Scotland · 2026/27 tax year
Police Scotland constable pay point 7: take-home pay 2026/27
A full-time constable on pay point 7 in Scotland earns £47,440 a year. After income tax, National Insurance and a 13.7% pension contribution, that's £2,700.21 a month.
- Take-home a month
- £2,700.21
- Take-home a year
- £32,402.50
- Take-home a week
- £623.12
- Salary
- £47,440
- Before deductions
Where the money goes
| Item | A month | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Salary | £3,953.33 | £47,440.00 |
| Income tax | −£479.05 | −£5,748.62 |
| National Insurance | −£232.47 | −£2,789.60 |
| Pension (13.7%) | −£541.61 | −£6,499.28 |
| Take-home | £2,700.21 | £32,402.50 |
With a student loan
Repayments come out of pay above each plan's threshold.
| Plan | Repayment a month | Take-home a month |
|---|---|---|
| Plan 4 | −£102.34 | £2,597.87 |
| Postgraduate Loan | −£132.20 | £2,568.01 |
Moving up
The next point, pay point 8, pays £48,940 a year. That's £1,500 more before deductions, or about £75.22 a month after them. See pay point 8
The point below, pay point 6, pays £46,321 a year. See pay point 6
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.