Police Wages and Pension
Here you will find information on the wages and pension schemes that are available within the UK Police Service.
Wages & Pension
The arrangementsmade under the Police Pension Scheme 1987 (PPS), offer a range of benefits that will provide financial security both in the time up to retirement and beyond.
Police officers automatically join the Police Pension Scheme, unless they choose to opt out of this scheme and make alternative arrangements. The contribution rate is 11% of the pensionable pay.
If you were a member of a previous pension scheme you can transfer your pension contributions to the Police pensions scheme. However most other pension schemes pass less in % contributions than the Police scheme. This may mean that your existing pension scheme years may not equate to the same number of years in relation to the Police pension scheme.
Constables' Pay
| Pay point | With effect from 1st September 2007 |
With effect from 1st September 2008 |
With effect from 1st September 2009 |
With effect from 1st September 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On commencing Service | £21,534 | £22,104 | £22,680 | £23,259 |
| 1 | £24,039 | £24,675 | £25,317 | £25,962 |
| 2 | £25,434(a) | £26,109 (a) | £26,787 (a) | £27,471 (a) |
| 3 | £26,988 | £27,702 | £28,422 | £29,148 |
| 4 | £27,837 | £28,575 | £29,319 | £30,066 |
| 5 | £28,731 | £29,493 | £30,261 | £31,032 |
| 6 | £29,550 | £30,333 | £31,122 | £31,917 |
| 7 | £30,282 | £31,083 | £31,890 | £32,703 |
| 8 | £31,251 | £32,079 | £32,913 | £33,753 |
| 9 | £33,141 | £34,020 | £34,905 | £35,796 |
| 10 | £33,810 (b) | £34,707 (b) | £35,610 (b) | £36,519 (b) |
(a) All officers move to this salary point on completion of two years' service as a constable.
(b) Officers who have been on this point for a year will have access to the competence related threshold payment.
Sergeants' Pay
| Pay point | With effect from 1st September 2007 |
With effect from 1st September 2008 |
With effect from 1st September 2009 |
With effect from 1st September 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | £33,810 (a) | £34,707 (a) | £35,610 (a) | £36,519 (a) |
| 1 | £34,968 (b) | £35,895 (b) | £36,828 (b) | £37,767 (b) |
| 2 | £36,141 | £37,098 | £38,061 | £39,033 |
| 3 | £36,915 | £37,893 | £38,877 | £39,867 |
| 4 | £37,998 (c) | £39,006 (c) | £40,020 (c) | £41,040 (c) |
(a) Entry point for officers promoted from constables' pay point 9 or less.
(b) Entry point for officers promoted from constables' pay point 10.
(c) Officers who have been on this point for a year will have access to the competence related threshold payment.
Inspector's Pay
The pay scale for an Inspector ranges from £46,779 (£48,645) for a newly promoted Inspector to £48,705 (£50,568 for an Inspector with three completed years of service in rank).
For more information on police pay structures, use these links:
- Inspector's Pay
- Chief Inspector's Pay
- Superintendent's Pay
- Chief Superintendent's Pay
- Superintendent Range 2 Pay
- Chief Officer's Pay 2008
- Commissioner & Assistant Commissioner's Pay 2008
- Chief Officer's Pay 2009
- Commissioner's & Assistant Commissioner's Pay 2009
- Chief Officer's Pay 2010
- Commissioner's & Assistant Commissioner's Pay 2010
- ACPO Pay (Protected)