Average Salary in Edinburgh

How to read Edinburgh pay figures

The median full-time pay for jobs in Edinburgh was £833.40 a week in April 2025. Multiplied by 52, that is about £43,337 a year. The ONS publishes the weekly figure on the local profile; the annual figure here is our calculation. People who live in Edinburgh earned a median of £819.80 a week, a little less than people who work there. The workplace figure counts every full-time job based in Edinburgh, including those held by people who live outside the city. Men working full-time in Edinburgh earned a median of £889.60 a week and women £758.40. Edinburgh pay is 8% above the Scottish median and 9% above the median for Great Britain. Finance and insurance make up 11.4% of employee jobs in the city, against 3.5% across Scotland.

Setting pay for an Edinburgh hire

Rent in the Lothian area averages £1,411 a month, as our cost of living in Edinburgh page shows. Plan for employer National Insurance and pension on top of pay, and for Scottish income tax in payroll: our Edinburgh guide works through the cost, and the guide to hiring in the UK covers the national rules. Need help with the search? We find, screen and shortlist remote professionals across Europe and the UK, with 3 candidates within 21 days. See how placement works.