Highest Paid Jobs in Dundee City

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — Scotland region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the Scotland region, which includes Dundee City. The average salary across all jobs in Dundee City is £31,542 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£114,012	+£82,470 (261.5% above)
2. Chief executives and senior officials	£87,808	+£56,266 (178.4% above)
3. Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers	£83,364	+£51,822 (164.3% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£70,367	+£38,825 (123.1% above)
5. Head teachers and principals	£67,633	+£36,091 (114.4% above)
6. Senior police officers	£65,529	+£33,987 (107.8% above)
7. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£62,747	+£31,205 (98.9% above)
8. Clinical psychologists	£60,846	+£29,304 (92.9% above)
9. Paramedics	£59,371	+£27,829 (88.2% above)
10. Electrical engineers	£59,276	+£27,734 (87.9% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals	£58,985	+£27,443 (87.0% above)
12. Production managers and directors in construction	£57,653	+£26,111 (82.8% above)
13. Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	£56,764	+£25,222 (80.0% above)
14. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£55,752	+£24,210 (76.8% above)
15. Financial managers and directors	£55,044	+£23,502 (74.5% above)
16. Sales accounts and business development managers	£54,813	+£23,271 (73.8% above)
17. Civil engineers	£54,668	+£23,126 (73.3% above)
18. Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors	£54,497	+£22,955 (72.8% above)
19. Pharmacists	£52,273	+£20,731 (65.7% above)
20. Quantity surveyors	£51,960	+£20,418 (64.7% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the Scotland region. The local average salary is specific to Dundee City. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.