England and Wales · 2026/27 tax year
Police superintendent pay point 6: take-home pay 2026/27
A full-time superintendent on pay point 6 in England and Wales earns £102,480 a year from 1 September 2026. After income tax, National Insurance and a 14.22% pension contribution, that's £5,104.35 a month.
- Take-home a month
- £5,104.35
- Take-home a year
- £61,252.21
- Take-home a week
- £1,177.93
- Basic hourly rate
- £49.11
- Before tax
Where the money goes
| Item | A month | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Salary | £8,540.00 | £102,480.00 |
| Income tax | −£1,882.91 | −£22,594.94 |
| National Insurance | −£338.35 | −£4,060.20 |
| Pension (14.22%) | −£1,214.39 | −£14,572.66 |
| Take-home | £5,104.35 | £61,252.21 |
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 | −£566.85 | £4,537.50 |
| Plan 2 | −£548.21 | £4,556.14 |
| Plan 5 | −£581.10 | £4,523.25 |
| Postgraduate Loan | −£407.40 | £4,696.95 |
Moving up
This is the top of the superintendent scale. Promotion to chief superintendent starts at £107,430 a year, about £204.06 a month more after deductions. Chief superintendent pay scale
Before the latest pay award
Until 1 September 2026, pay point 6 paid £99,015 a year. The 3.5% award adds £3,465 a year, or about £142.84 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.