One in eight GP contractors earned more than £150,000 or more before tax, according to data from the NHS Information Centre.

The figures show 4,230 or 12.7% of contractor GPs earned £150k or more before tax in 2008/09, compared with 4,470 or 13.3% in 2007/08, while the average income before tax of a contractor GP in the UK was £105,300 in 2008/09, down 0.7% since 2007/08. This compares with an average income before tax of £57,300 for a salaried GP in the UK in 2008/09, up 2.7% since 2007/08.

The full report is available at: http://www.ic.nhs.uk/pubs/gpearnex0809