Doctor Salary in Scotland

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.

How Scotland ranks for doctor pay

Scotland is the lowest-paying of the 8 regions ONS measures for this role, £16,515 behind Yorkshire and The Humber on £61,026.

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.