Average salary in Scotland
The median full-time salary in Scotland is £38,315 per year (gross) — £885 above the UK median of £37,430. The mean (average) is £43,425; the mean is higher than the median because a small number of very high earners pull it up.
These figures are from the Office for National Statistics Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) 2024, gross annual pay for full-time employees by region, for the pay period including 17 April 2024 (provisional). The estimate is based on about 1,506 thousand full-time jobs in Scotland.
On the median £38,315 salary, take-home pay for 2025/26 is about £31,106 a year after Income Tax and National Insurance. Enter any salary above for the full breakdown.
Scope: ONS ASHE 2024 median gross annual pay, full-time employees, by region of work. The take-home calculator uses 2025/26 England, Wales & Northern Ireland tax bands; Scotland has different Income Tax bands.