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Pharmacists Salary in Scotland
A Pharmacists in Scotland earns a median gross annual pay of £62,325 — that's £8,553 (16%) above the UK median of £53,772. Real ONS figures (SOC 2251, ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3).
Quick answer
The median salary for a Pharmacists in Scotland is £62,325 gross per year, compared with £53,772 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 | £62,325 |
| United Kingdom | £53,772 |
How Scotland ranks for Pharmacists pay
Regional rank
#1
of 11 ONS regions
vs UK median
+£8,553
above £53,772 UK median
Out-earns
91%
of ONS regions
At £62,325, a Pharmacists in Scotland sits above by £8,553 the £53,772 UK median for the role, ranking #1 of 11 UK regions ONS published a Pharmacists median for. Every figure is a subtraction or sort of the ONS ASHE medians on this page — nothing is modelled.
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Pharmacists in Scotland — frequently asked questions
- How much does a Pharmacists earn in Scotland?
- The median gross annual pay for a Pharmacists in Scotland is £62,325, 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 £53,772.
- 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 Pharmacists salary in Scotland above the UK average for the role?
- The Scotland median of £62,325 is above by £8,553 the £53,772 UK median for a Pharmacists, and above by £9,332 the average of the 11 regions ONS published. Derived by subtracting the ONS medians shown on this page.
- Where does Scotland rank for Pharmacists pay?
- Scotland ranks #1 of 11 UK regions ONS published a Pharmacists 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.