Highest Paid Jobs in East Lothian

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — Scotland region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the Scotland region, which includes East Lothian. The average salary across all jobs in East Lothian is £29,792 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£114,012	+£84,220 (282.7% above)
2. Chief executives and senior officials	£87,808	+£58,016 (194.7% above)
3. Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers	£83,364	+£53,572 (179.8% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£70,367	+£40,575 (136.2% above)
5. Head teachers and principals	£67,633	+£37,841 (127.0% above)
6. Senior police officers	£65,529	+£35,737 (120.0% above)
7. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£62,747	+£32,955 (110.6% above)
8. Clinical psychologists	£60,846	+£31,054 (104.2% above)
9. Paramedics	£59,371	+£29,579 (99.3% above)
10. Electrical engineers	£59,276	+£29,484 (99.0% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals	£58,985	+£29,193 (98.0% above)
12. Production managers and directors in construction	£57,653	+£27,861 (93.5% above)
13. Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	£56,764	+£26,972 (90.5% above)
14. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£55,752	+£25,960 (87.1% above)
15. Financial managers and directors	£55,044	+£25,252 (84.8% above)
16. Sales accounts and business development managers	£54,813	+£25,021 (84.0% above)
17. Civil engineers	£54,668	+£24,876 (83.5% above)
18. Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors	£54,497	+£24,705 (82.9% above)
19. Pharmacists	£52,273	+£22,481 (75.5% above)
20. Quantity surveyors	£51,960	+£22,168 (74.4% above)

About this data

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