Scotland · 2026/27 tax year
Police Scotland constable pay point 6: take-home pay 2026/27
A full-time constable on pay point 6 in Scotland earns £46,321 a year. After income tax, National Insurance and a 13.7% pension contribution, that's £2,644.09 a month.
- Take-home a month
- £2,644.09
- Take-home a year
- £31,729.12
- Take-home a week
- £610.18
- Salary
- £46,321
- Before deductions
Where the money goes
| Item | A month | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Salary | £3,860.08 | £46,321.00 |
| Income tax | −£462.15 | −£5,545.82 |
| National Insurance | −£225.01 | −£2,700.08 |
| Pension (13.7%) | −£528.83 | −£6,345.98 |
| Take-home | £2,644.09 | £31,729.12 |
With a student loan
Repayments come out of pay above each plan's threshold.
| Plan | Repayment a month | Take-home a month |
|---|---|---|
| Plan 4 | −£93.95 | £2,550.15 |
| Postgraduate Loan | −£126.61 | £2,517.49 |
Moving up
The next point, pay point 7, pays £47,440 a year. That's £1,119 more before deductions, or about £56.12 a month after them. See pay point 7
The point below, pay point 5, pays £45,064 a year. See pay point 5
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.