REGIONAL PAY
✓ VerifiedSalaries in the North West
Median earnings across 271 published roles in this region.
REGIONAL MEDIAN
Annual gross, 2025
ROLES IN REGION
Published roles with regional data
MONTHLY MEDIAN
UK tax records, March 2026
YOY CHANGE
vs March 2025
EMPLOYED IN REGION
Workforce survey, 2024
DATA QUALITY
Based on 3 statistical sources
Pay distribution across roles in the North West
From the lowest paid quartile of roles to the highest, against the UK median.
In the North West, the top 25% of role medians sits at £43,052, the regional median is £34,003, and the bottom 25% is £27,772.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Top 25% | £43,052 |
| Regional median | £34,003 |
| Bottom 25% | £27,772 |
All roles in the North West
271 published roles with data, sorted by median salary.
All published roles in the North West, sorted by median salary
Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers
£86,628mean £85,675Specialist medical practitioners
£83,567mean £94,321Information technology directors
£80,828mean £84,567Marketing, sales and advertising directors
£79,816mean £86,604Head teachers and principals
£74,657mean £75,025Purchasing managers and directors
£70,316mean £71,523Chief executives and senior officials
£67,396Energy plant operatives
£63,662mean £62,616Senior police officers
£63,614mean £65,762Electrical engineers
£61,782mean £54,988Financial managers and directors
£58,206mean £70,883Functional managers and directors n.e.c.
£58,197mean £68,235Mechanical engineers
£58,105mean £56,985Business and financial project management professionals
£57,368mean £61,649IT managers
£56,622mean £62,917Production managers and directors in mining and energy
£55,896mean £60,509Engineering project managers and project engineers
£55,767mean £58,960Quantity surveyors
£54,861mean £56,144Crane drivers
£53,511mean £56,051Rail transport operatives
£53,103mean £53,182Health services and public health managers and directors
£52,244mean £61,795Sales accounts and business development managers
£52,074mean £58,741Cyber security professionals
£51,954mean £52,369Research and development (R&D) managers
£51,354mean £54,972Barristers and judges
£51,177mean £51,170Generalist medical practitioners
£50,806mean £53,328IT project managers
£50,799mean £58,278IT business analysts, architects and systems designers
£50,526mean £57,400Quality assurance and regulatory professionals
£50,263mean £58,253Production managers and directors in construction
£50,180mean £57,827Higher education teaching professionals
£50,053mean £52,005Newspaper and periodical journalists and reporters
£49,824mean £51,594IT quality and testing professionals
£49,821mean £47,934Programmers and software development professionals
£49,505mean £56,816Civil engineers
£49,238mean £53,551Human resource managers and directors
£49,067mean £60,630Police officers (sergeant and below)
£48,282mean £46,967Construction project managers and related professionals
£48,226mean £53,992Production managers and directors in manufacturing
£48,198mean £56,359Engineering professionals n.e.c.
£47,873mean £50,355Marketing and commercial managers
£47,843mean £48,516Biochemists and biomedical scientists
£47,457mean £51,471Production and process engineers
£47,043mean £51,876Education managers
£46,856mean £50,900Medical radiographers
£46,652mean £47,557Management consultants and business analysts
£46,487mean £50,116Actuaries, economists and statisticians
£46,155mean £48,886Rail travel assistants
£46,149mean £45,137Veterinarians
£45,577mean £45,984Specialist nurses
£45,568mean £46,332Managers in transport and distribution
£45,158mean £47,238Pharmacists
£45,046mean £45,718Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors
£44,524mean £46,419Solicitors and lawyers
£44,311mean £47,387Managers in logistics
£44,019mean £49,236Engineering technicians
£43,858mean £45,039Secondary education teaching professionals
£43,849mean £41,761Chartered surveyors
£42,900mean £48,932Social workers
£42,829mean £42,638IT network professionals
£42,505mean £50,221Financial accounts managers
£42,457mean £47,173Architects
£42,283mean £42,942Construction and building trades supervisors
£42,146mean £45,556Protective service associate professionals n.e.c.
£41,989mean £39,426Aircraft maintenance and related trades
£41,981mean £45,419Property, housing and estate managers
£41,846mean £44,733Security system installers and repairers
£41,597mean £47,987Primary education teaching professionals
£41,408mean £40,528Electricians and electrical fitters
£41,401mean £43,092Quality control and planning engineers
£41,205mean £42,289Nurse practitioners
£41,159mean £39,798Garage managers and proprietors
£41,157mean £46,181Further education teaching professionals
£40,627mean £40,239Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.
£40,497mean £43,184Finance and investment analysts and advisers
£40,417mean £46,026Metal working production and maintenance fitters
£40,188mean £42,505Health and safety managers and officers
£40,123mean £46,667Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers
£40,063mean £43,682Authors, writers and translators
£39,878mean £41,277Electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers
£39,810mean £40,361Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers
£39,798mean £46,438Welding trades
£38,865mean £38,461Natural and social science professionals n.e.c.
