Pay guides

Short, practical guides about police pay scales, London weighting and allowances. Use the tools alongside the guides.

Police officer salary UK (the evergreen answer)

Pay by rank and years of service, London weighting, overtime and pension, in one page.

Select your force, rank and pay point. See base pay, allowances and a rough take-home estimate.

How pay points work, what changes year to year, and how to sanity-check your pay point.

What London weighting is, who gets it, and how it compares to surrounding force allowances.

Estimate overtime pay and rough take-home after tax/NI.

Tip

For the fastest answer: open Pay scales, choose your force + rank + point, then toggle pension on/off.