Hospital Consultant Salary
Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 187,000 jobs.
Median salary
£88,997
gross, per year, all employees
▲ 26.9% change on the previous year
Full-time only
£92,847
Part-time only
£70,910
Mean
£97,083
Jobs measured
187,000
What most hospital consultants actually earn
Half of hospital consultants earn between £61,823 and £127,271. Earning above £127,271 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of hospital consultants earn less than this.
Hospital Consultant salary by region
7 of 11 GB regions have a published figure for this occupation.
| Region | Median | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland | £114,012 | £117,105 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | £87,240 | £89,097 |
| London | £86,528 | £89,618 |
| Wales | £86,152 | £94,267 |
| North West | £83,567 | £94,321 |
| East | £79,305 | £93,161 |
| South East | £78,811 | £84,700 |
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Specialist medical practitioners
- SOC 2020 code
- 2212
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS doesn't measure “hospital consultant” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Specialist medical practitioners”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS measures specialist medical practitioners, which also covers specialty and associate specialist doctors.
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.
Hospital Consultant salary FAQs
What is the average Hospital Consultant salary in UK?
The median is £88,997 a year and the mean is £97,083, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; full-time employees alone have a median of £92,847 and part-time employees £70,910.
What is a good Hospital Consultant salary?
Half of hospital consultants earn between £61,823 and £127,271. Anything above £127,271 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 187,000 jobs in this occupation.
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