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Highest Paid Jobs in East Ayrshire

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — Scotland region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the Scotland region, which includes East Ayrshire. The average salary across all jobs in East Ayrshire is £28,354 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
OccupationMedian Salaryvs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners £114,012 +£85,658 (302.1% above)
2. Chief executives and senior officials £87,808 +£59,454 (209.7% above)
3. Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers £83,364 +£55,010 (194.0% above)
4. Train and tram drivers £70,367 +£42,013 (148.2% above)
5. Head teachers and principals £67,633 +£39,279 (138.5% above)
6. Senior police officers £65,529 +£37,175 (131.1% above)
7. Production managers and directors in mining and energy £62,747 +£34,393 (121.3% above)
8. Clinical psychologists £60,846 +£32,492 (114.6% above)
9. Paramedics £59,371 +£31,017 (109.4% above)
10. Electrical engineers £59,276 +£30,922 (109.1% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals £58,985 +£30,631 (108.0% above)
12. Production managers and directors in construction £57,653 +£29,299 (103.3% above)
13. Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers £56,764 +£28,410 (100.2% above)
14. Production managers and directors in manufacturing £55,752 +£27,398 (96.6% above)
15. Financial managers and directors £55,044 +£26,690 (94.1% above)
16. Sales accounts and business development managers £54,813 +£26,459 (93.3% above)
17. Civil engineers £54,668 +£26,314 (92.8% above)
18. Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors £54,497 +£26,143 (92.2% above)
19. Pharmacists £52,273 +£23,919 (84.4% above)
20. Quantity surveyors £51,960 +£23,606 (83.3% above)

About this data

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