This page shows the Agenda for Change NHS Pay Scales and Bands for Scotland in the 2020/21 financial year broken down by hourly wage and annual salary.
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The vast majority of NHS staff working at Band 1 have now been moved to Band 2.
Years Experience | 2017-18 | 2017-18 Deductions | 2018-19 | 2018-19 Deductions | 2019-20 | 2019-20 Deductions | Hourly | Annual | Take Home |
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Years Exp |
2017-18 Pay |
2017-18 Deductions |
2018-19 Pay |
2018-19 Deductions |
2019-20 Pay |
2019-20 Deductions |
Hourly Pay |
Annual Pay |
Take-home Pay |
0+ | £15,404 | £17,460 | £17,652 | £9.99 | £19,487 |
Examples of the NHS staff paid at Band 2 are; healthcare assistants (HCAs), receptionists, phlebotomists, administrative staff, domestic and catering staff.
Years Experience | 2017-18 | 2017-18 Deductions | 2018-19 | 2018-19 Deductions | 2019-20 | 2019-20 Deductions | Hourly | Annual | Take Home |
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Years Exp |
2017-18 Pay |
2017-18 Deductions |
2018-19 Pay |
2018-19 Deductions |
2019-20 Pay |
2019-20 Deductions |
Hourly Pay |
Annual Pay |
Take-home Pay |
0-2 | £15,404 | £17,460 | £17,652 | £10.05 | £19,609 | ||||
2+ | £15,671 | £17,460 | £17,652 | £11.08 | £21,615 |
Examples of the NHS staff paid at Band 3 are; clinical support workers (CSWs), therapy assistants, pharmacy technicians, administrative workers and clerical support staff.
Years Experience | 2017-18 | 2017-18 Deductions | 2018-19 | 2018-19 Deductions | 2019-20 | 2019-20 Deductions | Hourly | Annual | Take Home |
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Years Exp |
2017-18 Pay |
2017-18 Deductions |
2018-19 Pay |
2018-19 Deductions |
2019-20 Pay |
2019-20 Deductions |
Hourly Pay |
Annual Pay |
Take-home Pay |
0-2 | £15,404 | £17,460 | £17,652 | £11.13 | £21,709 | ||||
2+ | £15,671 | £17,460 | £17,652 | £12.10 | £23,603 |
Examples of the NHS staff paid at Band 4 are; nursing associates, associate practitioners, bed managers and senior clerical staff.
Years Experience | 2017-18 | 2017-18 Deductions | 2018-19 | 2018-19 Deductions | 2019-20 | 2019-20 Deductions | Hourly | Annual | Take Home |
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Years Exp |
2017-18 Pay |
2017-18 Deductions |
2018-19 Pay |
2018-19 Deductions |
2019-20 Pay |
2019-20 Deductions |
Hourly Pay |
Annual Pay |
Take-home Pay |
0-3 | £15,404 | £17,460 | £17,652 | £12.15 | £23,709 | ||||
3+ | £15,671 | £17,460 | £17,652 | £13.32 | £25,982 |
Examples of the NHS staff paid at Band 5 are; staff nurses, newly qualified midwives and paramedics, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, and biomedical scientists.
Years Experience | 2017-18 | 2017-18 Deductions | 2018-19 | 2018-19 Deductions | 2019-20 | 2019-20 Deductions | Hourly | Annual | Take Home |
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Years Exp |
2017-18 Pay |
2017-18 Deductions |
2018-19 Pay |
2018-19 Deductions |
2019-20 Pay |
2019-20 Deductions |
Hourly Pay |
Annual Pay |
Take-home Pay |
0-2 | £22,128 | £23,023 | £24,214 | £13.38 | £26,104 | ||||
2-4 | £22,683 | £23,023 | £24,214 | £14.38 | £28,049 | ||||
4+ | £23,597 | £23,951 | £24,214 | £16.89 | £32,915 |
Examples of the NHS staff paid at AfC Band 6 are; junior sisters or charge nurses, midwives, paramedics, newly-qualified pharmacists and nurse specialists.
Years Experience | 2017-18 | 2017-18 Deductions | 2018-19 | 2018-19 Deductions | 2019-20 | 2019-20 Deductions | Hourly | Annual | Take Home |
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Years Exp |
2017-18 Pay |
2017-18 Deductions |
2018-19 Pay |
2018-19 Deductions |
2019-20 Pay |
2019-20 Deductions |
Hourly Pay |
Annual Pay |
Take-home Pay |
0-2 | £26,565 | £28,050 | £30,401 | £16.96 | £33,072 | ||||
2-5 | £27,635 | £28,050 | £30,401 | £17.76 | £34,637 | ||||
5+ | £28,746 | £29,177 | £30,401 | £20.89 | £40,736 |
Examples of the NHS staff paid at Band 7 are; ward sisters / charge nurses, senior physiotherapists and occupational therapists, senior pharmacists, and senior midwives.
