Highest Paid Jobs in City of Edinburgh

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — Scotland region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the Scotland region, which includes City of Edinburgh. The average salary across all jobs in City of Edinburgh is £38,345 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£114,012	+£75,667 (197.3% above)
2. Chief executives and senior officials	£87,808	+£49,463 (129.0% above)
3. Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers	£83,364	+£45,019 (117.4% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£70,367	+£32,022 (83.5% above)
5. Head teachers and principals	£67,633	+£29,288 (76.4% above)
6. Senior police officers	£65,529	+£27,184 (70.9% above)
7. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£62,747	+£24,402 (63.6% above)
8. Clinical psychologists	£60,846	+£22,501 (58.7% above)
9. Paramedics	£59,371	+£21,026 (54.8% above)
10. Electrical engineers	£59,276	+£20,931 (54.6% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals	£58,985	+£20,640 (53.8% above)
12. Production managers and directors in construction	£57,653	+£19,308 (50.4% above)
13. Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	£56,764	+£18,419 (48.0% above)
14. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£55,752	+£17,407 (45.4% above)
15. Financial managers and directors	£55,044	+£16,699 (43.5% above)
16. Sales accounts and business development managers	£54,813	+£16,468 (42.9% above)
17. Civil engineers	£54,668	+£16,323 (42.6% above)
18. Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors	£54,497	+£16,152 (42.1% above)
19. Pharmacists	£52,273	+£13,928 (36.3% above)
20. Quantity surveyors	£51,960	+£13,615 (35.5% above)

About this data

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