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Highest Paid Jobs in North Lanarkshire

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — Scotland region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the Scotland region, which includes North Lanarkshire. The average salary across all jobs in North Lanarkshire is £32,362 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
OccupationMedian Salaryvs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners £114,012 +£81,650 (252.3% above)
2. Chief executives and senior officials £87,808 +£55,446 (171.3% above)
3. Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers £83,364 +£51,002 (157.6% above)
4. Train and tram drivers £70,367 +£38,005 (117.4% above)
5. Head teachers and principals £67,633 +£35,271 (109.0% above)
6. Senior police officers £65,529 +£33,167 (102.5% above)
7. Production managers and directors in mining and energy £62,747 +£30,385 (93.9% above)
8. Clinical psychologists £60,846 +£28,484 (88.0% above)
9. Paramedics £59,371 +£27,009 (83.5% above)
10. Electrical engineers £59,276 +£26,914 (83.2% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals £58,985 +£26,623 (82.3% above)
12. Production managers and directors in construction £57,653 +£25,291 (78.2% above)
13. Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers £56,764 +£24,402 (75.4% above)
14. Production managers and directors in manufacturing £55,752 +£23,390 (72.3% above)
15. Financial managers and directors £55,044 +£22,682 (70.1% above)
16. Sales accounts and business development managers £54,813 +£22,451 (69.4% above)
17. Civil engineers £54,668 +£22,306 (68.9% above)
18. Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors £54,497 +£22,135 (68.4% above)
19. Pharmacists £52,273 +£19,911 (61.5% above)
20. Quantity surveyors £51,960 +£19,598 (60.6% above)

About this data

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