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Our NHS pay wage / salary calculator uses Agenda for Change pay rates alongside tax, pension, and part time information for the April 2025/2026 financial year to estimate take-home pay.

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NHS Pay Scales 2025/26 (Expected 3.5% Pay Rise and Band 2/3 Updates)

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To include additional parameters such as parking deductibles and overtime. Please use our main calculator here. You will have to input your NHS salary and employer pension figures (choose "employer" under employer's pension type and change pension contribution to "£").



NHS Pension


Every NHS Pension Scheme participant contributes a percentage of their pensionable pay to the scheme monthly, known as the contribution rate.


Your contribution is determined by your actual annual rate of pay. If you work part-time, your contribution rate may be lower, as it is calculated based on your annual earnings.


England, Northern Ireland and Wales

Salary RangeContribution Rate
Up to 13,2595.2%
13,260 to 26,8316.5%
26,832 to 32,6918.3%
32,692 to 49,0789.8%
49,079 to 62,92410.7%
62,925 and above12.5%


Scotland

Salary RangeContribution Rate
Up to £13,3305.7%
£13,331 to £26,7626.4%
£26,763 to £31,6697%
£31, 670 to £39,7348.7%
£39,735 to £41,6699.8%
£41,670 to £50,65010.5%
£50,651 to £54,81111.2%
£54,812 to £76,65211.6%
£76,653 and above12.7%

London Area Supplement


The High-Cost Area (HCA) allowance, also known as London Weighting, is a payment provided to employees working in London and its surrounding regions.

AreaLevel
Inner London20% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £5,414 and a maximum payment of £8,172
Outer London15% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £4,551 and a maximum payment of £5,735
Fringe5% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £1,258 and a maximum payment of £2,121


Band 2

  • Healthcare assistants
  • Receptionists
  • Phlebotomists
  • Administrative staff
  • Domestic staff
  • Catering staff
YearsEnglandNIScotlandWales
0-223,61522,38324,64723,970
2+23,61522,38326,76323,970

Band 3

  • Clinical support workers
  • Therapy assistants
  • Pharmacy assistants
  • Administrative workers
  • Clerical staff
YearsEnglandNIScotlandWales
0-224,07122,81626,86924,433
2+25,67424,33628,99826,060

Band 4

  • Nursing associates
  • Associate practitioners
  • Pharmacy technicians
  • Bed managers
  • Senior clerical staff
YearsEnglandNIScotlandWales
0-326,53025,14729,11626,928
3+29,11427,59631,67029,551

Band 5

  • Nurses
  • Newly qualified midwives
  • Paramedics
  • Physiotherapists
  • Occupational therapists
  • Speech therapists
YearsEnglandNIScotlandWales
0-229,97028,40731,89230,420
2-432,32430,63934,07732,809
4+36,48334,58139,73537,029

Band 6

  • Junior sisters
  • Charge nurses
  • Midwives
  • Paramedics
  • Newly-qualified pharmacists
  • Biomedical scientists
YearsEnglandNIScotlandWales
0-237,33835,39239,91237,898
2-539,40537,35041,67039,996
5+44,96242,61848,63545,636

Band 7

  • Ward sisters
  • Charge nurses
  • Senior physiotherapists
  • Occupational therapists
  • Pharmacists
  • Senior midwives
YearsEnglandNIScotlandWales
0-246,14843,74248,78846,840
2-548,52645,99650,65149,254
5+52,80950,05656,74753,601

Band 8a

  • Matrons
  • Advanced clinical practitioners
  • Service managers
  • Speciality leads
YearsEnglandNIScotlandWales
0-253,75550,95260,12654,550
2-556,45450,95260,12657,295
5+60,50457,34964,90661,412

Band 8b

  • Psychologists
  • Lead pharmacists
  • Lead clinicians
YearsEnglandNIScotlandWales
0-262,21558,97270,98663,149
2-566,24658,97270,98667,241
5+72,29368,52575,93773,378

Band 8c

  • Heads of clinical service
  • Senior HR managers
  • Tactical response leads
  • Service owners
YearsEnglandNIScotlandWales
0-274,29070,41783,83775,404
2-578,81470,41783,83779,996
5+85,60181,13889,86686,885

Band 8d

  • Deputy directors of clinical services
  • Deputy chief nurse
  • Consultant clinical scientists
  • Departmental heads
YearsEnglandNIScotlandWales
0-288,16883,57199,53489,490
2-593,57283,57199,53494,975
5+101,67796,376103,795103,202

Band 9

  • Nurse consultants
  • Director of clinical services
  • Chief nursing officers
YearsEnglandNIScotlandWales
0-2105,38599,891117,732106,966
2-5111,74099,891117,732113,416
5+121,271114,949122,831123,090

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