Doctor Salary in Scotland
Official ONS earnings for Scotland, covering 8,000 jobs.
Median salary — Scotland
£44,511
gross, per year, all employees
Mean
£44,138
Jobs measured
8,000
What a typical doctor takes home
On the median of £44,511, 2026/27 tax year, Scottish rates, no pension or student loan.
Take-home a month
£2,940
Take-home a year
£35,279
Income Tax
£6,677
National Insurance
£2,555
What most doctors actually earn
Half of doctors in Scotland earn between £56,902 and £144,710. Earning above £144,710 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 “Medical Practitioners” group in Scotland.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of doctors earn less than this.
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 publishes a sampling error of 18.4% 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.
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 Scotland?
The median is £44,511 a year and the mean is £44,138, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; ASHE publishes no full-time split at regional level.
How much does a doctor earn per hour?
Across the UK the median hourly rate is £33.87 excluding overtime, or £28.69 for full-time employees. ASHE publishes hourly pay by occupation nationally only, so there is no separate rate for Scotland.
What is a good Doctor salary?
Half of doctors earn between £56,902 and £144,710. Anything above £144,710 is in the top quarter for the role.
Do doctors in Scotland earn more than the UK average?
The median in Scotland is £44,511 against £51,756 across the UK, 14.0% lower. ONS marks the Scotland figure as imprecise, so treat the gap as indicative.
How many doctors are there in Scotland?
ASHE counts around 8,000 employee jobs in “Generalist medical practitioners” (SOC 2211) in Scotland. Self-employed work is not included.
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.
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