Professor Salary in North West
Official ONS earnings for North West, covering 25,000 jobs.
Median salary — North West
£50,053
gross, per year
▲ 7.6% change on the previous year
Mean
£52,005
Jobs measured
25,000
What most professors actually earn
Half of professors in North West earn between £31,981 and £51,695. Earning above £51,695 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 North West.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of professors earn less than this.
How North West ranks for professor pay
1st
of 10 GB regions with a published figure
North West pays professors more than anywhere else ONS measures — £10,922 above South East, the lowest of the 10.
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 North West?
The median is £50,053 a year and the mean is £52,005, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is a good Professor salary?
Half of professors earn between £31,981 and £51,695. Anything above £51,695 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 25,000 jobs in this occupation.
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