Labourer Salary in Scotland
Official ONS earnings for Scotland, covering 5,000 jobs.
Median salary — Scotland
£27,455
gross, per year, all employees
▲ 6.9% change on the previous year
Mean
£28,141
Jobs measured
5,000
What most labourers actually earn
Half of labourers across the UK earn between £22,855 and £33,418. Earning above £33,418 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 labourers earn less than this.
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Elementary construction occupations n.e.c.
- SOC 2020 code
- 9129
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS publishes a sampling error of 13.1% 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 “labourer” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Elementary construction occupations n.e.c.”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS measures elementary construction occupations not classified elsewhere.
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.
Labourer salary FAQs
What is the average Labourer salary in Scotland?
The median is £27,455 a year and the mean is £28,141, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; ASHE publishes no full-time split at regional level.
What is a good Labourer salary?
Half of labourers earn between £22,855 and £33,418. Anything above £33,418 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 5,000 jobs in this occupation.
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