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REGIONAL PAY

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Salaries in the North East

Median earnings across 187 published roles in this region.

REGIONAL MEDIAN

£31,612

Annual gross, 2025

ROLES IN REGION

187

Published roles with regional data

MONTHLY MEDIAN

£2,464

UK tax records, March 2026

YOY CHANGE

+4.9%

vs March 2025

EMPLOYED IN REGION

1.14m

Workforce survey, 2024

DATA QUALITY

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Based on 3 statistical sources

Pay distribution across roles in the North East

From the lowest paid quartile of roles to the highest, against the UK median.

In the North East, the top 25% of role medians sits at £39,664, the regional median is £31,612, and the bottom 25% is £27,153.

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Regional pay distribution, 2025
MeasureValue
Top 25%£39,664
Regional median£31,612
Bottom 25%£27,153

All roles in the North East

187 published roles with data, sorted by median salary.

All published roles in the North East, sorted by median salary

  1. Directors in logistics, warehousing and transport

    £93,530mean £94,604
  2. Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers

    £72,472mean £80,002
  3. Information technology directors

    £72,018mean £76,518
  4. Head teachers and principals

    £71,526mean £72,099
  5. Rail transport operatives

    £61,477mean £61,765
  6. Research and development (R&D) managers

    £60,883mean £61,126
  7. Sales accounts and business development managers

    £57,895mean £56,611
  8. Construction project managers and related professionals

    £55,195mean £55,876
  9. IT managers

    £54,629mean £57,502
  10. Programmers and software development professionals

    £54,279mean £55,043
  11. Veterinarians

    £53,263mean £55,783
  12. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.

    £49,877mean £55,387
  13. Chemical scientists

    £49,610mean £51,252
  14. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers

    £49,429mean £51,933
  15. Management consultants and business analysts

    £49,267mean £52,606
  16. Production managers and directors in manufacturing

    £48,783mean £55,181
  17. Specialist nurses

    £48,666mean £51,273
  18. Police officers (sergeant and below)

    £48,045mean £45,364
  19. Rail travel assistants

    £47,622mean £54,677
  20. Managers in transport and distribution

    £45,905mean £49,974
  21. Medical radiographers

    £45,791mean £43,770
  22. Engineering professionals n.e.c.

    £45,705mean £50,179
  23. Engineering project managers and project engineers

    £45,619mean £43,508
  24. Information technology professionals n.e.c.

    £45,159mean £46,170
  25. Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors

    £45,000mean £44,881
  26. Education managers

    £44,615mean £47,330
  27. Secondary education teaching professionals

    £44,406mean £42,057
  28. Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors

    £44,357mean £44,519
  29. Fire service officers (watch manager and below)

    £44,351mean £42,921
  30. Production and process engineers

    £44,220mean £49,124
  31. Quantity surveyors

    £43,588mean £53,577
  32. Managers in logistics

    £43,335mean £44,664
  33. Quality assurance and regulatory professionals

    £43,164mean £41,844
  34. Midwifery nurses

    £42,712mean £42,510
  35. IT network professionals

    £42,243mean £41,457
  36. Engineering technicians

    £42,234mean £43,796
  37. Social workers

    £42,179mean £40,327
  38. Scaffolders, stagers and riggers

    £42,178mean £46,605
  39. Primary education teaching professionals

    £41,654mean £40,651
  40. Nurse practitioners

    £41,201mean £41,418
  41. Chartered surveyors

    £40,566mean £41,763
  42. Biochemists and biomedical scientists

    £40,315mean £42,714
  43. Metal working production and maintenance fitters

    £40,246mean £41,293
  44. CAD, drawing and architectural technicians

    £39,724mean £43,513
  45. Civil engineers

    £39,722mean £44,325
  46. IT project managers

    £39,652mean £44,894
  47. Telecoms and related network installers and repairers

    £39,644mean £39,950
  48. Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.

    £39,302mean £37,698
  49. Electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers

    £38,575mean £40,273
  50. Health and safety managers and officers

    £38,429mean £37,211
  51. Data analysts

    £38,225mean £38,671
  52. Construction and building trades n.e.c.

