Doctor Salary in North West
Official ONS earnings for North West, covering 14,000 jobs.
Median salary — North West
£50,806
gross, per year
▲ 3.2% change on the previous year
Mean
£53,328
Jobs measured
14,000
What most doctors actually earn
Half of doctors across the UK earn between £36,586 and £66,037. Earning above £66,037 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 doctors earn less than this.
How North West ranks for doctor pay
6th
of 8 GB regions with a published figure
Yorkshire and The Humber tops the table on £61,026 and Scotland sits at the bottom on £44,511. North West is £10,220 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
- Generalist medical practitioners
- SOC 2020 code
- 2211
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS doesn't measure “doctor” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Generalist medical practitioners”, which includes this role alongside others. Generalist practitioners; specialists sit in 2212 and earn substantially more.
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.
Doctor salary FAQs
What is the average Doctor salary in North West?
The median is £50,806 a year and the mean is £53,328, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is a good Doctor salary?
Half of doctors earn between £36,586 and £66,037. Anything above £66,037 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 14,000 jobs in this occupation.
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