Optometrists salary in Scotland
Full-time average annual pay in Scotland
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2025 · high suppression
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How Optometrists pay varies by region
South West is the highest-paying region for optometrists at £53,939 — 39% above the UK median. East of England is lowest at £22,447.
UK median £38,743
| Region | Median payUK median £38,743 | Median | Mean | vs UK median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South West | £53,939 | £53,939 | £54,960 | +39% |
| North West | £38,387 | £38,387 | £40,507 | -1% |
| Scotland (current region) | £38,305 | £38,305 | £41,160 | -1% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | £36,081 | £36,081 | £39,296 | -7% |
| West Midlands | £35,015 | £35,015 | £35,667 | -10% |
| South East | £31,418 | £31,418 | £32,974 | -19% |
| Wales | £30,103 | £30,103 | £33,339 | -22% |
| East of England | £22,447 | £22,447 | £23,937 | -42% |
| Region | Median | vs UK |
|---|---|---|
| South West £53,939 | £53,939Mean £54,960 | +39% |
| North West £38,387 | £38,387Mean £40,507 | -1% |
| Scotland (current region) £38,305 | £38,305Mean £41,160 | -1% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber £36,081 | £36,081Mean £39,296 | -7% |
| West Midlands £35,015 | £35,015Mean £35,667 | -10% |
| South East £31,418 | £31,418Mean £32,974 | -19% |
| Wales £30,103 | £30,103Mean £33,339 | -22% |
| East of England £22,447 | £22,447Mean £23,937 | -42% |
Sorted highest median to lowest. The vertical line marks the UK median (£38,743); ‘Vs UK median’ compares each region’s median to it. Suppressed values mean ONS withheld this figure because the sample was too small to publish.
How optometrists pay in Scotland has changed over time
Median annual pay for optometrists in Scotland by year, shown against the UK-wide median (Source: ONS ASHE). The shaded band is the UK-wide 25th–75th percentile range — ONS does not publish percentile ranges at region level.
Scotland median
UK median
Pre-2021 figures mapped from SOC 2010 via ONS concordance table
How the figures are sourced
Data sources: Official UK earnings data (2025 provisional)(opens in new tab)
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