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Painters and decorators Salary in Scotland
A Painters and decorators in Scotland earns a median gross annual pay of £31,906 — that's £857 (3%) below the UK median of £32,763. Real ONS figures (SOC 5323, ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3).
Quick answer
The median salary for a Painters and decorators in Scotland is £31,906 gross per year, compared with £32,763 across the UK. A real ONS estimate, April 2025 — ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3.
Scotland vs UK median
| Area | Median (annual) |
|---|---|
| Scotland | £31,906 |
| United Kingdom | £32,763 |
How Scotland ranks for Painters and decorators pay
Regional rank
#4
of 9 ONS regions
vs UK median
−£857
below £32,763 UK median
Out-earns
56%
of ONS regions
At £31,906, a Painters and decorators in Scotland sits below by £857 the £32,763 UK median for the role, ranking #4 of 9 UK regions ONS published a Painters and decorators median for. Every figure is a subtraction or sort of the ONS ASHE medians on this page — nothing is modelled.
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Painters and decorators in Scotland — frequently asked questions
- How much does a Painters and decorators earn in Scotland?
- The median gross annual pay for a Painters and decorators in Scotland is £31,906, 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 £32,763.
- 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 Painters and decorators salary in Scotland above the UK average for the role?
- The Scotland median of £31,906 is below by £857 the £32,763 UK median for a Painters and decorators, and above by £572 the average of the 9 regions ONS published. Derived by subtracting the ONS medians shown on this page.
- Where does Scotland rank for Painters and decorators pay?
- Scotland ranks #4 of 9 UK regions ONS published a Painters and decorators median for (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). 3 regions pay more and 5 pay less. 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.