Scotland · 2026/27 tax year
Police Scotland superintendent pay point 2: take-home pay 2026/27
A full-time superintendent on pay point 2 in Scotland earns £94,204 a year. After income tax, National Insurance and a 13.7% pension contribution, that's £4,590.60 a month.
- Take-home a month
- £4,590.60
- Take-home a year
- £55,087.20
- Take-home a week
- £1,059.37
- Salary
- £94,204
- Before deductions
Where the money goes
| Item | A month | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Salary | £7,850.33 | £94,204.00 |
| Income tax | −£1,859.68 | −£22,316.17 |
| National Insurance | −£324.56 | −£3,894.68 |
| Pension (13.7%) | −£1,075.50 | −£12,905.95 |
| Take-home | £4,590.60 | £55,087.20 |
With a student loan
Repayments come out of pay above each plan's threshold.
| Plan | Repayment a month | Take-home a month |
|---|---|---|
| Plan 4 | −£453.07 | £4,137.53 |
| Postgraduate Loan | −£366.02 | £4,224.58 |
Moving up
The next point, pay point 3, pays £99,075 a year. That's £4,871 more before deductions, or about £184.55 a month after them. See pay point 3
The point below, pay point 1, pays £89,569 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.