Dental Nurse Salary in Scotland
Official ONS earnings for Scotland, covering 8,000 jobs.
Median salary — Scotland
£23,361
gross, per year, all employees
▲ 7.4% change on the previous year
Mean
£22,943
Jobs measured
8,000
What most dental nurses actually earn
Half of dental nurses in Scotland earn between £15,350 and £32,180. Earning above £32,180 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 “Caring Personal Services” group in Scotland.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of dental nurses earn less than this.
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Dental nurses
- SOC 2020 code
- 6133
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS publishes a sampling error of 14.2% for this figure and asks that anything above 10% is treated as imprecise — too few people in this region answered the survey for this occupation. The figure is shown because it is the one ONS published, but it is not firm enough to rank Scotland against anywhere else, so this page doesn't.
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.
Dental Nurse salary FAQs
What is the average Dental Nurse salary in Scotland?
The median is £23,361 a year and the mean is £22,943, 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 Dental Nurse salary?
Half of dental nurses earn between £15,350 and £32,180. Anything above £32,180 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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