Years Experience | 2017-18 | 2017-18 Deductions | 2018-19 | 2018-19 Deductions | 2019-20 | 2019-20 Deductions | Hourly | Annual | Take Home |
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Years Exp |
2017-18 Pay |
2017-18 Deductions |
2018-19 Pay |
2018-19 Deductions |
2019-20 Pay |
2019-20 Deductions |
Hourly Pay |
Annual Pay |
Take-home Pay |
0-2 | £26,565 | £28,050 | £30,401 | £20.96 | £40,872 | ||||
2-5 | £27,635 | £28,050 | £30,401 | £21.81 | £42,530 | ||||
5+ | £28,746 | £29,177 | £30,401 | £24.53 | £47,846 |
Examples of the NHS staff paid at Band 8a are; matrons, advanced clinical practitioners (ACPs), service managers and speciality leads or responsable nurses.
Years Experience | 2017-18 | 2017-18 Deductions | 2018-19 | 2018-19 Deductions | 2019-20 | 2019-20 Deductions | Hourly | Annual | Take Home |
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Years Exp |
2017-18 Pay |
2017-18 Deductions |
2018-19 Pay |
2018-19 Deductions |
2019-20 Pay |
2019-20 Deductions |
Hourly Pay |
Annual Pay |
Take-home Pay |
0-5 | £40,428 | £42,414 | £44,606 | £25.88 | £50,470 | ||||
5+ | £48,514 | £49,969 | £50,819 | £27.93 | £54,482 |
Examples of the NHS staff paid at Band 8b are; psychologists, lead pharmacists and principle or lead clinicians.
Years Experience | 2017-18 | 2017-18 Deductions | 2018-19 | 2018-19 Deductions | 2019-20 | 2019-20 Deductions | Hourly | Annual | Take Home |
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Years Exp |
2017-18 Pay |
2017-18 Deductions |
2018-19 Pay |
2018-19 Deductions |
2019-20 Pay |
2019-20 Deductions |
Hourly Pay |
Annual Pay |
Take-home Pay |
0-5 | £47,092 | £49,242 | £52,306 | £31.14 | £60,730 | ||||
5+ | £58,217 | £59,964 | £60,983 | £33.52 | £65,377 |
Examples of the NHS staff paid at Band 8c are; heads of clinical service, senior HR managers, tactical response leads and service owners.
Years Experience | 2017-18 | 2017-18 Deductions | 2018-19 | 2018-19 Deductions | 2019-20 | 2019-20 Deductions | Hourly | Annual | Take Home |
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Years Exp |
2017-18 Pay |
2017-18 Deductions |
2018-19 Pay |
2018-19 Deductions |
2019-20 Pay |
2019-20 Deductions |
Hourly Pay |
Annual Pay |
Take-home Pay |
0-5 | £56,665 | £59,090 | £61,777 | £37.32 | £72,792 | ||||
5+ | £69,168 | £71,243 | £72,597 | £40.23 | £78,452 |
Examples of the NHS staff paid at Band 8d are; deputy directors of clinical services, deputy chief nurse, consultant clinical scientists and departmental heads.
Years Experience | 2017-18 | 2017-18 Deductions | 2018-19 | 2018-19 Deductions | 2019-20 | 2019-20 Deductions | Hourly | Annual | Take Home |
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Years Exp |
2017-18 Pay |
2017-18 Deductions |
2018-19 Pay |
2018-19 Deductions |
2019-20 Pay |
2019-20 Deductions |
Hourly Pay |
Annual Pay |
Take-home Pay |
0-5 | £67,247 | £70,206 | £73,936 | £44.41 | £86,611 | ||||
5+ | £83,258 | £85,333 | £86,687 | £46.42 | £90,532 |
Examples of the NHS staff paid at Band 9 are; nurse consultants, director of clinical services, chief nursing officers and very senior administrative staff.
Years Experience | 2017-18 | 2017-18 Deductions | 2018-19 | 2018-19 Deductions | 2019-20 | 2019-20 Deductions | Hourly | Annual | Take Home |
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Years Exp |
2017-18 Pay |
2017-18 Deductions |
2018-19 Pay |
2018-19 Deductions |
2019-20 Pay |
2019-20 Deductions |
Hourly Pay |
Annual Pay |
Take-home Pay |
0-5 | £79,415 | £84,507 | £89,537 | £53.00 | £103,358 | ||||
5+ | £100,431 | £102,506 | £103,860 | £55.41 | £108,050 |
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Take-Home |
What is going on with an NHS Pay Rise in Scotland? We have created a guide that outlines the current plans for an NHS pay rise in each devolved nation. NHS pay rise – What is going on?
What happened to yearly pay progression? Following the implementation of the 2018 NHS pay deal, pay progression has changed from the historic yearly incrementation, previously known as spine points, to a system based on years of experience at that band. NHS pay progression – How does it work?
Why is there no overlap between Agenda for Change bands? The 2018 NHS pay deal removed the overlap between bands to prevent someone with a lower level of responsibility from being paid more than someone with a higher level of responsibility.