EDINBURGH, UNITED KINGDOM SALARY

Average gross salary for Edinburgh GROSS SALARY
GBP 40,369
Average gorss salary (USD) for Edinburgh GROSS SALARY (USD)
US$ 60,900
Average net salary for Edinburgh NET SALARY
GBP 29,384
The most typical salary for Edinburgh MOST TYPICAL GROSS
GBP 33,618
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  Updated: 08 Sep 2020   Diff. gross vs. net: 27%
  Salary entries: 151

Edinburgh Earnings

Average salary in Edinburgh is GBP 40,369.

Average take home earning is GBP 29,384 (Net).

The most typical salary is GBP 33,618 (Gross).

These data are from our visitors surveys (151 individual salaries).

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Percentage of people Earn this salary or more
7 % GBP 81,000
11 % GBP 72,842
23 % GBP 52,666
64 % GBP 33,618
90 % GBP 24,895
100 % GBP 17,481
Career Avg. gross salary (USD) Salary entries
Lecturer GBP 33,976 US$ 52,649 07
Architect GBP 29,375 US$ 46,928 06
Lawyer GBP 45,600 US$ 64,548 05
Operations Manager GBP 70,333 US$ 110,956 03
IT Manager GBP 65,333 US$ 104,793 03
Director GBP 44,333 US$ 70,856 03
Human Resources Manager GBP 44,000 US$ 68,474 03
Engineer GBP 34,166 US$ 48,387 03
Software Developer GBP 32,566 US$ 44,243 03
Salesmen or Saleswomen GBP 32,000 US$ 51,360 03
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  SALARY BY LEVEL    EDINBURGH

Salary levels Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
155K US$ 244,818 GBP 150,000
01
175K US$ 238,537 GBP 176,000
01
125K US$ 195,855 GBP 120,000
01
105K US$ 168,109 GBP 103,000
01
115K US$ 159,524 GBP 110,000
01
85K US$ 123,148 GBP 81,000
03
95K US$ 119,319 GBP 90,000
02
75K US$ 108,205 GBP 72,842
07
65K US$ 91,027 GBP 62,666
09
55K US$ 79,700 GBP 52,666
09
45K US$ 64,079 GBP 42,344
18
35K US$ 51,082 GBP 33,618
43
25K US$ 38,545 GBP 24,895
40
15K US$ 26,353 GBP 17,481
15

  SALARY BY GENDER    EDINBURGH

Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
Men US$ 67,714 GBP 46,223 86
Women US$ 53,908 GBP 34,370 29
N/A US$ 50,256 GBP 31,214 36

  SALARY BY EDUCATION    EDINBURGH

Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
Doctorate Degree US$ 73,577 GBP 51,182 13
Masters Degree US$ 61,198 GBP 40,343 51
Bachelors Degree US$ 63,067 GBP 42,371 50
Some College US$ 68,635 GBP 43,401 17
High School US$ 39,909 GBP 25,821 20

Workers holding Doctorate Degree degrees enjoy the highest average gross salaries in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. With an earned Doctorate Degree, they grosses GBP 51,182. While Workers with High School education earn the least, with an average gross income of GBP 25,821. This is 84.36% lower of what Doctorate Degree degree holders earn.


  SALARY BY EXPERIENCE    EDINBURGH

Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
20+ Years US$ 86,743 GBP 58,244 30
16-20 Years US$ 79,916 GBP 51,962 08
12-16 Years US$ 69,703 GBP 47,498 14
8-12 Years US$ 62,730 GBP 42,200 15
4-8 Years US$ 56,449 GBP 37,079 30
2-4 Years US$ 44,967 GBP 29,403 26
1-2 Years US$ 40,569 GBP 26,875 12
0-1 Year US$ 43,005 GBP 27,208 16

Workers in Edinburgh, United Kingdom with more years of work experience outperform their counterparts with less experience. Workers with 20+ Years of experience earn a gross average of GBP 58,244 compared to GBP 26,875 for their counterparts with 1-2 Years of experience. The difference between workers with 20+ Years of experience and 1-2 Years is 113.82%.


