Civil Servant Salary in Scotland
Official ONS earnings for Scotland, covering 10,000 jobs.
Median salary — Scotland
£29,381
gross, per year, all employees
▲ 3.2% change on the previous year
Mean
£33,216
Jobs measured
10,000
What most civil servants actually earn
Half of civil servants in Scotland earn between £24,948 and £38,393. Earning above £38,393 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: Government and Related Organisations” group in Scotland.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of civil servants earn less than this.
How Scotland ranks for civil servant pay
8th
of 9 GB regions with a published figure
London tops the table on £38,780 and North East sits at the bottom on £27,724. Scotland is £9,399 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
- National government administrative occupations
- SOC 2020 code
- 4111
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS doesn't measure “civil servant” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “National government administrative occupations”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS measures national government administrative occupations - administrative grades, not the senior civil service.
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.
Civil Servant salary FAQs
What is the average Civil Servant salary in Scotland?
The median is £29,381 a year and the mean is £33,216, 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 Civil Servant salary?
Half of civil servants earn between £24,948 and £38,393. Anything above £38,393 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 10,000 jobs in this occupation.
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