Official pay data
Updated 15 October 2026
Salary guide
Official annual estimates for the whole country, mapped to the closest published occupation.
United Kingdom · gross annual earnings estimate
25th percentile
£43,727
Median
£55,494
75th percentile
£68,946
This ASHE benchmark covers full-time employee jobs, not self-employed income or part-time jobs. ASHE gross earnings include basic pay, overtime, incentive pay such as bonuses and commissions, shift premiums, and other cash pay. They are before deductions, exclude payments in kind, and are not take-home pay or the whole benefits package. Compare the benchmark with an offer on the same working-hours and annual-pay basis.
This is a country-level occupation benchmark, not a local offer estimate. Pay can differ by location, employer, duties, and working pattern.
Source: ONS, 2025-04-30. Mapped to Generalist medical practitioners; the occupation is broader than the page role. Figures are estimates, not advertised salaries.
The General Practitioner role fits the mapped occupation of Generalist medical practitioners because both cover broad patient assessment and clinical decision-making. The national benchmark is useful for understanding employee-job pay for this occupation, but it is not a quote for one practice, contract or working pattern. GPs may assess patients in person or by telephone, diagnose symptoms, prescribe, advise and refer when needed.
Benchmark fit
General Practitioner is a close role label for the Generalist medical practitioners benchmark: the occupational profile covers the broad clinical work expected of a GP. The comparison stops at that broad scope. The benchmark does not describe the exact duties, employer arrangements or working pattern of a particular practice, so it should not be treated as an individual offer estimate.
Nearby titles: General Practitioner.
The occupational profile describes possible GP tasks and settings, not an exhaustive assignment for every practice. It also does not establish the boundary between GP work and adjacent occupations.
Role scope
A GP provides general medical assessment and advice, with the role covering a range of patient concerns rather than one narrow specialty.
Assess patients in person or by telephone. · Diagnose symptoms and prescribe medicines where appropriate. · Give general health advice and promote healthy living. · Refer patients to specialists when needed. · Update records and work with other health professionals and practice staff. · Some assignments may include home visits or responding to out-of-hours call-outs.
Clinical assessments, diagnoses, prescriptions, advice and referrals for patients. · Patient records and coordination with other health professionals and practice staff.
GP practice · Health centre · Patient's home
Read the range
A GP whose work is mainly routine consultations may have a different day-to-day scope from one who also makes home visits or handles out-of-hours call-outs. Those are responsibility differences, not evidence of separate salary bands or a guaranteed pay effect.
One quarter of employees earn below this figure.
Half of employees earn below this figure and half above it; it is not the arithmetic midpoint of the displayed range.
One quarter of employees earn above this figure.
Location
The benchmark is national for the UK occupation. Supplementary regional medians are available for East, East Midlands, London, North West, and Yorkshire and The Humber, but a local offer can still differ by employer, duties and working pattern.
| Region | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| East | Not published | £55,111 | Not published |
| East Midlands | Not published | £56,887 | Not published |
| London | Not published | £55,318 | Not published |
| North West | Not published | £53,502 | Not published |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | Not published | £62,536 | Not published |
Regional figures are comparisons within the benchmark, not promises about a particular practice or contract.
Beyond salary
Compare an offer by putting its fixed annual pay, any conditional cash and benefits on the same working-hours basis as the benchmark. Check each condition separately instead of treating every quoted amount as guaranteed pay.
This gives you a like-for-like comparison with an annual employee-pay benchmark.
These items can change gross cash pay, but they may not be guaranteed by the contract.
The benchmark is gross cash pay before deductions and excludes payments in kind, so benefits need their own valuation.
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Source
Source: ONS, 2025-04-30. The figures cover Generalist medical practitioners (2211) and full time employee jobs. Updated 15 October 2026. This broad occupation benchmark may not match every GP vacancy.
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