England and Wales · 2026/27 tax year
Police superintendent pay point 1: take-home pay 2026/27
A full-time superintendent on pay point 1 in England and Wales earns £87,123 a year from 1 September 2026. After income tax, National Insurance and a 14.22% pension contribution, that's £4,471.28 a month.
- Take-home a month
- £4,471.28
- Take-home a year
- £53,655.41
- Take-home a week
- £1,031.83
- Basic hourly rate
- £41.75
- Before tax
Where the money goes
| Item | A month | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Salary | £7,260.25 | £87,123.00 |
| Income tax | −£1,443.80 | −£17,325.64 |
| National Insurance | −£312.76 | −£3,753.06 |
| Pension (14.22%) | −£1,032.41 | −£12,388.89 |
| Take-home | £4,471.28 | £53,655.41 |
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 | −£451.67 | £4,019.61 |
| Plan 2 | −£433.04 | £4,038.25 |
| Plan 5 | −£465.92 | £4,005.36 |
| Postgraduate Loan | −£330.61 | £4,140.67 |
Moving up
The next point, pay point 2, pays about £90,195 a year. That's £3,072 more before deductions, or about £126.64 a month after them.
Before the latest pay award
Until 1 September 2026, pay point 1 paid £84,177 a year. The 3.5% award adds £2,946 a year, or about £121.44 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.