Scotland · 2026/27 tax year
Police Scotland superintendent pay point 4: take-home pay 2026/27
A full-time superintendent on pay point 4 in Scotland earns £105,632 a year. After income tax, National Insurance and a 13.7% pension contribution, that's £5,023.58 a month.
- Take-home a month
- £5,023.58
- Take-home a year
- £60,282.94
- Take-home a week
- £1,159.29
- Salary
- £105,632
- Before deductions
Where the money goes
| Item | A month | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Salary | £8,802.67 | £105,632.00 |
| Income tax | −£2,229.52 | −£26,754.24 |
| National Insurance | −£343.60 | −£4,123.24 |
| Pension (13.7%) | −£1,205.97 | −£14,471.58 |
| Take-home | £5,023.58 | £60,282.94 |
With a student loan
Repayments come out of pay above each plan's threshold.
| Plan | Repayment a month | Take-home a month |
|---|---|---|
| Plan 4 | −£538.78 | £4,484.80 |
| Postgraduate Loan | −£423.16 | £4,600.42 |
Moving up
This is the top of the superintendent scale. Promotion to chief superintendent starts at £110,803 a year, about £195.91 a month more after deductions. Chief superintendent pay scale
The point below, pay point 3, pays £99,075 a year. See pay point 3
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.