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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
OccupationMedian Salaryvs 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.