    £37,952mean £39,656
  53. Architects

    £37,951mean £41,858
  54. Paramedics

    £37,889mean £39,745
  55. Large goods vehicle drivers

    £37,083mean £38,551
  56. Other researchers, unspecified discipline

    £37,016mean £40,261
  57. Quality control and planning engineers

    £36,813mean £38,674
  58. Mechanical engineers

    £36,641mean £39,866
  59. Other nursing professionals

    £36,385mean £35,576
  60. Road construction operatives

    £36,304mean £36,123
  61. Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods)

    £36,191mean £36,095
  62. Welding trades

    £35,423mean £32,566
  63. Public services associate professionals

    £35,330mean £35,602
  64. Routine inspectors and testers

    £35,220mean £36,560
  65. Carpenters and joiners

    £34,950mean £37,854
  66. Public relations professionals

    £34,923mean £35,016
  67. Occupational therapists

    £34,831mean £35,140
  68. Planning, process and production technicians

    £34,830mean £37,897
  69. Pharmacists

    £34,512mean £32,489
  70. Construction and building trades supervisors

    £34,453mean £38,631
  71. Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians

    £34,414mean £37,325
  72. Groundworkers

    £34,408mean £35,005
  73. Plasterers

    £33,856mean £34,824
  74. Metal machining setters and setter-operators

    £33,847mean £37,158
  75. Managers in storage and warehousing

    £33,772mean £33,442
  76. Business and related research professionals

    £33,678mean £33,366
  77. Human resources and industrial relations officers

    £33,470mean £35,538
  78. Therapy professionals n.e.c.

    £33,307mean £35,866
  79. Process operatives n.e.c.

    £33,202mean £36,725
  80. Parking and civil enforcement occupations

    £32,931mean £31,443
  81. Medical and dental technicians

    £32,774mean £33,982
  82. Painters and decorators

    £32,520mean £34,105
  83. IT operations technicians

    £32,460mean £35,538
  84. Further education teaching professionals

    £32,442mean £31,934
  85. Finance and investment analysts and advisers

    £32,157mean £36,329
  86. Speech and language therapists

    £31,998mean £32,432
  87. Debt, rent and other cash collectors

    £31,744mean £30,023
  88. Community nurses

    £31,654mean £33,786
  89. Elementary storage supervisors

    £31,354mean £31,729
  90. Financial accounts managers

    £31,328mean £36,554
  91. Protective service associate professionals n.e.c.

    £31,291mean £35,360
  92. Bus and coach drivers

    £31,248mean £29,449
  93. Office managers

    £31,102mean £31,801
  94. Environment professionals

    £30,777mean £31,835
  95. Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c.

    £30,681mean £32,965
  96. Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c.

    £30,414mean £29,344
  97. Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations

    £30,356mean £30,742
  98. Marketing associate professionals

    £30,320mean £33,295
  99. Managers and directors in retail and wholesale

    £30,259mean £40,740
  100. Social and humanities scientists

    £30,156mean £33,986
  101. Office supervisors

    £29,509mean £30,091
  102. Road transport drivers n.e.c.

    £29,062mean £29,307
  103. Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c.

    £28,937mean £27,156
  104. Legal associate professionals

    £28,834mean £29,961
  105. Child and early years officers

    £28,660mean £33,004
  106. Police community support officers

    £28,653mean £30,720
  107. Estimators, valuers and assessors

    £28,605mean £32,550
  108. Nursery education teaching professionals

    £28,591mean £31,896
  109. Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers

    £28,568mean £29,320
  110. Senior care workers

    £28,456mean £27,149
  111. Other health professionals n.e.c.

    £28,266mean £30,478
  112. Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks

    £28,245mean £28,871
  113. Production, factory and assembly supervisors

    £28,173mean £29,040
  114. Sheet metal workers

    £28,152mean £31,964
  115. Vehicle valeters and cleaners

    £27,940mean £29,927
  116. Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants

    £27,906mean £27,280
  117. National government administrative occupations

    £27,724mean £28,863
  118. Pharmaceutical technicians

    £27,702mean £30,621
  119. Other vocational and industrial trainers

    £27,683mean £27,867
  120. Food, drink and tobacco process operatives

    £27,669mean £30,603
  121. IT user support technicians

    £27,501mean £28,958
  122. Clergy

    £27,450mean £26,264
  123. Printing machine assistants

    £27,319mean £30,490
  124. Natural and social science professionals n.e.c.

