Bank Clerk Salary in Scotland
Official ONS earnings for Scotland, covering 8,000 jobs.
Median salary — Scotland
£26,917
gross, per year, all employees
▲ 7.3% change on the previous year
Mean
£31,109
Jobs measured
8,000
What most bank clerks actually earn
Half of bank clerks in Scotland earn between £22,316 and £34,086. Earning above £34,086 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Administrative Occupations: Finance” group in Scotland.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of bank clerks earn less than this.
How Scotland ranks for bank clerk pay
5th
of 6 GB regions with a published figure
North West tops the table on £29,743 and South East sits at the bottom on £26,600. Scotland is £2,826 short of the top.
Ranking compares published regional medians for the same occupation. It says nothing about cost of living — a higher median doesn't survive contact with rent. The cost of living calculator is the honest next step.
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Bank and post office clerks
- SOC 2020 code
- 4123
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS doesn't measure “bank clerk” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Bank and post office clerks”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS group combines bank and post office clerks.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.
Bank Clerk salary FAQs
What is the average Bank Clerk salary in Scotland?
The median is £26,917 a year and the mean is £31,109, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; ASHE publishes no full-time split at regional level.
What is a good Bank Clerk salary?
Half of bank clerks earn between £22,316 and £34,086. Anything above £34,086 is in the top quarter for the role.
Is this figure official?
Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 8,000 jobs in this occupation.
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