Doctors' basic annual salary in England as of 2024, by position

Published by Jenny Yang, Mar 5, 2025

From April 1, 2024, resident doctors starting their first year of foundation training in England were paid a basic salary of 36,616 British pounds a year. Consultant salaries, on the other hand, started at 105,504 British pounds annually. The actual income depends on actual hours worked at night, weekend, on-call, working over 40 hrs per week, or any other potential pay premium.

General practitioners (GPs) can either be employed and are salaried GPs, or independent contractors in charge of their own practices as a business (alone or in partnerships).

Basic annual salary for doctors in England as of April 2024, by position/training (in GBP)

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Release date

February 2025

Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

Jan 1st to Dec 31st 2024

Supplementary notes

According to the British Medical Association:
Specialty doctors:
• are a diverse group with different levels of knowledge, clinical skills, training, responsibilities and needs (both educational and career wise). They may be working towards joining a more senior grade, e.g. specialist doctor
• They range from four years post-graduate experience to 20+ years. 
Specialist:
• A senior and experienced clinician who can work autonomously to a level of defined competencies, as agreed within local clinical governance frameworks.
• They shall have completed a minimum of 12 years’ medical work (either continuous period or in aggregate) since obtaining a primary medical qualification, of which a minimum of six years should have been in a relevant specialty.

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