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Care workers and home carers Salary in Scotland

A Care workers and home carers in Scotland earns a median gross annual pay of £30,181 — that's £2,713 (10%) above the UK median of £27,468. Real ONS figures (SOC 6135, ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3).

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The median salary for a Care workers and home carers in Scotland is £30,181 gross per year, compared with £27,468 across the UK. A real ONS estimate, April 2025ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3.

Scotland vs UK median

AreaMedian (annual)
Scotland£30,181
United Kingdom£27,468

How Scotland ranks for Care workers and home carers pay

Regional rank

#1

of 11 ONS regions

vs UK median

+£2,713

above £27,468 UK median

Out-earns

91%

of ONS regions

At £30,181, a Care workers and home carers in Scotland sits above by £2,713 the £27,468 UK median for the role, ranking #1 of 11 UK regions ONS published a Care workers and home carers median for. Every figure is a subtraction or sort of the ONS ASHE medians on this page — nothing is modelled.

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Care workers and home carers in Scotland — frequently asked questions

How much does a Care workers and home carers earn in Scotland?
The median gross annual pay for a Care workers and home carers in Scotland is £30,181, per the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). The UK-wide median for this occupation is £27,468.
Is this Scotland figure a real ONS number?
Yes — it is the published regional median gross annual pay for this occupation in the April 2025 ASHE reference period. ONS suppresses small or unreliable regional cells; only unsuppressed regions appear in this cluster, and none are estimated.
Is a Care workers and home carers salary in Scotland above the UK average for the role?
The Scotland median of £30,181 is above by £2,713 the £27,468 UK median for a Care workers and home carers, and above by £2,736 the average of the 11 regions ONS published. Derived by subtracting the ONS medians shown on this page.
Where does Scotland rank for Care workers and home carers pay?
Scotland ranks #1 of 11 UK regions ONS published a Care workers and home carers median for (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). That is the best-paying region for this occupation. Ranking is a straight sort of the published regional medians.

Related

Source: Office for National Statistics — Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), Table 14.7a (occupation 4-digit SOC) + Table 15 (4).7a (region by occupation), Full-Time sheet. Figures are Median gross annual pay (GBP), full-time employees, April 2025 reference period (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). Released 2025-10-23, corrected 2025-12-19. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (OGL v3). No figure is modelled or interpolated.

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