Highest Paid Jobs in Renfrewshire

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — Scotland region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the Scotland region, which includes Renfrewshire. The average salary across all jobs in Renfrewshire is £30,512 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£114,012	+£83,500 (273.7% above)
2. Chief executives and senior officials	£87,808	+£57,296 (187.8% above)
3. Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers	£83,364	+£52,852 (173.2% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£70,367	+£39,855 (130.6% above)
5. Head teachers and principals	£67,633	+£37,121 (121.7% above)
6. Senior police officers	£65,529	+£35,017 (114.8% above)
7. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£62,747	+£32,235 (105.6% above)
8. Clinical psychologists	£60,846	+£30,334 (99.4% above)
9. Paramedics	£59,371	+£28,859 (94.6% above)
10. Electrical engineers	£59,276	+£28,764 (94.3% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals	£58,985	+£28,473 (93.3% above)
12. Production managers and directors in construction	£57,653	+£27,141 (89.0% above)
13. Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	£56,764	+£26,252 (86.0% above)
14. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£55,752	+£25,240 (82.7% above)
15. Financial managers and directors	£55,044	+£24,532 (80.4% above)
16. Sales accounts and business development managers	£54,813	+£24,301 (79.6% above)
17. Civil engineers	£54,668	+£24,156 (79.2% above)
18. Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors	£54,497	+£23,985 (78.6% above)
19. Pharmacists	£52,273	+£21,761 (71.3% above)
20. Quantity surveyors	£51,960	+£21,448 (70.3% above)

About this data

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