England and Wales · 2026/27 tax year
Police chief superintendent pay point 1: take-home pay 2026/27
A full-time chief superintendent on pay point 1 in England and Wales earns £107,430 a year from 1 September 2026. After income tax, National Insurance and a 14.22% pension contribution, that's £5,308.41 a month.
- Take-home a month
- £5,308.41
- Take-home a year
- £63,700.87
- Take-home a week
- £1,225.02
- Basic hourly rate
- £51.48
- Before tax
Where the money goes
| Item | A month | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Salary | £8,952.50 | £107,430.00 |
| Income tax | −£2,024.45 | −£24,293.38 |
| National Insurance | −£346.60 | −£4,159.20 |
| Pension (14.22%) | −£1,273.05 | −£15,276.55 |
| Take-home | £5,308.41 | £63,700.87 |
Overtime
Only constables and sergeants are paid overtime.
With a student loan
Repayments come out of pay above each plan's threshold.
| Plan | Repayment a month | Take-home a month |
|---|---|---|
| Plan 1 | −£603.98 | £4,704.43 |
| Plan 2 | −£585.34 | £4,723.07 |
| Plan 5 | −£618.23 | £4,690.18 |
| Postgraduate Loan | −£432.15 | £4,876.26 |
Moving up
The next point, pay point 2, pays about £110,532 a year. That's £3,102 more before deductions, or about £127.87 a month after them.
Before the latest pay award
Until 1 September 2026, pay point 1 paid £103,797 a year. The 3.5% award adds £3,633 a year, or about £149.77 a month after deductions. The pay award for every rank
How these figures are worked out
- Full-time hours, tax code 1257L and the 2015 police pension scheme, with no allowances, student loan or other deductions unless shown.
- In the Met and City of London Police, London weighting and the London allowance are added on top.
- England & Wales pay scales from 1 September 2026: the 3.5% award applied to the 2025 scales. The official tables have not been published yet. Figures will be updated when the official tables are published.
- Tax, National Insurance and pay rules last checked 27 October 2026.