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NHS Pay Rise Wales 2024 Announcement Summary
August 1, 2024
This article only applies to Wales NHS workers.
On July 29, 2024, the Labour government announced that it would adopt the recommendation to raise Wales NHS salaries by 5.5% for all employees under the Agenda for Change pay scale. This page details the adjustments to NHS compensation following these recommendations.
This should be treated as a guide until full and final documentation is released by the government. We will update this page as more information becomes available. There is currently no confirmation that Wales NHS will receive a pay rise.
To calculate your take home pay, please use our tool here.
Band 2
- Healthcare assistants
- Receptionists
- Phlebotomists
- Administrative staff
- Domestic staff
- Catering staff
| Years of experience | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
| 0+ | £22,720 | £23,970 |
Band 3
- Clinical support workers
- Therapy assistants
- Pharmacy assistants
- Administrative workers
- Clerical staff
| Years of experience | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
| 0-2 | £23,159 | £24,433 |
| 2+ | £24,701 | £26,060 |
Band 4
- Nursing associates
- Associate practitioners
- Pharmacy technicians
- Bed managers
- Senior clerical staff
| Years of experience | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
| 0-3 | £25,524 | £26,928 |
| 3+ | £28,010 | £29,551 |
Band 5
- Nurses
- Newly qualified midwives
- Paramedics
- Physiotherapists
- Occupational therapists
- Speech therapists
| Years of experience | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
| 0-2 | £28,834 | £30,420 |
| 2-4 | £31,099 | £32,809 |
| 4+ | £35,099 | £37,029 |
Band 6
- Junior sisters
- Charge nurses
- Midwives
- Paramedics
- Newly-qualified pharmacists
- Biomedical scientists
| Years of experience | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
| 0-2 | £35,922 | £37,898 |
| 2-5 | £37,911 | £39,996 |
| 5+ | £43,257 | £45,636 |
Band 7
- Ward sisters
- Charge nurses
- Senior physiotherapists
- Occupational therapists
- Pharmacists
- Senior midwives
| Years of experience | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
| 0-2 | £44,398 | £46,840 |
| 2-5 | £46,686 | £49,254 |
| 5+ | £50,807 | £53,601 |
Band 8a
- Matrons
- Advanced clinical practitioners
- Service managers
- Speciality leads
| Years of experience | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
| 0-2 | £51,706 | £54,550 |
| 2-5 | £51,706 | £57,295 |
| 5+ | £58,210 | £61,412 |
Band 8b
- Psychologists
- Lead pharmacists
- Lead clinicians
| Years of experience | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
| 0-2 | £59,857 | £63,149 |
| 2-5 | £59,857 | £67,241 |
| 5+ | £69,553 | £73,378 |
Band 8c
- Heads of clinical service
- Senior HR managers
- Tactical response leads
- Service owners
| Years of experience | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
| 0-2 | £71,473 | £75,404 |
| 2-5 | £71,473 | £79,996 |
| 5+ | £82,355 | £86,885 |
Band 8d
- Deputy directors of clinical services
- Deputy chief nurse
- Consultant clinical scientists
- Departmental heads
| Years of experience | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
| 0-2 | £84,825 | £89,490 |
| 2-5 | £84,825 | £94,975 |
| 5+ | £97,822 | £103,202 |
Band 9
- Nurse consultants
- Director of clinical services
- Chief nursing officers
| Years of experience | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
| 0-2 | £101,390 | £106,966 |
| 2-5 | £101,390 | £113,416 |
| 5+ | £116,673 | £123,090 |
To read more from the official government release click here.