Scotland · 2026/27 tax year
Police Scotland chief superintendent pay point 1: take-home pay 2026/27
A full-time chief superintendent on pay point 1 in Scotland earns £110,803 a year. After income tax, National Insurance and a 13.7% pension contribution, that's £5,219.49 a month.
- Take-home a month
- £5,219.49
- Take-home a year
- £62,633.93
- Take-home a week
- £1,204.50
- Salary
- £110,803
- Before deductions
Where the money goes
| Item | A month | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Salary | £9,233.58 | £110,803.00 |
| Income tax | −£2,396.87 | −£28,762.40 |
| National Insurance | −£352.22 | −£4,226.66 |
| Pension (13.7%) | −£1,265.00 | −£15,180.01 |
| Take-home | £5,219.49 | £62,633.93 |
With a student loan
Repayments come out of pay above each plan's threshold.
| Plan | Repayment a month | Take-home a month |
|---|---|---|
| Plan 4 | −£577.56 | £4,641.93 |
| Postgraduate Loan | −£449.01 | £4,770.48 |
Moving up
The next point, pay point 2, pays £114,519 a year. That's £3,716 more before deductions, or about £140.79 a month after them. See pay point 2
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.