Salary insights

Salary in the West Lothian region

Market pay levels based on 34 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median38 027 £Half of offers pay more, half pay less
Average33 971 £Arithmetic mean of all offers
Lower quartile26 538 £25% of offers pay less
Upper quartile38 027 £25% of offers pay more

How pay is distributed

The band covers the middle half of the market (25th–75th percentile), the line marks the median.

Lower quartile26 538 £
Median38 027 £
Upper quartile38 027 £

What the numbers mean

  • Half of all offers fall between 26 538 £ and 38 027 £.
  • Every fourth offer pays more than 38 027 £.
  • The upper quartile is 43% above the lower one.
  • The average (33 971 £) is 11% below the median — many offers sit at the lower end.
  • The estimate uses 34 vacancies with a stated salary.

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Pharmaceutical Master Data Specialist Opportunity

26 481 – 30 420 £

Pharmaceutical Master Data Specialist – West Lothian, Scotland Opportunity: Do you currently work in a pharmaceutical or a related industry as a Master Data Specialist? Have you used JD Edw…

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Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (38 027 £) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (33 971 £), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 26 538 £ to 38 027 £ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 26 538 £ and a quarter above 38 027 £.

Where does the data come from?

From 34 open vacancies with a stated salary that Finder collects from public sources. Numbers are recalculated as the selection changes.

How do I tell whether I am paid fairly?

Compare your pay with the median and the quartiles: near 38 027 £ is the market level, above 38 027 £ is the strong quarter, below 26 538 £ is a reason to negotiate. Use the “Compare my salary” button on this page.

How we calculate salaries

Short methodology and the data behind these numbers.

  1. 1We collect offersOnly vacancies from open sources where the employer states pay are used.
  2. 2We normalise themA salary range is reduced to one comparable value per vacancy.
  3. 3We compute percentilesMedian, quartiles and the average are calculated from at least 5 offers; otherwise the wider country market is shown.
  4. 4We refresh the numbersStatistics are recomputed as new vacancies appear and closed ones drop out.

Figures are pay as published by employers: taxes, bonuses and seniority inside a grade are not accounted for.