GP: salary in the UK
ONS occupation: Generalist medical practitioners (SOC 2211)
About £44,966 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +5.6% on last year
£4,944 a month About £3,747 a month after tax 48 thousand full-time jobs
Gross pay before tax, including bonuses, commission and overtime. Not included: benefits in kind such as a company car. About the data
Pay range
The dark part is the middle half of full-time employees (25% to 75%); the light bar runs from 10% to 90%. ONS doesn't publish the highest or lowest salary, and x means a figure wasn't published.
Pay by year
The median went from £50,901 in 2021 to £59,325 in 2026 (+17%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +31% over the same years.
Figures by year
| P10 | P25 | Median | P75 | P90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £26,678 | £42,937 | £50,901 | £66,855 | x |
| 2022 | £23,574 | £33,804 | £43,509 | x | x |
| 2023 | £23,348 | £29,127 | £41,383 | £54,200 | x |
| 2024 | £29,876 | £39,086 | £48,855 | £58,176 | x |
| 2025 | £27,639 | £42,845 | £56,167 | £68,791 | x |
| 2026 | x | £46,541 | £59,325 | £73,421 | x |
ONS figures for each year, not adjusted for inflation. Years before 2021 used a different occupation classification, so they can't be compared. Earlier years are ONS's revised figures; the latest is provisional.
Half of full-time employees in this occupation earn less than £59,325 a year and half earn more. That is 45% more than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £46,541 and £73,421.
Ranked by median, it is number 29 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £3,747 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £3,602 in Scotland.
The median for men is £65,576 and for women £53,632, a gap of 18% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | x | x |
| 20th | £41,732 | £3,478 |
| 25th (P25) | £46,541 | £3,878 |
| 30th | £51,459 | £4,288 |
| 40th | £54,992 | £4,583 |
| Median (50th) | £59,325 | £4,944 |
| 60th | £64,287 | £5,357 |
| 70th | £70,863 | £5,905 |
| 75th (P75) | £73,421 | £6,118 |
| 80th | £76,975 | £6,415 |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £65,576 | £67,720 | 27 |
| Women | £53,632 | £55,205 | 21 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £44,966 | £3,747 |
| Scotland | £43,229 | £3,602 |
After Income Tax and National Insurance for 2026 to 2027, with the standard tax code and no pension or student loan. Work out your own take-home pay · Take-home pay on £59,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 27 job titles to SOC 2211 Generalist medical practitioners. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Clinical assistant
- Doctor
- Doctor of medicine
- FRCP
- General medical practitioner
- General practice registrar
- General practitioner
- GP
- GP registrar
- Hospital doctor
- House officer
- Junior doctor
- Lecturer
- LRCP
- Medical adviser
- Medical doctor
- Medical examiner
- Medical officer
- Medical practitioner
- Medical superintendent
- MRCP
- Physician
- Public health doctor
- Reader
- Referee
- Registered medical practitioner
- Resident doctor
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Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 provisional, Table 14.7a (full-time employees, gross annual pay, UK, tax year ending 5 April 2026). Provisional figures may be revised.