Highest Paid Jobs in Chorley

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — North West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the North West region, which includes Chorley. The average salary across all jobs in Chorley is £29,415 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£83,567	+£54,152 (184.1% above)
2. Information technology directors	£80,828	+£51,413 (174.8% above)
3. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£79,816	+£50,401 (171.3% above)
4. Head teachers and principals	£74,657	+£45,242 (153.8% above)
5. Energy plant operatives	£63,662	+£34,247 (116.4% above)
6. Senior police officers	£63,614	+£34,199 (116.3% above)
7. Electrical engineers	£61,782	+£32,367 (110.0% above)
8. Financial managers and directors	£58,206	+£28,791 (97.9% above)
9. Business and financial project management professionals	£57,368	+£27,953 (95.0% above)
10. IT managers	£56,622	+£27,207 (92.5% above)
11. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£55,896	+£26,481 (90.0% above)
12. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£55,767	+£26,352 (89.6% above)
13. Crane drivers	£53,511	+£24,096 (81.9% above)
14. Rail transport operatives	£53,103	+£23,688 (80.5% above)
15. Health services and public health managers and directors	£52,244	+£22,829 (77.6% above)
16. Sales accounts and business development managers	£52,074	+£22,659 (77.0% above)
17. Cyber security professionals	£51,954	+£22,539 (76.6% above)
18. Research and development (R&D) managers	£51,354	+£21,939 (74.6% above)
19. Generalist medical practitioners	£50,806	+£21,391 (72.7% above)
20. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£50,526	+£21,111 (71.8% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the North West region. The local average salary is specific to Chorley. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.