Scotland · 2026/27 tax year
Police Scotland inspector pay point 2: take-home pay 2026/27
A full-time inspector on pay point 2 in Scotland earns £69,369 a year. After income tax, National Insurance and a 13.7% pension contribution, that's £3,611.83 a month.
- Take-home a month
- £3,611.83
- Take-home a year
- £43,341.93
- Take-home a week
- £833.50
- Salary
- £69,369
- Before deductions
Where the money goes
| Item | A month | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Salary | £5,780.75 | £69,369.00 |
| Income tax | −£1,093.79 | −£13,125.54 |
| National Insurance | −£283.17 | −£3,397.98 |
| Pension (13.7%) | −£791.96 | −£9,503.55 |
| Take-home | £3,611.83 | £43,341.93 |
With a student loan
Repayments come out of pay above each plan's threshold.
| Plan | Repayment a month | Take-home a month |
|---|---|---|
| Plan 4 | −£266.81 | £3,345.02 |
| Postgraduate Loan | −£241.85 | £3,369.98 |
Moving up
The next point, pay point 3, pays £71,248 a year. That's £1,879 more before deductions, or about £75.24 a month after them. See pay point 3
The point below, pay point 1, pays £67,491 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.