Pharmacist Salary in Scotland
Official ONS earnings for Scotland.
Median salary — Scotland
£52,273
gross, per year, all employees
▲ 6.7% change on the previous year
Mean
£51,649
What a typical pharmacist takes home
On the median of £52,273, 2026/27 tax year, Scottish rates, no pension or student loan.
Take-home a month
£3,273
Take-home a year
£39,280
Income Tax
£9,937
National Insurance
£3,056
What most pharmacists actually earn
Half of pharmacists in Scotland earn between £33,789 and £62,687. Earning above £62,687 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 “Other Health Professionals” group in Scotland.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of pharmacists earn less than this.
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Pharmacists
- SOC 2020 code
- 2251
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS publishes a sampling error of 15.0% 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.
Pharmacist salary FAQs
What is the average Pharmacist salary in Scotland?
The median is £52,273 a year and the mean is £51,649, 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 pharmacist earn per hour?
Across the UK the median hourly rate is £27.04 excluding overtime, or £26.83 for full-time employees. ASHE publishes hourly pay by occupation nationally only, so there is no separate rate for Scotland.
What is a good Pharmacist salary?
Half of pharmacists earn between £33,789 and £62,687. Anything above £62,687 is in the top quarter for the role.
What is the starting salary for a pharmacist?
ASHE does not record experience, so there is no official starting salary. What it does show is that the lowest-paid 10% of pharmacists earn under £21,926 and the lowest quarter under £33,789 — the range a new entrant is most likely to be offered.
Do pharmacists in Scotland earn more than the UK average?
The median in Scotland is £52,273 against £47,508 across the UK, 10.0% higher. ONS marks the Scotland figure as imprecise, so treat the gap as indicative.
Has pharmacist pay gone up in the last year?
ASHE puts the year-on-year change in the median at +6.7% 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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