# Highest and lowest paid places in Scotland (2025)

Shetland Islands was the highest paid of Scotland’s 32 councils in 2025 (median full-time pay £46,527).

Na h-Eileanan Siar was the lowest paid (£33,442). The middle council, Perth and Kinross, had £39,934.

| Rank | Area | Median full-time pay | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Shetland Islands](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands) | £46,527 | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 2 | [East Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-renfrewshire) | £46,279 | – |
| 3 | [East Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire) | £44,763 | – |
| 4 | [Aberdeenshire](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire) | £43,656 | – |
| 5 | [Stirling](https://openindex.co.uk/stirling) | £43,559 | – |
| 6 | [Orkney Islands](https://openindex.co.uk/orkney-islands) | £43,430 | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 7 | [Edinburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh) | £43,169 | – |
| 8 | [South Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ayrshire) | £43,076 | – |
| 9 | [Midlothian](https://openindex.co.uk/midlothian) | £41,189 | – |
| 10 | [South Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire) | £41,126 | – |
| 11 | [North Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire) | £41,070 | – |
| 12 | [North Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-ayrshire) | £40,312 | – |
| 13 | [West Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian) | £40,134 | – |
| 14 | [Aberdeen](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen) | £40,020 | – |
| 15 | [West Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire) | £40,011 | – |
| 16 | [Perth and Kinross](https://openindex.co.uk/perth-and-kinross) | £39,934 | – |
| 17 | [Highland](https://openindex.co.uk/highland) | £39,740 | – |
| 18 | [Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire) | £39,734 | – |
| 19 | [Argyll and Bute](https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute) | £39,010 | – |
| 20 | [Fife](https://openindex.co.uk/fife) | £38,913 | – |
| 21 | [East Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lothian) | £38,714 | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 22 | [Falkirk](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk) | £38,432 | – |
| 23 | [Glasgow](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow) | £38,125 | – |
| 24 | [East Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-ayrshire) | £37,968 | – |
| 25 | [Angus](https://openindex.co.uk/angus) | £37,291 | – |
| 26 | [Inverclyde](https://openindex.co.uk/inverclyde) | £36,650 | – |
| 27 | [Clackmannanshire](https://openindex.co.uk/clackmannanshire) | £36,259 | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 28 | [Dumfries and Galloway](https://openindex.co.uk/dumfries-and-galloway) | £34,895 | – |
| 29 | [Dundee](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee) | £34,860 | – |
| 30 | [Moray](https://openindex.co.uk/moray) | £33,943 | – |
| 31 | [Scottish Borders](https://openindex.co.uk/scottish-borders) | £33,600 | – |
| 32 | [Na h-Eileanan Siar](https://openindex.co.uk/na-h-eileanan-siar) | £33,442 | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |

Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, ONS earnings survey. Covers Great Britain. Period: 2025. Period: 2025.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [Great Britain](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/median-pay/uk)
- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/median-pay/england)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/median-pay/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/median-pay/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/median-pay/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/median-pay/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/median-pay/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/median-pay/west-midlands)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/median-pay/east-of-england)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/median-pay/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/median-pay/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/median-pay/south-west)

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- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/median-pay)

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