£38,861mean £40,211Other health professionals n.e.c.
£38,807mean £41,049IT operations technicians
£38,695mean £45,630Occupational therapists
£38,479mean £36,145Public services associate professionals
£38,403mean £36,413Advertising accounts managers and creative directors
£38,131mean £42,273Business and related research professionals
£38,029mean £37,132Planning, process and production technicians
£37,927mean £44,586Interior designers
£37,803mean £45,405Youth work professionals
£37,794mean £37,043Design occupations n.e.c.
£37,628mean £40,674Large goods vehicle drivers
£37,616mean £36,366Driving instructors
£37,540mean £38,640Water and sewerage plant operatives
£37,534mean £37,560Physiotherapists
£37,481mean £38,065Estimators, valuers and assessors
£37,466mean £40,331Buyers and procurement officers
£37,048mean £42,627Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors
£36,885mean £37,254Other nursing professionals
£36,591mean £36,023Podiatrists
£36,426mean £42,073Midwifery nurses
£36,397mean £36,817Telecoms and related network installers and repairers
£36,138mean £39,300Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.
£36,105mean £39,896Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians
£35,942mean £35,478Scaffolders, stagers and riggers
£35,684mean £43,373Newspaper and periodical editors
£35,637mean £37,936Managers in storage and warehousing
£35,612mean £38,453Conservation professionals
£35,533mean £36,175Database administrators and web content technicians
£35,516mean £38,713Elementary storage occupations n.e.c.
£35,459mean £41,376Customer service supervisors
£35,300mean £36,041Production, factory and assembly supervisors
£34,784mean £37,655Publicans and managers of licensed premises
£34,753mean £36,139Travel agency managers and proprietors
£34,581mean £35,616Health care practice managers
£34,522mean £38,835Other vocational and industrial trainers
£34,434mean £35,034Police community support officers
£34,431mean £32,027Insurance underwriters
£34,271mean £40,120Clinical psychologists
£34,253mean £35,183Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c.
£34,235mean £36,778Quality assurance technicians
£34,177mean £39,663Plumbers & heating and ventilating installers and repairers
£34,177mean £34,446Office managers
£34,111mean £37,334Mining and quarry workers and related operatives
£34,080mean £36,621Chemical and related process operatives
£33,890mean £37,058Speech and language therapists
£33,871mean £31,533Data analysts
£33,871mean £35,682Business sales executives
£33,658mean £37,561Project support officers
£33,578mean £35,140Carpenters and joiners
£33,346mean £32,714Managers and directors in retail and wholesale
£33,341mean £40,520Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers
£33,166mean £35,979Prison service officers (below principal officer)
£33,155mean £37,231Metal machining setters and setter-operators
£32,985mean £36,212IT user support technicians
£32,959mean £37,385Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.
£32,732mean £37,533Community nurses
£32,628mean £31,578Housing officers
£32,543mean £30,718Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics)
£32,518mean £34,701Bus and coach drivers
£32,308mean £30,298Floorers and wall tilers
£32,220mean £34,993Shopkeepers and owners - retail and wholesale
£32,139mean £32,225Houseparents and residential wardens
£32,072mean £29,942National government administrative occupations
£31,848mean £34,096CAD, drawing and architectural technicians
£31,828mean £34,315Welfare professionals n.e.c.
£31,628mean £31,336Road construction operatives
£31,450mean £34,555Graphic and multimedia designers
£31,333mean £30,960Vehicle body builders and repairers
£31,333mean £33,616Textile process operatives
£31,321mean £34,926Office supervisors
£31,278mean £35,997Communication operators
£30,952mean £34,991Customer service managers
£30,625mean £33,646Clergy
£30,558mean £28,785Construction and building trades n.e.c.
£30,397mean £32,438Elementary storage supervisors
£30,352mean £29,964Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c.
£30,001mean £28,864Legal associate professionals
£29,909mean £32,229Precision instrument makers and repairers
£29,884mean £29,558Transport and distribution clerks and assistants
£29,834mean £29,298Bank and post office clerks
£29,743mean £31,522Fork-lift truck drivers
£29,736mean £31,481Human resources and industrial relations officers
£29,715mean £33,191Air transport operatives
£29,435mean £30,517Other psychologists
£29,182mean £36,701Routine inspectors and testers
£28,945mean £34,931Mental health nurses
£28,913mean £27,401Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers
£28,793mean £28,874Debt, rent and other cash collectors
£28,764mean £31,228Stock control clerks and assistants
£28,762mean £29,804Security guards and related occupations
£28,753mean £28,093Butchers
£28,711mean £26,412Metal making and treating process operatives
£28,685mean £30,615Groundworkers
£28,452mean £33,903Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.
