Highest Paid Jobs in Fife

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — Scotland region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the Scotland region, which includes Fife. The average salary across all jobs in Fife is £31,404 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£114,012	+£82,608 (263.0% above)
2. Chief executives and senior officials	£87,808	+£56,404 (179.6% above)
3. Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers	£83,364	+£51,960 (165.5% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£70,367	+£38,963 (124.1% above)
5. Head teachers and principals	£67,633	+£36,229 (115.4% above)
6. Senior police officers	£65,529	+£34,125 (108.7% above)
7. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£62,747	+£31,343 (99.8% above)
8. Clinical psychologists	£60,846	+£29,442 (93.8% above)
9. Paramedics	£59,371	+£27,967 (89.1% above)
10. Electrical engineers	£59,276	+£27,872 (88.8% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals	£58,985	+£27,581 (87.8% above)
12. Production managers and directors in construction	£57,653	+£26,249 (83.6% above)
13. Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	£56,764	+£25,360 (80.8% above)
14. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£55,752	+£24,348 (77.5% above)
15. Financial managers and directors	£55,044	+£23,640 (75.3% above)
16. Sales accounts and business development managers	£54,813	+£23,409 (74.5% above)
17. Civil engineers	£54,668	+£23,264 (74.1% above)
18. Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors	£54,497	+£23,093 (73.5% above)
19. Pharmacists	£52,273	+£20,869 (66.5% above)
20. Quantity surveyors	£51,960	+£20,556 (65.5% above)

About this data

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