Professor Salary in East Midlands
Official ONS earnings for East Midlands, covering 9,000 jobs.
Median salary — East Midlands
£43,173
gross, per year
▼ 7.9% change on the previous year
Mean
£46,567
Jobs measured
9,000
What most professors actually earn
Half of professors in East Midlands earn between £27,181 and £48,817. Earning above £48,817 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 “Teaching Professionals” group in East Midlands.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of professors earn less than this.
How East Midlands ranks for professor pay
8th
of 10 GB regions with a published figure
North West tops the table on £50,053 and South East sits at the bottom on £39,131. East Midlands is £6,880 short of the top.
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
- Higher education teaching professionals
- SOC 2020 code
- 2311
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS doesn't measure “professor” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Higher education teaching professionals”, which includes this role alongside others.
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.
Professor salary FAQs
What is the average Professor salary in East Midlands?
The median is £43,173 a year and the mean is £46,567, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is a good Professor salary?
Half of professors earn between £27,181 and £48,817. Anything above £48,817 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 9,000 jobs in this occupation.
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