Doctor: salary in the UK
ONS occupation: Specialist medical practitioners (SOC 2212)
About £71,704 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +8.1% on last year
£9,023 a month About £5,975 a month after tax 171 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 £75,114 in 2021 to £108,281 in 2026 (+44%); 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 | £31,824 | £48,415 | £75,114 | £111,419 | x |
| 2022 | £35,200 | £51,262 | £68,712 | £115,369 | x |
| 2023 | £37,043 | £52,058 | £69,605 | £115,100 | x |
| 2024 | £40,229 | £56,009 | £76,089 | £119,586 | £150,233 |
| 2025 | £50,553 | £70,124 | £100,179 | £142,248 | £176,433 |
| 2026 | £55,084 | £74,081 | £108,281 | £145,061 | £178,865 |
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 £108,281 a year and half earn more. That is 165% more than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £74,081 and £145,061; the middle 80% between £55,084 and £178,865.
Ranked by median, it is number 1 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £5,975 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £5,649 in Scotland.
The median for men is £114,774 and for women £92,848, a gap of 19% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £55,084 | £4,590 |
| 20th | £69,218 | £5,768 |
| 25th (P25) | £74,081 | £6,173 |
| 30th | £79,076 | £6,590 |
| 40th | £89,970 | £7,497 |
| Median (50th) | £108,281 | £9,023 |
| 60th | £121,667 | £10,139 |
| 70th | £137,332 | £11,444 |
| 75th (P75) | £145,061 | £12,088 |
| 80th | £152,913 | £12,743 |
| 90th (P90) | £178,865 | £14,905 |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £114,774 | £119,326 | 103 |
| Women | £92,848 | £102,286 | 68 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £71,704 | £5,975 |
| Scotland | £67,783 | £5,649 |
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 £110,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 92 job titles to SOC 2212 Specialist medical practitioners. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Anaesthetist
- Andrologist
- Associate specialist
- Cardiologist
- Cardiology registrar
- Clinical fellow
- Clinical research fellow
- Consultant
- Consultant anaesthetist
- Consultant cardiologist
- Consultant ENT surgeon
- Consultant gastroenterologist
- Consultant haematologist
- Consultant in public health medicine
- Consultant intensivist
- Consultant nephrologist
- Consultant neurologist
- Consultant neurosurgeon
- Consultant obstetrician
- Consultant oncologist
- Consultant orthopaedic surgeon
- Consultant physician
- Consultant plastic surgeon
- Consultant psychiatrist
- Consultant radiologist
- Consultant respiratory physician
- Consultant rheumatologist
- Consultant surgeon
- Consultant urological surgeon
- Dermatologist
- Doctor
- Ear nose and throat specialist
- Fellow
- Forensic medical examiner
- FRCOG
- FRCS
- Gastroenterologist
- Geriatrician
- Gynaecologist
- Haematologist
- Haematology consultant
- Homeopath
- Homeopathic practitioner
- Homoeopath
- Homoeopathic practitioner
- Hospital consultant
- Immunologist
- Intensivist
- Laryngologist
- Lecturer
- Maxillofacial surgeon
- Medical acupuncturist
- Medical consultant
- MRCS
- Neonatologist
- Neurologist
- Neurosurgeon
- Nose and throat ear specialist
- Obstetrician
- Obstetrician and gynaecologist
Show all 92 titles
- Oncologist
- Orthopaedic consultant
- Otolaryngologist
- Otologist
- Otorhinolaryngologist
- Paediatric doctor
- Paediatrician
- Palliative care consultant
- Palliative care doctor
- Pharmaceutical physician
- Podiatric surgeon
- Proctologist
- Professor
- Psychiatrist
- Public health consultant
- Public health registrar
- Public health specialist
- Radiodiagnostician
- Radiologist
- Radiotherapist
- Reader
- Registrar
- Research fellow
- Rheumatologist
- Specialist registrar in psychiatry
- Specialist-registrar
- Speciality doctor
- Specialty doctor
- Specialty registrar
- Surgeon
- Urologist
- Venereologist
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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.