Scotland · 2026/27 tax year
Police Scotland chief superintendent pay point 2: take-home pay 2026/27
A full-time chief superintendent on pay point 2 in Scotland earns £114,519 a year. After income tax, National Insurance and a 13.7% pension contribution, that's £5,360.28 a month.
- Take-home a month
- £5,360.28
- Take-home a year
- £64,323.41
- Take-home a week
- £1,236.99
- Salary
- £114,519
- Before deductions
Where the money goes
| Item | A month | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Salary | £9,543.25 | £114,519.00 |
| Income tax | −£2,517.13 | −£30,205.50 |
| National Insurance | −£358.41 | −£4,300.98 |
| Pension (13.7%) | −£1,307.43 | −£15,689.10 |
| Take-home | £5,360.28 | £64,323.41 |
With a student loan
Repayments come out of pay above each plan's threshold.
| Plan | Repayment a month | Take-home a month |
|---|---|---|
| Plan 4 | −£605.43 | £4,754.85 |
| Postgraduate Loan | −£467.60 | £4,892.69 |
Moving up
The next point, pay point 3, pays £116,838 a year. That's £2,319 more before deductions, or about £72.30 a month after them. See pay point 3
The point below, pay point 1, pays £110,803 a year. See pay point 1
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.