  SALARY BY AGE    EDINBURGH

Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
63-68 US$ 195,855 GBP 120,000 01
57-62 US$ 94,406 GBP 66,411 06
51-56 US$ 78,705 GBP 51,439 11
45-50 US$ 76,063 GBP 50,747 17
39-44 US$ 87,147 GBP 58,291 12
33-38 US$ 56,488 GBP 38,874 18
27-32 US$ 55,440 GBP 37,341 30
22-26 US$ 37,544 GBP 25,812 16
16-21 US$ 34,791 GBP 23,125 04
N/A US$ 50,256 GBP 31,214 36
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  SALARY BY FIELD    EDINBURGH

# Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
1. Sports & Recreation US$ 82,287 GBP 66,000 01
2. Engineers & Technicians III US$ 83,895 GBP 54,500 02
3. Management & Business US$ 80,732 GBP 53,900 16
4. Hotels & Tourism US$ 84,760 GBP 52,000 03
5. Finance & Banking US$ 75,997 GBP 49,214 14
6. Engineers & Technicians US$ 69,762 GBP 48,773 09
7. Law US$ 69,455 GBP 48,000 06
8. Health Care & Medical US$ 70,604 GBP 47,750 04
9. Media US$ 77,526 GBP 47,500 02
10. IT & Telecommunication US$ 68,146 GBP 46,180 15
11. Properties & Real Estates US$ 73,446 GBP 45,000 01
12. Health Care & Medical II US$ 64,063 GBP 41,172 06
13. IT & Telecommunication II US$ 62,752 GBP 40,956 06
14. Construction & Labor Workers US$ 49,711 GBP 36,000 04
15. Education & University US$ 52,652 GBP 34,795 13
16. Customer Services US$ 52,102 GBP 32,763 04
17. Human Resources US$ 49,414 GBP 32,428 07
18. Public Sector US$ 45,102 GBP 31,586 04
19. Marketing, Sales, Purchase US$ 50,393 GBP 31,300 02
20. Architect Constructions US$ 48,574 GBP 30,464 07
21. Arts, Culture, Performance US$ 40,660 GBP 30,000 01
22. Salesmen & Saleswomen US$ 43,219 GBP 27,625 04
23. Accounting & Administration US$ 40,179 GBP 26,828 07
24. Military US$ 38,431 GBP 26,500 01
25. Engineers & Technicians IV US$ 40,600 GBP 25,700 01
26. Engineers & Technicians V US$ 41,075 GBP 25,166 03
27. Automobile US$ 37,030 GBP 23,000 01
28. Manufacturing & Labor Workers US$ 32,894 GBP 20,650 02
29. Logistics, Road, Railway US$ 29,763 GBP 19,000 01
30. Restaurants, Inns, Pubs US$ 28,806 GBP 18,666 03

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Average salaries in Edinburgh, United Kingdom can vary greatly based on a career field. Hotels & Tourism enjoy the highest gross average salaries (GBP 52,000), followed by Engineers & Technicians III (GBP 54,500), and Sports & Recreation (GBP 66,000). Lower average gross salaries in the Edinburgh, United Kingdom are earned by those in Restaurants, Inns, Pubs (GBP 18,666) and those in Logistics, Road, Railway positions (GBP 19,000). The difference between the most paid and the lowest paid fields is 194.24%.


  SALARY BY CAREER    EDINBURGH

# Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
1. Operations Manager US$ 110,956 GBP 70,333 03
2. Investment Manager US$ 103,912 GBP 70,000 02
3. Program Manager US$ 92,772 GBP 68,450 02
4. IT Manager US$ 104,793 GBP 65,333 03
5. Other Finance Career US$ 92,668 GBP 58,400 05
6. Oil & Gas Engineer US$ 83,895 GBP 54,500 02
7. IT Project Manager US$ 71,694 GBP 50,000 02
8. Other Management Career US$ 68,403 GBP 48,333 03
9. Lawyer US$ 64,548 GBP 45,600 05
10. Commercial Real Estate US$ 73,446 GBP 45,000 01
11. Director US$ 70,856 GBP 44,333 03
12. Human Resources Manager US$ 68,474 GBP 44,000 03
13. Manager US$ 66,936 GBP 42,500 02
14. Healthcare Management US$ 65,380 GBP 41,500 02
15. Languages Teacher US$ 60,700 GBP 38,750 02
16. Software Engineer US$ 56,682 GBP 35,000 02
17. Economist US$ 55,545 GBP 34,500 02
18. Teacher US$ 53,249 GBP 34,500 02
19. Engineer US$ 48,387 GBP 34,166 03
20. Lecturer US$ 52,649 GBP 33,976 07
21. Software Developer US$ 44,243 GBP 32,566 03
22. Salesmen or Saleswomen US$ 51,360 GBP 32,000 03
23. Other Public Sector Career US$ 45,102 GBP 31,586 04
24. Architect US$ 46,928 GBP 29,375 06
25. Human Resource US$ 39,156 GBP 27,000 01
26. Other Engineer Career US$ 41,075 GBP 25,166 03
27. Java Developer US$ 39,007 GBP 24,500 02
28. Human Resource Administrator US$ 34,656 GBP 23,500 02
29. Administrator US$ 34,083 GBP 21,234 02
30. Other Service Career US$ 29,069 GBP 18,055 01

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In Edinburgh, United Kingdom economy, Operations Manager is on the top list of highest earners, earning an average gross salary of GBP 70,333. IT Manager and Investment Manager follow, earning GBP 65,333 and GBP 70,000, respectively. Other Service Career earn a gross annual average of GBP 18,055, while Administrator earn GBP 21,234. The gap between the lowest and the highest paid careers is 281.70%.