    £27,300mean £28,388
  125. Chefs

    £27,236mean £25,614
  126. Business associate professionals n.e.c.

    £27,231mean £29,284
  127. Youth and community workers

    £27,160mean £24,831
  128. Stock control clerks and assistants

    £27,120mean £28,686
  129. Elementary storage occupations n.e.c.

    £26,916mean £32,009
  130. Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.

    £26,868mean £25,200
  131. Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators

    £26,864mean £28,083
  132. Groundsmen and greenkeepers

    £26,741mean £26,602
  133. Refuse and salvage occupations

    £26,624mean £26,797
  134. Other psychologists

    £26,497mean £30,762
  135. Laboratory technicians

    £26,317mean £24,636
  136. Assemblers (electrical and electronic products)

    £26,176mean £29,743
  137. Catering and bar managers

    £26,045mean £25,561
  138. Warehouse operatives

    £26,006mean £25,754
  139. Sales administrators

    £25,970mean £25,962
  140. Records clerks and assistants

    £25,964mean £26,370
  141. Graphic and multimedia designers

    £25,946mean £26,381
  142. Finance officers

    £25,783mean £27,406
  143. Counsellors

    £25,763mean £25,293
  144. Plant and machine operatives n.e.c.

    £25,715mean £26,341
  145. Housing officers

    £25,709mean £26,364
  146. Leisure and sports managers

    £25,662mean £27,120
  147. Quality assurance technicians

    £25,532mean £29,411
  148. Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale

    £25,411mean £25,665
  149. Sewing machinists

    £24,873mean £26,173
  150. Project support officers

    £24,743mean £27,783
  151. Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers

    £24,680mean £25,922
  152. Metal working machine operatives

    £24,610mean £25,274
  153. Window cleaners

    £24,599mean £27,507
  154. Financial administrative occupations n.e.c.

    £24,567mean £24,518
  155. Transport and distribution clerks and assistants

    £24,367mean £25,041
  156. Call and contact centre occupations

    £24,293mean £25,425
  157. Caretakers

    £24,278mean £23,533
  158. Credit controllers

    £24,098mean £24,400
  159. Agricultural and fishing trades n.e.c.

    £24,084mean £27,314
  160. Customer service occupations n.e.c.

    £24,082mean £23,733
  161. Personal assistants and other secretaries

    £24,000mean £24,332
  162. Human resources administrative occupations

    £23,993mean £24,711
  163. Bakers and flour confectioners

    £23,874mean £26,311
  164. Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers

    £23,731mean £22,997
  165. Other administrative occupations n.e.c.

    £23,613mean £23,103
  166. Nursing auxiliaries and assistants

    £23,575mean £22,883
  167. Delivery drivers and couriers

    £23,431mean £23,329
  168. Medical secretaries

    £23,190mean £23,094
  169. Legal secretaries

    £22,537mean £22,954
  170. Dental nurses

    £22,225mean £22,124
  171. Early education and childcare practitioners

    £21,371mean £19,935
  172. Care workers and home carers

    £21,256mean £20,506
  173. Print finishing and binding workers

    £20,947mean £21,808
  174. Air travel assistants

    £20,878mean £21,967
  175. Cooks

    £20,553mean £19,856
  176. Data entry administrators

    £20,506mean £23,668
  177. Teaching assistants

    £20,256mean £19,127
  178. Early education and childcare assistants

    £18,185mean £18,784
  179. Housekeepers and related occupations

    £18,046mean £18,850
  180. Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants

    £17,573mean £15,958
  181. Receptionists

    £16,803mean £17,343
  182. School secretaries

    £15,918mean £17,082
  183. Sales and retail assistants

    £14,015mean £15,781
  184. Veterinary nurses

    £13,584mean £14,956
  185. Animal care services occupations n.e.c.

    £12,034mean £12,153
  186. Cleaners and domestics

    £10,997mean £12,848
  187. Kitchen and catering assistants

    £10,408mean £11,530

Top sectors by employment in the North East

Of the 1.14m people employed in this region.

Human health and social work activities16.8%
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles13.3%
Education9.6%
Manufacturing9.5%
Accommodation and food service activities7.3%

How these figures are sourced

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