What could I earn?
Everyone who joins the NHS is guaranteed a salary that matches their ability and responsibilities.
Compare some of the NHS careers with the usual salaries for other kinds of jobs.
- £13,000 to £21,000 per year
- Shop assistant
- Bus driver
- Teaching assistant
- Medical Records Clerk
- Porter
- £21,000 to £27,000 per year
- Office manager
- Mortgage advisor
- Public relations executive
- Midwife
- Physiotherapist
- Operating theatre practitioner
- £25,000 to £34,000 per year
- Teacher
- Web designer
- Social worker
- Nurse – more senior
- Pharmacist – more senior
- £30,000 to £40,000 per year
- Junior architect
- Estates manager
- Biomedical scientist
- Clinical psychologist
- Above £40,000 per year
- Aircraft mechanic
- Recruitment consultant
- GP
- Chief Executive
(The salaries shown are approximate figures)


