How much do senior doctors get paid in the UK?

Quite alot actually. The average salary is £128,000 per year. We will explain more now.

The most senior doctors in a hospital are called hospital consultants in the UK. In this article we will describe how much senior doctors get paid in the UK. The answer depends on whether you are looking at their basic or actual salary.

Basic salary

These are the current salary levels for a hospital consultant in England.

1 (starting salary) – £88,364 per year
2 (after 1 year completed as consultant) –  £91,131
3 (after 2 years completed) – £93,898
4 (after 3 years completed) – £96,665
5 (after 4 years completed) – £99,425
6 (after 9 years completed) – £105,996
7 (after 14 years completed) – £112,569
8 (after 19 years completed) – £119,133.

Actual salary

But. Because of bonuses – called Clinical Excellence Awards (CEAs) and extra pay for being oncall or living in London – consultants’ average earnings are about £128,000. This follows a 4.5% rise in the last financial year.

Other additional pay

They can be a hospital consultant for over 30 years. Also, as seniors, they can supplement their NHS salaries considerably with private practice and/or medicolegal work. This can quite easily amount to an extra £200,000  a year. They also retire on very generous NHS pensions.

Summary

We have described how much do senior doctors get paid in the UK. Answer = quite alot. We hope it has been helpful.