NHS Pay Rise 2024/25 (August 2024) What pay rise will I get?

This article only applies to England NHS workers.

On July 29, 2024, the Labour government announced its acceptance of a recommendation to increase NHS pay by 5.5% for all staff on the Agenda for Change pay scale. This page outlines the anticipated changes in NHS pay following these recommendations. Please note that this information should be used as a guide until the official documentation is released by the government, expected in August 2024. We will update this page as more details become available.

NHS staff are likely to receive their updated pay, including backdated increases from April, in their August or September pay packets.

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How will back pay be taxed?

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London Area Supplement

The figures below include breakdowns of the High Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) for staff in London and surrounding areas. We anticipate the HCAS, along with minimum and maximum payments, to increase by 5.5% in line with overall pay rate changes. This would result in the following additional supplements:

Area	Percentage supplement	Minimum Payment 2024/25	Maximum Payment 2024/25
Inner London	20%	£5,604	£8,171
Outer London	15%	£4,550	£5,735
Fringes	5%	£1,258	£2,121

Band 2

• Healthcare assistants
• Receptionists
• Phlebotomists
• Administrative staff
• Domestic staff
• Catering staff

Years of experience	2023/24	2024/25	Inner London pay 2024/25	Outer London pay 2024/25	Fringe pay 2024/25
0+	£22,383	£23,614	£29,218	£28,164	£24,872

Band 3

• Clinical support workers
• Therapy assistants
• Pharmacy assistants
• Administrative workers
• Clerical staff

Years of experience	2023/24	2024/25	Inner London pay 2024/25	Outer London pay 2024/25	Fringe pay 2024/25
0-2	£22,816	£24,071	£29,676	£28,622	£25,329
2+	£24,336	£25,674	£31,279	£30,225	£26,958

Band 4

• Nursing associates
• Associate practitioners
• Pharmacy technicians
• Bed managers
• Senior clerical staff

Years of experience	2023/24	2024/25	Inner London pay 2024/25	Outer London pay 2024/25	Fringe pay 2024/25
0-3	£25,147	£26,530	£32,133	£31,079	£27,855
3+	£27,596	£29,114	£34,937	£33,664	£30,569

Band 5

• Nurses
• Newly qualified midwives
• Paramedics
• Physiotherapists
• Occupational therapists
• Speech therapists

Years of experience	2023/24	2024/25	Inner London pay 2024/25	Outer London pay 2024/25	Fringe pay 2024/25
0-2	£28,407	£29,969	£35,965	£34,521	£31,469
2-4	£30,639	£32,324	£38,789	£37,173	£33,940
4+	£34,581	£36,483	£43,780	£41,955	£38,307

Band 6

• Junior sisters
• Charge nurses
• Midwives
• Paramedics
• Newly-qualified pharmacists
• Biomedical scientists

Years of experience	2023/24	2024/25	Inner London pay 2024/25	Outer London pay 2024/25	Fringe pay 2024/25
0-2	£35,392	£37,339	£44,805	£42,938	£39,204
2-5	£37,350	£39,404	£47,286	£45,140	£41,376
5+	£42,618	£44,962	£53,132	£50,696	£47,083

Band 7

• Ward sisters
• Charge nurses
• Senior physiotherapists
• Occupational therapists
• Pharmacists
• Senior midwives

Years of experience	2023/24	2024/25	Inner London pay 2024/25	Outer London pay 2024/25	Fringe pay 2024/25
0-2	£43,742	£46,148	£54,314	£51,878	£48,264
2-5	£45,996	£48,526	£56,697	£54,261	£50,647
5+	£50,056	£52,809	£60,979	£58,543	£54,930

Band 8a

• Matrons
• Advanced clinical practitioners
• Service managers
• Speciality leads

Years of experience	2023/24	2024/25	Inner London pay 2024/25	Outer London pay 2024/25	Fringe pay 2024/25
0-2	£50,952	£53,754	£61,925	£59,489	£55,876
2-5	£50,952	£56,454	£64,625	£62,189	£58.576
5+	£57,349	£60,503	£68,675	£66,239	£62,626

Band 8b

• Psychologists
• Lead pharmacists
• Lead clinicians

Years of experience	2023/24	2024/25	Inner London pay 2024/25	Outer London pay 2024/25	Fringe pay 2024/25
0-2	£58,972	£62,215	£70,386	£67,950	£64,337
2-5	£58,972	£66,247	£74,418	£71,982	£68,369
5+	£68,525	£72,294	£80,470	£78,034	£74,421

Band 8c

• Heads of clinical service
• Senior HR managers
• Tactical response leads
• Service owners

Years of experience	2023/24	2024/25	Inner London pay 2024/25	Outer London pay 2024/25	Fringe pay 2024/25
0-2	£70,417	£74,290	£82,461	£80,025	£76,412
2-5	£70,417	£78,814	£86,985	£84,549	£80,936
5+	£81,138	£85,601	£93,772	£91,336	£87,722

Band 8d

• Deputy directors of clinical services
• Deputy chief nurse
• Consultant clinical scientists
• Departmental heads

Years of experience	2023/24	2024/25	Inner London pay 2024/25	Outer London pay 2024/25	Fringe pay 2024/25
0-2	£83,571	£88,167	£96,338	£93,902	£90,289
2-5	£83,571	£93,571	£101,742	£99,306	£95,693
5+	£96,376	£101,677	£109,848	£107,412	£103,798

Band 9

• Nurse consultants
• Director of clinical services
• Chief nursing officers

Years of experience	2023/24	2024/25	Inner London pay 2024/25	Outer London pay 2024/25	Fringe pay 2024/25
0-2	£99,891	£105,385	£113,651	£111,215	£107,602
2-5	£99,891	£111,739	£119,910	£117,474	£113,861
5+	£114,949	£121,271	£129,441	£127,005	£123,392

To read more from the official government release click here.