Highest Paid Jobs in Glasgow City

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — Scotland region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the Scotland region, which includes Glasgow City. The average salary across all jobs in Glasgow City is £34,932 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£114,012	+£79,080 (226.4% above)
2. Chief executives and senior officials	£87,808	+£52,876 (151.4% above)
3. Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers	£83,364	+£48,432 (138.6% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£70,367	+£35,435 (101.4% above)
5. Head teachers and principals	£67,633	+£32,701 (93.6% above)
6. Senior police officers	£65,529	+£30,597 (87.6% above)
7. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£62,747	+£27,815 (79.6% above)
8. Clinical psychologists	£60,846	+£25,914 (74.2% above)
9. Paramedics	£59,371	+£24,439 (70.0% above)
10. Electrical engineers	£59,276	+£24,344 (69.7% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals	£58,985	+£24,053 (68.9% above)
12. Production managers and directors in construction	£57,653	+£22,721 (65.0% above)
13. Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	£56,764	+£21,832 (62.5% above)
14. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£55,752	+£20,820 (59.6% above)
15. Financial managers and directors	£55,044	+£20,112 (57.6% above)
16. Sales accounts and business development managers	£54,813	+£19,881 (56.9% above)
17. Civil engineers	£54,668	+£19,736 (56.5% above)
18. Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors	£54,497	+£19,565 (56.0% above)
19. Pharmacists	£52,273	+£17,341 (49.6% above)
20. Quantity surveyors	£51,960	+£17,028 (48.7% above)

About this data

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