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.
See it on the map| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shetland Islands ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). | £46,527 |
| 2 | East Renfrewshire | £46,279 |
| 3 | East Dunbartonshire | £44,763 |
| 4 | Aberdeenshire | £43,656 |
| 5 | Stirling | £43,559 |
| 6 | Orkney Islands ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). | £43,430 |
| 7 | 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 | £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 ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). | £38,714 |
| 22 | Falkirk | £38,432 |
| 23 | Glasgow | £38,125 |
| 24 | East Ayrshire | £37,968 |
| 25 | Angus | £37,291 |
| 26 | Inverclyde | £36,650 |
| 27 | Clackmannanshire ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). | £36,259 |
| 28 | Dumfries and Galloway | £34,895 |
| 29 | Dundee | £34,860 |
| 30 | Moray | £33,943 |
| 31 | Scottish Borders | £33,600 |
| 32 | Na h-Eileanan Siar ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). | £33,442 |