Police Part-Time Pay Calculator
Work out part-time police pay for officers in England and Wales: your pro-rata salary on the 40-hour police week, hourly rate, monthly take-home after tax, National Insurance and pension, and annual leave in hours. An Any job mode covers police staff and other jobs.
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- 2026/27 tax and NI
- Checked 14 October 2026
2026/27 England and Wales scales, from 1 September 2026. Or type your own salary below.
Full time is 40.
Annex O, by service.
Your part-time police pay (60% of 40 hours)
£31,209 a year
Take-home about £1,898 a month after tax, NI and pension.
- Basic salary (pro rata)
- £31,209
- Hourly rate (Annex F, x 6/12520)
- £24.93
- Pensionable pay
- £31,209
- Pension contributions a year
- £4,020
- Income tax a year
- £2,924
- National Insurance a year
- £1,491
- Take-home a year
- £22,774
- Annual leave (hours)
- 120.0 hours
Compared with full time (£2,942 a month take-home), you take home £1,044 a month less. Extra hours you work up to 40 a week are paid at your plain hourly rate and are pensionable.
An estimate, not financial advice. 2026/27 tax and NI on an annual basis, standard tax code, no student loan or other deductions. Nothing you type is stored or sent anywhere.
How to work out part-time pay
- Find the full-time salary for the job and the full-time hours a week (often 35, 37.5 or 40; check the contract or advert).
- Divide your hours by the full-time hours. That is your full-time equivalent (FTE), for example 0.6 or 60%.
- Multiply the full-time salary by your FTE. That is your part-time salary before tax.
- For the hourly rate, divide the full-time salary by the full-time weekly hours and by 52.14 weeks.
- Take off income tax, National Insurance and any pension to get take-home pay. The calculator does this for 2026/27.
| Hours (yours of full time) | FTE | £30,000 job | £40,000 job |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 of 37.5 | 80% | £24,000 | £32,000 |
| 22.5 of 37.5 | 60% | £18,000 | £24,000 |
| 18.75 of 37.5 | 50% | £15,000 | £20,000 |
| 32 of 40 | 80% | £24,000 | £32,000 |
| 24 of 40 | 60% | £18,000 | £24,000 |
| 16 of 40 | 40% | £12,000 | £16,000 |
Worked examples (2026/27)
| Example | Part-time salary | Hourly | Take-home a month | Take-home fall vs full time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £30,000, 22.5 of 37.5 hours, no pension | £18,000 | £15.34 | £1,373 | £720 a month |
| £40,000, 30 of 37.5 hours, 5% pension | £32,000 | £20.46 | £2,107 | £453 a month |
| £25,000, 16 of 40 hours, no pension | £10,000 | £11.99 | £833 | £960 a month |
| Police constable, top of scale (£52,015), 24 hours | £31,209 | £24.93 | £1,898 | £1,044 a month |
| Met constable, top of scale, 30 hours, London pay | £46,571 | £24.93 | £2,704 | £793 a month |
England, Wales or Northern Ireland income tax, standard tax code, annual NI basis. Police examples include 2015 scheme contributions on pensionable pay. In the £25,000 example, part-time pay of £10,000 is below the £12,570 personal allowance and NI threshold, so no tax or NI is due if you have no other income.
Part-time police pay (England and Wales)
Full time is 40 hours. Police Regulations 2003 Annex F Part 11 sets a part-time officer's hourly rate at the annual pay for the rank and pay point multiplied by 6/12520, paid for each hour of duty up to 40 a week. Because 12520 / 6 / 40 = 52.17 weeks, this is the same as full-time pay x your hours / 40. On the top constable point (£52,015) the hourly rate is £24.93.
Extra hours up to 40 are plain time and pensionable. Part-time constables to chief inspectors are paid at their plain hourly rate for extra hours up to 40 in a week, unless they take time off instead. Paid extra hours up to 40 count as pensionable pay. Overtime rates apply only above that.
London and South East pay are pro rata. London Weighting (£3,260 full time), the Met and City London Allowance (up to £6,819) and the South East England Allowance are paid to part-timers at an hourly rate using the same 6/12520 rule. Only London Weighting is pensionable.
Pension. In the 2015 scheme you build pension on your actual pensionable pay each year, so part-time years build less. Since 1 April 2026 your contribution band is also set on actual pay, not the full-time equivalent, so working fewer hours can move you into a lower band.
Annual leave is in hours. Annex F pays a day of annual leave at 8 times the hourly rate, and forces normally hold part-time leave as an hours bank: full-time days x 8 x your FTE. More detail: part-time police annual leave explained.
Assumptions and limits
What the take-home figure includes
- 2026/27 income tax with the standard £12,570 personal allowance (Scottish bands if you choose Scotland), and employee Class 1 NI at 8% and 2%, worked out on a yearly basis.
- In Any job mode, the pension percentage is taken before tax (a net pay arrangement). If your scheme uses relief at source or salary sacrifice, your take-home will differ slightly.
- In police mode, 2015 scheme contributions of 12.88%, 13.88% or 14.22% on pensionable pay. Strictly the band uses the previous year's pay, so in your first part-time year it may still be based on your full-time pay.
