Median full-time pay: every council in Scotland
Shetland Islands had the highest median full-time pay of Scotland’s 32 councils in 2025, at £46,527.
Na h-Eileanan Siar had the lowest, at £33,442. The middle council, Perth and Kinross, had £39,934.
| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shetland Islands use-with-caution | £46,527 |
| 2 | East Renfrewshire | £46,279 |
| 3 | East Dunbartonshire | £44,763 |
| 4 | Aberdeenshire | £43,656 |
| 5 | Stirling | £43,559 |
| 6 | Orkney Islands use-with-caution | £43,430 |
| 7 | City of Edinburgh | £43,169 |
| 8 | South Ayrshire | £43,076 |
| 9 | Midlothian | £41,189 |
| 10 | South Lanarkshire | £41,126 |
| 11 | North Lanarkshire | £41,070 |
| 12 | North Ayrshire | £40,312 |
| 13 | West Lothian | £40,134 |
| 14 | Aberdeen City | £40,020 |
| 15 | West Dunbartonshire | £40,011 |
| 16 | Perth and Kinross | £39,934 |
| 17 | Highland | £39,740 |
| 18 | Renfrewshire | £39,734 |
| 19 | Argyll and Bute | £39,010 |
| 20 | Fife | £38,913 |
| 21 | East Lothian use-with-caution | £38,714 |
| 22 | Falkirk | £38,432 |
| 23 | Glasgow City | £38,125 |
| 24 | East Ayrshire | £37,968 |
| 25 | Angus | £37,291 |
| 26 | Inverclyde | £36,650 |
| 27 | Clackmannanshire use-with-caution | £36,259 |
| 28 | Dumfries and Galloway | £34,895 |
| 29 | Dundee City | £34,860 |
| 30 | Moray | £33,943 |
| 31 | Scottish Borders | £33,600 |
| 32 | Na h-Eileanan Siar use-with-caution | £33,442 |