Skip to content
UK salary report · 2026

Biomedical Scientist Salary

Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 46,000 jobs.

ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Grouped occupation Where this comes from →

Median salary

£45,269

gross, per year, all employees

▲ 1.2% change on the previous year

Full-time only

£47,892

Part-time only

£30,628

Mean

£50,191

Jobs measured

46,000

What most biomedical scientists actually earn

Half of biomedical scientists earn between £35,161 and £54,701. Earning above £54,701 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.

The full pay range

Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of biomedical scientists earn less than this.

10th
£28,002
20th
£32,193
25th
£35,161
30th
£37,187
40th
£40,582
50th
£45,269
60th
£49,953
70th
£53,311
75th
£54,701
80th
£57,283
Check where your salary sits

Biomedical Scientist salary by region

8 of 11 GB regions have a published figure for this occupation.

Region Median Mean
East £54,211 £60,333
London £51,946 £60,902
North West £47,457 £51,471
South East £42,777
East Midlands £42,502 £42,341
Scotland £39,315 £44,822
West Midlands £37,464 £38,016
Yorkshire and The Humber £37,377 £41,532

Where this figure comes from

ONS occupation group
Biochemists and biomedical scientists
SOC 2020 code
2113
Measure
Gross annual pay, all employees
Edition
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional

ONS doesn't measure “biomedical scientist” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Biochemists and biomedical scientists”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS group combines biochemists and biomedical scientists.

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.

Biomedical Scientist salary FAQs

What is the average Biomedical Scientist salary in UK?

The median is £45,269 a year and the mean is £50,191, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; full-time employees alone have a median of £47,892 and part-time employees £30,628.

What is a good Biomedical Scientist salary?

Half of biomedical scientists earn between £35,161 and £54,701. Anything above £54,701 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 46,000 jobs in this occupation.

Official figures show the market. Your salary shows what employers actually pay.

Add your salary anonymously

Share this salary data