  SALARY BY JOB TYPE    EDINBURGH

Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
Permanent US$ 63,767 GBP 42,235 122
Contract US$ 43,329 GBP 29,208 12
Self Employed US$ 61,972 GBP 42,250 08
Part Time US$ 44,516 GBP 28,277 09
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  SALARY BY COUNTRY    EDINBURGH

# Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
1. Australia Australia US$ 87,634 AU$ 99,159 3,101
2. United States United States US$ 81,651 US$ 81,651 20,083
3. United Kingdom United Kingdom US$ 73,231 GBP 49,730 4,556
4. France France US$ 70,282 EUR 57,337 1,209
5. Ireland Ireland US$ 64,844 EUR 51,512 1,407
6. China China US$ 47,086 CNY 302,206 2,615
7. Russia Russia US$ 40,662 RUB 1,786,688 1,051
8. India India US$ 21,562 INR 1,323,758 10,526

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(34/34)  PROJECT MANAGER


 Posted: 08 Sep 2020

Doctorate Degree, 4-8 years: "Project management."
Individual GROSS salary:
GBP 35,000
US$ 45,368


(33/34)  ACCOUNT DIRECTOR


 Posted: 08 Jan 2020

Bachelors Degree, 20+ years: "Continuous improvement."
Individual GROSS salary:
GBP 90,000
US$ 116,660


(32/34)  SALES ASSISTANT


 Posted: 04 Jan 2020

High School, 1-2 years: "Cool beans dude."
Individual GROSS salary:
GBP 14,500
US$ 18,795


(31/34)  COMMISSIONING ENGINEERING MANAGER


 Posted: 28 Aug 2019

Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "Coordinating tasks to team Reporting progress to directors Ensuring issues are resolved professionally Ensuring safety is maintained and tasks are carried out to procedure."
Individual GROSS salary:
GBP 48,965
US$ 66,364


(30/34)  ASSISTANT PROFESSOR


 Posted: 28 Aug 2019

Doctorate Degree, 12-16 years: "Giving lectures and seminars, marking, developing new courses."
Individual GROSS salary:
GBP 36,000
US$ 48,792


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(29/34)  TECHNICAL ARCHITECT


 Posted: 12 Aug 2019

Masters Degree, 20+ years: "Designing IT solutions."
Individual GROSS salary:
GBP 75,000
US$ 101,649


(28/34)  VETERINARY PATHOLOGIST


 Posted: 29 Jul 2019

Doctorate Degree, 12-16 years: "Pathology evaluation of toxicology studies in non-clinical safety."
Individual GROSS salary:
GBP 62,000
US$ 84,030


(27/34)  SOFTWARE DEVELOPER


 Posted: 29 Jul 2019

Bachelors Degree, 1-2 years: "Development and maintaing in house software focus on back-end microservices scala aws javascript sql ruby."
Individual GROSS salary:
GBP 28,500
US$ 38,627


(26/34)  SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER


 Posted: 15 Jun 2019

Doctorate Degree, 12-16 years: "Project management."
Individual GROSS salary:
GBP 65,000
US$ 88,096


(25/34)  INSPECTOR


 Posted: 29 May 2019

Bachelors Degree, 20+ years: "Inspecting care services for adults and older people."
Individual GROSS salary:
GBP 40,000
US$ 54,213


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(24/34)  CHIEF EXEC


 Posted: 19 May 2019

Doctorate Degree, 20+ years: "Leading tech company."
Individual GROSS salary:
GBP 176,000
US$ 238,537


(23/34)  LEAD BIOINFORMATIC DEVELOPER


 Posted: 15 May 2019

Masters Degree, 12-16 years: "Lead developer in bioinformatics."
Individual GROSS salary:
GBP 54,000
US$ 73,188


(22/34)  TRAINEE NUTRITIONAL THERAPIST


 Posted: 30 Apr 2019

Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "Meeting clients, discussing lifestyle habits, previous medical history, current diet and formulating diet plans. Educating, increasing awareness of the importance of nutrition to overall health and wellbeing."
Individual GROSS salary:
GBP 17,000
US$ 23,041


(21/34)  PROPERTY GAZETTEER OFFICER


 Posted: 01 Mar 2019

Masters Degree, 4-8 years: "Managing complex datasets."
Individual GROSS salary:
GBP 31,477
US$ 42,662


