Scotland · 2026/27 tax year
Police Scotland constable pay point 11: take-home pay 2026/27
A full-time constable on pay point 11 in Scotland earns £54,597 a year. After income tax, National Insurance and a 13.7% pension contribution, that's £3,020.28 a month.
- Take-home a month
- £3,020.28
- Take-home a year
- £36,243.39
- Take-home a week
- £696.99
- Salary
- £54,597
- Before deductions
Where the money goes
| Item | A month | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Salary | £4,549.75 | £54,597.00 |
| Income tax | −£647.61 | −£7,771.28 |
| National Insurance | −£258.55 | −£3,102.54 |
| Pension (13.7%) | −£623.32 | −£7,479.79 |
| Take-home | £3,020.28 | £36,243.39 |
With a student loan
Repayments come out of pay above each plan's threshold.
| Plan | Repayment a month | Take-home a month |
|---|---|---|
| Plan 4 | −£156.01 | £2,864.27 |
| Postgraduate Loan | −£167.99 | £2,852.30 |
Moving up
This is the top of the constable scale. Promotion to sergeant starts at £56,455 a year, about £74.41 a month more after deductions. Sergeant pay scale
The point below, pay point 10, pays £52,873 a year. See pay point 10
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.