£28,255mean £27,078Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters
£28,249mean £27,775Child and early years officers
£28,225mean £29,626Laboratory technicians
£28,185mean £31,435Counsellors
£28,179mean £28,335Pharmaceutical technicians
£28,145mean £28,625Business associate professionals n.e.c.
£28,101mean £30,636Therapy professionals n.e.c.
£28,044mean £33,122Marketing associate professionals
£28,013mean £28,414Groundsmen and greenkeepers
£27,867mean £29,645Paper and wood machine operatives
£27,762mean £30,535Education advisers and school inspectors
£27,730mean £28,135Credit controllers
£27,694mean £27,671Sales administrators
£27,579mean £26,904Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters
£27,545mean £29,019Gardeners and landscape gardeners
£27,475mean £24,908Road transport drivers n.e.c.
£27,198mean £27,575Senior care workers
£27,043mean £25,396Children's nurses
£26,944mean £25,912Refuse and salvage occupations
£26,929mean £28,825Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks
£26,923mean £29,411Sheet metal workers
£26,863mean £29,944Construction operatives n.e.c.
£26,777mean £28,447Plant and machine operatives n.e.c.
£26,751mean £25,521Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods)
£26,746mean £33,235Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants
£26,703mean £30,221Telephone salespersons
£26,699mean £27,419Legal professionals n.e.c.
£26,600Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale
£26,531mean £25,533Sales related occupations n.e.c.
£26,519mean £26,416Events managers and organisers
£26,408mean £27,481Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c.
£26,404mean £26,979Parking and civil enforcement occupations
£26,403mean £26,752Youth and community workers
£26,358mean £26,130Higher level teaching assistants
£26,315mean £24,892Textiles, garments and related trades n.e.c.
£26,295mean £25,880Medical and dental technicians
£26,188mean £27,273Agricultural and fishing trades n.e.c.
£26,075mean £29,554Chefs
£26,000mean £25,187Data entry administrators
£25,979mean £26,868Warehouse operatives
£25,960mean £25,751Food, drink and tobacco process operatives
£25,920mean £25,569Finance officers
£25,895mean £25,613Catering and bar managers
£25,802mean £23,657Call and contact centre occupations
£25,750mean £26,160Health associate professionals n.e.c.
£25,665mean £27,823Local government administrative occupations
£25,646mean £25,902Elementary construction occupations n.e.c.
£25,522mean £26,240Vehicle valeters and cleaners
£24,979mean £26,107Dispensing opticians
£24,881mean £24,485Travel agents
£24,879mean £25,567Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c.
£24,796mean £25,011Sewing machinists
£24,772mean £23,717Human resources administrative occupations
£24,754mean £26,163Print finishing and binding workers
£24,680mean £26,958Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers
£24,641mean £24,778Financial administrative occupations n.e.c.
£24,400mean £23,990Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants
£24,299mean £22,598Vehicle paint technicians
£24,256mean £27,084Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c.
£24,235mean £23,974Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors
£24,165mean £26,709Customer service occupations n.e.c.
£24,140mean £22,803Delivery drivers and couriers
£24,096mean £24,622Records clerks and assistants
£24,087mean £23,423Tailors and dressmakers
£24,085mean £28,030Personal assistants and other secretaries
£24,033mean £23,698Library clerks and assistants
£23,954mean £23,880Nursing auxiliaries and assistants
£23,915mean £23,316Other administrative occupations n.e.c.
£23,878mean £23,467Street cleaners
£23,267mean £23,497School secretaries
£22,830mean £22,456Estate agents and auctioneers
£22,566mean £22,695Legal secretaries
£22,361mean £21,248Medical secretaries
£22,110mean £22,378Early education and childcare assistants
£21,714mean £20,960Dental nurses
£21,641mean £21,297Psychotherapists and cognitive behaviour therapists
£21,347mean £23,276Care workers and home carers
£20,439mean £20,512Early education and childcare practitioners
£20,249mean £19,144Caretakers
£19,962mean £19,780Early education and childcare services managers
£19,755mean £19,890Teaching assistants
£19,258mean £18,742Educational support assistants
£19,031mean £18,471Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers
£18,955mean £18,975Librarians
£18,678mean £19,987Bar and catering supervisors
£18,388mean £19,230Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations n.e.c.
£18,299mean £19,081Receptionists
£18,092mean £18,302Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants
£15,730mean £17,932Coffee shop workers
£15,540mean £16,623Sales and retail assistants
£14,443mean £15,870Market research interviewers
£13,895mean £14,634Kitchen and catering assistants
£11,872mean £12,203Cleaners and domestics
£11,461mean £13,394School midday and crossing patrol occupations
£4,511mean £5,287
Top sectors by employment in the North West
Of the 3.67m people employed in this region.