- No student loan, salary sacrifice, union subscriptions, overtime or tax code changes.
- Weeks in a year: 52.14 (365 / 7) in Any job mode; police hourly rates use the Annex F 6/12520 factor.
What we could not verify
- How every force applies the 40-hour plain time cap week by week. The Employment Appeal Tribunal considered this for part-time Met inspectors in Jallali v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (2025); we have not read the full judgment, so check with your Federation rep if it affects you.
- The South East Allowance your force actually pays. The figures are the maximums; each chief officer sets the amount.
- Police staff pay. Staff are employees on their force's own pay scales and the Local Government Pension Scheme, so use Any job mode with your grade's full-time salary and contract hours.
Frequently asked questions
How do I work out part-time salary from a full-time salary?
Divide your hours by the full-time hours for the job, then multiply the full-time salary by that fraction. For example, 22.5 hours in a job where full time is 37.5 hours is 60%, so a £30,000 full-time salary becomes £18,000 a year. The calculator does this and then works out tax, National Insurance and pension.
What is a pro-rata salary?
Pro rata means in proportion. A job advertised at £30,000 pro rata pays £30,000 only if you work full time; if you work fewer hours you get the same share of £30,000 as your share of the full-time hours.
How do I work out my part-time hourly rate?
Divide the full-time salary by the full-time hours a week, then by the number of weeks in a year (52.14). £30,000 for 37.5 hours is about £15.34 an hour. Your hourly rate is the same as a full-time colleague's: part-time workers must not be paid less per hour for the same work (Part-time Workers Regulations 2000).
Will my take-home pay fall by the same percentage as my salary?
No, it usually falls by less. Income tax and National Insurance are charged only above £12,570, so cutting your pay removes the most heavily taxed part first. In our first worked example, gross pay falls by £12,000 a year but take-home falls by £8,640.
How much holiday do part-time workers get?
At least 5.6 weeks a year, the same as full-time workers, which is fewer days if you work fewer days a week. Someone working 3 days a week gets at least 16.8 days. Many employers express part-time leave in hours, which the calculator shows. Bank holidays can count towards it if your contract says so.
How is part-time police pay calculated?
For police officers in England and Wales, full time is 40 hours a week. Police Regulations 2003 Annex F sets a part-time officer's hourly rate at the annual rate of pay multiplied by 6/12520, paid for each hour of duty up to 40 a week. That works out at exactly full-time pay multiplied by your hours divided by 40: 24 hours is 60% of the salary for your rank and pay point.
Are London Weighting and the South East Allowance paid pro rata to part-time officers?
Yes. Annex F and Annex U pay London Weighting, the London Allowance and the South East England Allowance to part-time officers at an hourly rate worked out with the same 6/12520 rule, so they are pro rata to your hours. London Weighting is pensionable; the London Allowance and South East Allowance are not.
Do part-time police officers get overtime rates?
Not until they pass 40 hours. Part-time constables, sergeants, inspectors and chief inspectors are paid at their plain hourly rate for extra hours up to 40 in a week, unless they take time off instead, and those paid hours are pensionable. Overtime rates under Annex G apply above that.
Does working part time change my police pension contribution rate?
Since 1 April 2026 the 2015 scheme contribution band is set by your actual pensionable pay, not your full-time-equivalent salary (SI 2026/267). A part-time constable at the top of the scale can therefore drop from the 13.88% band to 12.88%. You also build pension on your actual (lower) pay each year.
Is this calculator right for Police Scotland or PSNI officers?
The police mode uses England and Wales pay scales, allowances and pension rates. Officers in Scotland and Northern Ireland can use the Any job mode with their own full-time salary and 40 hours, and choose Scottish income tax if it applies, but their pension contributions and allowances are not modelled.
Is anything I enter stored?
No. The calculation runs in your browser and nothing you type is sent to us or saved.
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Sources (checked 14 October 2026)
- Home Office Circular 011/2026: Annexes F (pay) and U (allowances), Police Regulations 2003. Annex F Part 11: part-time hourly rate = annual pay x 6/12520, paid up to 40 hours a week. Part 10 and Annex U paras 3 and 5: London Weighting, London Allowance and South East Allowance at the same hourly rule.
- Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/267). 2015 scheme contribution bands from 1 April 2026, set on actual pensionable pay.
- Police Federation (Warwickshire): part-time arrangements. What the Federation says: plain time for extra hours up to 40 a week, and those paid hours are pensionable (Home Office Circulars 22/2007 and 19/2012).
- GOV.UK: holiday entitlement. 5.6 weeks for almost all workers, pro rata for part-time, capped at 28 days.
- Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000. Part-time workers must not be treated less favourably than comparable full-time workers; the pro rata principle.
- GOV.UK: rates and thresholds for employers 2026 to 2027. Personal allowance, tax bands and employee NI used in the take-home figures.
PolicePay.co.uk is independent and not affiliated with any force, the Home Office or the Police Federation. Figures are estimates, not financial or tax advice. Check your payslip and your employer's or force's policy.