Highest Paid Jobs in Gwynedd / Gwynedd

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — Wales region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the Wales region, which includes Gwynedd / Gwynedd. The average salary across all jobs in Gwynedd / Gwynedd is £25,217 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£86,152	+£60,935 (241.6% above)
2. Head teachers and principals	£76,119	+£50,902 (201.9% above)
3. Business and financial project management professionals	£53,924	+£28,707 (113.8% above)
4. Quantity surveyors	£53,752	+£28,535 (113.2% above)
5. Sales accounts and business development managers	£52,223	+£27,006 (107.1% above)
6. Social services managers and directors	£51,651	+£26,434 (104.8% above)
7. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£49,827	+£24,610 (97.6% above)
8. Higher education teaching professionals	£48,809	+£23,592 (93.6% above)
9. Secondary education teaching professionals	£48,006	+£22,789 (90.4% above)
10. Purchasing managers and directors	£47,971	+£22,754 (90.2% above)
11. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£47,944	+£22,727 (90.1% above)
12. Production and process engineers	£47,056	+£21,839 (86.6% above)
13. Police officers (sergeant and below)	£46,768	+£21,551 (85.5% above)
14. Paramedics	£46,767	+£21,550 (85.5% above)
15. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£46,626	+£21,409 (84.9% above)
16. Primary education teaching professionals	£46,291	+£21,074 (83.6% above)
17. IT managers	£45,970	+£20,753 (82.3% above)
18. Programmers and software development professionals	£45,942	+£20,725 (82.2% above)
19. Special needs education teaching professionals	£45,462	+£20,245 (80.3% above)
20. Rail travel assistants	£45,125	+£19,908 (78.9% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the Wales region. The local average salary is specific to Gwynedd / Gwynedd. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.