Nurse Practitioner Salary in Scotland
Official ONS earnings for Scotland.
Median salary — Scotland
£46,204
gross, per year, all employees
▲ 18% change on the previous year
Mean
£47,059
What a typical nurse practitioner takes home
On the median of £46,204, 2026/27 tax year, Scottish rates, no pension or student loan.
Take-home a month
£3,010
Take-home a year
£36,126
Income Tax
£7,388
National Insurance
£2,691
What most nurse practitioners actually earn
Half of nurse practitioners in Scotland earn between £26,891 and £48,516. Earning above £48,516 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 “Nursing Professionals” group in Scotland.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of nurse practitioners earn less than this.
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Nurse practitioners
- SOC 2020 code
- 2234
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2026 provisional
ONS publishes a sampling error of 14.0% 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.
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.
Nurse Practitioner salary FAQs
What is the average Nurse Practitioner salary in Scotland?
The median is £46,204 a year and the mean is £47,059, 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 nurse practitioner earn per hour?
Across the UK the median hourly rate is £26.56 excluding overtime, or £26.50 for full-time employees. ASHE publishes hourly pay by occupation nationally only, so there is no separate rate for Scotland.
What is a good Nurse Practitioner salary?
Half of nurse practitioners earn between £26,891 and £48,516. Anything above £48,516 is in the top quarter for the role.
What is the starting salary for a nurse practitioner?
ASHE does not record experience, so there is no official starting salary. What it does show is that the lowest-paid 10% of nurse practitioners earn under £11,228 and the lowest quarter under £26,891 — the range a new entrant is most likely to be offered.
How much do the highest-paid nurse practitioners earn?
The top 10% of nurse practitioners earn more than £56,340 a year, and the top quarter more than £48,516. ASHE does not publish figures above the 90th percentile.
Do nurse practitioners in Scotland earn more than the UK average?
The median in Scotland is £46,204 against £42,837 across the UK, 7.9% higher. ONS marks the Scotland figure as imprecise, so treat the gap as indicative.
Has nurse practitioner pay gone up in the last year?
ASHE puts the year-on-year change in the median at +18.0% for this occupation in Scotland. That compares the latest survey with the one before it and is not adjusted for inflation.
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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