Scotland · 2026/27 tax year
Police Scotland superintendent pay point 1: take-home pay 2026/27
A full-time superintendent on pay point 1 in Scotland earns £89,569 a year. After income tax, National Insurance and a 13.7% pension contribution, that's £4,414.99 a month.
- Take-home a month
- £4,414.99
- Take-home a year
- £52,979.90
- Take-home a week
- £1,018.84
- Salary
- £89,569
- Before deductions
Where the money goes
| Item | A month | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Salary | £7,464.08 | £89,569.00 |
| Income tax | −£1,709.68 | −£20,516.17 |
| National Insurance | −£316.83 | −£3,801.98 |
| Pension (13.7%) | −£1,022.58 | −£12,270.95 |
| Take-home | £4,414.99 | £52,979.90 |
With a student loan
Repayments come out of pay above each plan's threshold.
| Plan | Repayment a month | Take-home a month |
|---|---|---|
| Plan 4 | −£418.31 | £3,996.69 |
| Postgraduate Loan | −£342.85 | £4,072.15 |
Moving up
The next point, pay point 2, pays £94,204 a year. That's £4,635 more before deductions, or about £175.61 a month after them. See pay point 2
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.