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Highest Paid Jobs in Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — Wales region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the Wales region, which includes Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin. The average salary across all jobs in Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin is £29,835 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
OccupationMedian Salaryvs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners £86,152 +£56,317 (188.8% above)
2. Head teachers and principals £76,119 +£46,284 (155.1% above)
3. Business and financial project management professionals £53,924 +£24,089 (80.7% above)
4. Quantity surveyors £53,752 +£23,917 (80.2% above)
5. Sales accounts and business development managers £52,223 +£22,388 (75.0% above)
6. Social services managers and directors £51,651 +£21,816 (73.1% above)
7. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers £49,827 +£19,992 (67.0% above)
8. Higher education teaching professionals £48,809 +£18,974 (63.6% above)
9. Secondary education teaching professionals £48,006 +£18,171 (60.9% above)
10. Purchasing managers and directors £47,971 +£18,136 (60.8% above)
11. Production managers and directors in manufacturing £47,944 +£18,109 (60.7% above)
12. Production and process engineers £47,056 +£17,221 (57.7% above)
13. Police officers (sergeant and below) £46,768 +£16,933 (56.8% above)
14. Paramedics £46,767 +£16,932 (56.8% above)
15. Engineering project managers and project engineers £46,626 +£16,791 (56.3% above)
16. Primary education teaching professionals £46,291 +£16,456 (55.2% above)
17. IT managers £45,970 +£16,135 (54.1% above)
18. Programmers and software development professionals £45,942 +£16,107 (54.0% above)
19. Special needs education teaching professionals £45,462 +£15,627 (52.4% above)
20. Rail travel assistants £45,125 +£15,290 (51.2% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the Wales region. The local average salary is specific to Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.