Barrister Salary in London
Official ONS earnings for London, covering 15,000 jobs.
Median salary — London
£28,113
gross, per year
Mean
—
Jobs measured
15,000
What most barristers actually earn
Half of barristers across the UK earn between £21,705 and £60,096. Earning above £60,096 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
This range is UK-wide — ONS publishes no regional breakdown of the spread for this occupation.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of barristers earn less than this.
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Barristers and judges
- SOC 2020 code
- 2411
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS doesn't measure “barrister” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Barristers and judges”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS group combines barristers with judges.
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.
Barrister salary FAQs
What is the average Barrister salary in London?
The median is £28,113 a year and the mean is —, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is a good Barrister salary?
Half of barristers earn between £21,705 and £60,096. Anything above £60,096 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 15,000 jobs in this occupation.
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