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UK Police Pay 

Police pay is negotiated by the staff side of the Police Negotiating Board. 

A 3 year pay settlement has now been agreed which will run from September 2008 until August 2010.   

It should be noted that police pay is affected by regional allowances such as London Weighting, these figues do not take these allowances into account.

Constable Pay Scale

 Pay Point

Annual salary effective from 1st September 2008 

 Appointment

22,104

 Completion of initial training

 24,675

 2 years

 26,109

 3 years

 27,702

 4 years

 28,575

 5 years

 29,493

 6 years

 30,333

 7 years

 31,083

 8 years

 32,079

 9 years

 34,020

 10 years

 34,707**

** Officers who are on this pay point for a year will have access to a competence-related threshold payment every year after.

Sergeants Pay Scale

Pay point 

Annual salary with effect from 1st December 2008 

 0

34,707

 1

 35,895

 2

 37,098

 3

 37,893

 4

 39,006

The pay scale for Inspector ranks ranges from £43,320 for a newly appointed Inspector to £49,923 for an Inspector with three completed years of service in rank.