Scotland · 2026/27 tax year
Police Scotland chief inspector pay point 4: take-home pay 2026/27
A full-time chief inspector on pay point 4 in Scotland earns £80,989 a year. After income tax, National Insurance and a 13.7% pension contribution, that's £4,077.15 a month.
- Take-home a month
- £4,077.15
- Take-home a year
- £48,925.80
- Take-home a week
- £940.88
- Salary
- £80,989
- Before deductions
Where the money goes
| Item | A month | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Salary | £6,749.08 | £80,989.00 |
| Income tax | −£1,444.78 | −£17,337.32 |
| National Insurance | −£302.53 | −£3,630.38 |
| Pension (13.7%) | −£924.62 | −£11,095.49 |
| Take-home | £4,077.15 | £48,925.80 |
With a student loan
Repayments come out of pay above each plan's threshold.
| Plan | Repayment a month | Take-home a month |
|---|---|---|
| Plan 4 | −£353.96 | £3,723.20 |
| Postgraduate Loan | −£299.95 | £3,777.21 |
Moving up
This is the top of the chief inspector scale. Promotion to superintendent starts at £89,569 a year, about £337.84 a month more after deductions. Superintendent pay scale
The point below, pay point 3, pays £79,734 a year. See pay point 3
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.
- Scottish income tax rates apply.
- Police Scotland pay scales effective 1 April 2026.
- Tax, National Insurance and pay rules last checked 27 October 2026.