Scotland · 2026/27 tax year
Police Scotland chief superintendent pay point 4: take-home pay 2026/27
A full-time chief superintendent on pay point 4 in Scotland earns £120,554 a year. After income tax, National Insurance and a 13.7% pension contribution, that's £5,513.22 a month.
- Take-home a month
- £5,513.22
- Take-home a year
- £66,158.68
- Take-home a week
- £1,272.28
- Salary
- £120,554
- Before deductions
Where the money goes
| Item | A month | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Salary | £10,046.17 | £120,554.00 |
| Income tax | −£2,788.15 | −£33,457.75 |
| National Insurance | −£368.47 | −£4,421.68 |
| Pension (13.7%) | −£1,376.32 | −£16,515.90 |
| Take-home | £5,513.22 | £66,158.68 |
With a student loan
Repayments come out of pay above each plan's threshold.
| Plan | Repayment a month | Take-home a month |
|---|---|---|
| Plan 4 | −£650.69 | £4,862.53 |
| Postgraduate Loan | −£497.77 | £5,015.45 |
Moving up
This is the top of the chief superintendent scale.
The point below, pay point 3, pays £116,838 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.