(20/34)  VICE PRESIDENT


 Posted: 14 Feb 2019

Bachelors Degree, 12-16 years: "Master Black Belt."
Individual GROSS salary:
GBP 73,900
US$ 100,159


(19/34)  SOLICITOR


 Posted: 06 Feb 2019

Bachelors Degree, 1-2 years: "Legal Services."
Individual GROSS salary:
GBP 35,000
US$ 47,436


(18/34)  DATA ANALYST


 Posted: 01 Feb 2019

Bachelors Degree, 1-2 years: "I work as a data analyst."
Individual GROSS salary:
GBP 25,000
US$ 33,883


(17/34)  BANK MANAGER


 Posted: 26 Dec 2018

Bachelors Degree, 12-16 years: "Bank manager in bank."
Individual GROSS salary:
GBP 32,000
US$ 43,370


(16/34)  MANAGING DIRECTOR


 Posted: 24 Dec 2018

Bachelors Degree, 20+ years: "Strategy, Finance and Executution."
Individual GROSS salary:
GBP 90,000
US$ 121,979


(15/34)  SOFTWARE DEVELOPER


 Posted: 14 Dec 2018

Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "Design, implementation, bug-fixing."
Individual GROSS salary:
GBP 35,000
US$ 47,436


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(14/34)  SENIOR DEVELOPER


 Posted: 20 Nov 2018

Bachelors Degree, 20+ years: "Application support, development, dev ops."
Individual GROSS salary:
GBP 55,000
US$ 74,543


(13/34)  RECRUITER


 Posted: 24 Sep 2018

Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "Personnel selection."
Individual GROSS salary:
GBP 22,000
US$ 29,817


(12/34)  PROJECT MANAGER


 Posted: 12 Sep 2018

Masters Degree, 8-12 years: "Lead Projects of Medium To large size."
Individual GROSS salary:
GBP 63,000
US$ 85,386


(11/34)  APPLICATIONS ENGINEER


 Posted: 02 Sep 2018

Masters Degree, 2-4 years: "Hardware Development with customer support."
Individual GROSS salary:
GBP 40,000
US$ 54,213


(10/34)  PALLIATIVE MEDICINE CONSULTANT


 Posted: 18 Aug 2018

Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "Palliative medicine consultant for 2yrs in UK."
Individual GROSS salary:
GBP 83,000
US$ 112,492


(9/34)  FLUTE TEACHER


 Posted: 29 Jun 2018

Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "Self-employed blah blah."
Individual GROSS salary:
GBP 30,000
US$ 40,660


(8/34)  MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAWYER


 Posted: 01 Jun 2018

Masters Degree, 4-8 years: "I defend and prosecute parties in situations relating to medical malpractice or ant form of delict performed by a medical healthcare professional/."
Individual GROSS salary:
GBP 60,000
US$ 81,320


(7/34)  TAX OFFICER


 Posted: 13 Mar 2018

High School education, 12-16 years of experience.
Individual GROSS salary:
GBP 18,868
US$ 25,572


(6/34)  TEACHER OF SPANISH


 Posted: 27 Feb 2018

Masters Degree, 2-4 years: "3 years experience in UK teaching."
Individual GROSS salary:
GBP 30,000
US$ 40,660


(5/34)  BARISTA


 Posted: 07 Feb 2018

Masters Degree, 1-2 years: "Barista at best coffee franchise in UK."
Individual GROSS salary:
GBP 18,000
US$ 24,396


(4/34)  TOOLS GAME ENGINEER


 Posted: 24 Jan 2018

Some College, 4-8 years: "Game Developer making tools for the engine. handling pipelines."
Individual GROSS salary:
GBP 38,000
US$ 51,502


(3/34)  INTERN


 Posted: 30 Nov 2017

Bachelors Degree, 0-1 year: "Primarily monotonous labour intensive admin tasks."
Individual GROSS salary:
GBP 18,000
US$ 22,442


(2/34)  HEAD OF ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT


 Posted: 15 Nov 2017

Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "I am the head of OD. Succesion planning, recruitment, workforce planning, leadership,."
Individual GROSS salary:
GBP 26,000
US$ 32,416


(1/34)  TRAINEE SOLICITOR


 Posted: 27 Jul 2017

Masters Degree, 0-1 year: "Reviewing contracts, undertaking legal research, offering legal advice."
Individual GROSS salary:
GBP 20,000
US$ 24,935


  ECONOMY   EDINBURGH

Edinburgh is usually considered as one of the twin engines of the Scottish Economy beside Glasgow. Edinburgh is one of the most prosperous parts of the country and has the highest Gross Value Added per capita of any UK city outside London.

The economy of Edinburgh is based on services sectors like tourism, finance and banking as well as education and high tech research. Education and academic research have significant role in the economy of this city.

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