England and Wales · 2026/27 tax year
Police chief superintendent pay point 5: take-home pay 2026/27
A full-time chief superintendent on pay point 5 in England and Wales earns £119,838 a year from 1 September 2026. After income tax, National Insurance and a 14.22% pension contribution, that's £5,773.31 a month.
- Take-home a month
- £5,773.31
- Take-home a year
- £69,279.66
- Take-home a week
- £1,332.30
- Basic hourly rate
- £57.43
- Before tax
Where the money goes
| Item | A month | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Salary | £9,986.50 | £119,838.00 |
| Income tax | −£2,425.83 | −£29,110.01 |
| National Insurance | −£367.28 | −£4,407.36 |
| Pension (14.22%) | −£1,420.08 | −£17,040.96 |
| Take-home | £5,773.31 | £69,279.66 |
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 | −£697.04 | £5,076.27 |
| Plan 2 | −£678.40 | £5,094.91 |
| Plan 5 | −£711.29 | £5,062.02 |
| Postgraduate Loan | −£494.19 | £5,279.12 |
Moving up
This is the top of the chief superintendent scale.
Before the latest pay award
Until 1 September 2026, pay point 5 paid £115,785 a year. The 3.5% award adds £4,053 a year, or about £120.48 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.