

RoleMedianvs UK
Cleaners and domestics£11,933
Sales and retail assistants£13,165
Teaching assistants£15,816
Receptionists£16,400
Hairdressers and barbers£18,505

All roles in Scotland

119 published roles with data, sorted by median salary.

RoleMedianMean
Marketing, sales and advertising directors£86,663£92,339
Specialist medical practitioners£82,930£95,805
Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers£82,243£89,093
Head teachers and principals£69,105£67,682
Electrical engineers£63,207£63,461
Aerospace engineers£62,838£68,123
Senior police officers£62,526£62,646
Dental practitioners£61,461£68,874
Paramedics£59,299£58,681
Sales accounts and business development managers£55,545£63,044
Production managers and directors in construction£55,233£53,226
Financial managers and directors£55,170£77,143
Business and financial project management professionals£53,182£56,649
Research and development (R&D) managers£52,888£53,332
Financial accounts managers£51,598£56,494
IT managers£51,512£54,701
Civil engineers£51,128£54,021
Production managers and directors in manufacturing£50,874£58,245
IT project managers£50,645£54,213
Production managers and directors in mining and energy£49,961£50,281
Quality assurance and regulatory professionals£49,359£56,533
Solicitors and lawyers£49,080£48,011
Pharmacists£48,984£49,287
Electronics engineers£48,890£49,901
Engineering project managers and project engineers£48,869£56,829
Police officers (sergeant and below)£48,374£46,578
Secondary education teaching professionals£47,957£45,741
Special needs education teaching professionals£47,803£41,056
IT business analysts, architects and systems designers£47,746£51,938
Mechanical engineers£47,261£48,174
Managers in transport and distribution£46,939£45,662
Primary education teaching professionals£46,885£42,070
Programmers and software development professionals£46,516£50,556
Health and safety managers and officers£46,496£48,792
Chartered and certified accountants£46,437£47,094
Waste disposal and environmental services managers£45,966£50,165
Production and process engineers£45,077£46,301
Engineering professionals n.e.c.£44,705£45,636
Human resource managers and directors£43,992£47,755
Other researchers, unspecified discipline£43,874£43,893
Education managers£43,740£41,648
Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.£43,646£44,863
Higher education teaching professionals£43,609£45,274
Management consultants and business analysts£43,466£50,365
Construction project managers and related professionals£43,406£49,115
Social workers£42,969£42,095
Chartered surveyors£42,945£45,706
Engineering technicians£42,498£46,816
Protective service associate professionals n.e.c.£42,187£40,453
Physiotherapists£41,922£40,148
Advertising accounts managers and creative directors£41,830£44,500
Quality control and planning engineers£40,434£42,539
Finance and investment analysts and advisers£40,174£45,464
Architects£39,625£42,591
Electricians and electrical fitters£39,067£38,167
Large goods vehicle drivers£38,122£36,756
Occupational therapists£38,000£35,627
Midwifery nurses£37,970£38,400
IT quality and testing professionals£37,829£41,678
Specialist nurses£37,637£40,539
Biochemists and biomedical scientists£37,360£41,133
Data analysts£37,257£38,373
Children's nurses£37,202£36,972
Plumbers & heating and ventilating installers and repairers£37,162£37,173
Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c.£36,802£36,182
Veterinarians£36,517£39,467
Project support officers£36,335£39,220
Prison service officers (below principal officer)£36,306£33,806
Database administrators and web content technicians£36,296£38,095
Other nursing professionals£36,010£35,866
IT operations technicians£35,992£38,087
Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors£35,704£38,960
Insurance underwriters£35,490£37,455
Chemical scientists£35,111£39,608
Managers and directors in retail and wholesale£35,100£45,921
CAD, drawing and architectural technicians£34,878£33,632
Public services associate professionals£34,714£35,135
Public relations professionals£34,630£35,869
Community nurses£34,529£35,645
Newspaper and periodical editors£34,469£35,275
Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians£34,392£33,555
Other vocational and industrial trainers£34,254£34,963
IT user support technicians£33,902£36,261
Business associate professionals n.e.c.£32,973£35,449
Carpenters and joiners£32,902£33,232
Business sales executives£32,726£37,752
Business and related research professionals£32,278£34,704
Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers£31,221£29,657
Human resources and industrial relations officers£31,048£33,462
Bus and coach drivers£30,967£31,326
Quality assurance technicians£30,937£30,991
Laboratory technicians£30,874£34,049
Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors£30,758£32,235
Housing officers£30,160£30,645
Youth and community workers£29,495£29,255
Managers in storage and warehousing£28,418£32,014
Veterinary nurses£28,198£29,131
Pharmaceutical technicians£28,122£29,112
Security guards and related occupations£27,967£29,155
Senior care workers£27,869£27,824
Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.£27,653£27,182
Child and early years officers£27,429£24,995
Marketing associate professionals£27,283£28,726
Graphic and multimedia designers£26,911£27,384
Warehouse operatives£26,084£26,433
Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks£25,473£28,054
Chefs£24,755£24,687
Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services£23,921£24,634
Early education and childcare practitioners£23,478£22,147
Customer service occupations n.e.c.£22,450£21,633
Dental nurses£21,743£22,224
Care workers and home carers£21,450£21,814
Delivery drivers and couriers£18,852£20,144
Early education and childcare assistants£18,593£18,801
Hairdressers and barbers£18,505£19,448
Receptionists£16,400£17,085
Teaching assistants£15,816£15,896
Sales and retail assistants£13,165£15,129
Cleaners and domestics£11,933£13,272