Doctor Salary in Yorkshire and The Humber

What most doctors actually earn

Half of doctors in Yorkshire and The Humber earn between £52,498 and £108,746. Earning above £108,746 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 Yorkshire and The Humber.

How Yorkshire and The Humber ranks for doctor pay

Yorkshire and The Humber pays doctors more than anywhere else ONS measures — £16,515 above Scotland, the lowest of the 8.

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.