Scottish Government Main pay ranges 2023 to 2025: FOI release

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.


Information requested

The two most recent pay settlements accepted by employees of your department. Please provide all pay grades and their respective salary bands, for 23/24 and 24/25.

Response

The Scottish Government only negotiates and agrees pay awards for Band A – C staff within Scottish Government Main (SGM) and seafaring staff in the Scottish Government (SG) Marine bargaining units. We have therefore interpreted “pay settlements accepted by employees of your department” as pay awards accepted by SGM and SG Marine employees. You can find information on which bodies are included within SGM in Annex A.

You have also submitted requests for this information to SPPA and SASA. SPPA and SASA form part of SG Main and thus the same pay awards apply to those employees. This response is therefore a combined response and also covers your FOI request with the reference number 202400443673 and 202400443804.

Please see tables below with the requested information:

Scottish Government Main pay ranges 2023 to 2025

Pay ranges as of 1 April 2023

Pay step

A3

A4

B1

B2

B3

BF

C1

C2

C3

Max-3

 

 

30,558

35,196

43,725

34,490

54,973

71,967

 

Max-2

23,292

26,999

30,920

36,462

44,998

37,742

57,611

74,470

83,328

Max-1

24,502

27,925

31,962

38,147

47,133

39,917

61,792

77,703

84,268

Max

26,133

29,122

33,539

40,246

52,353

42,634

68,540

83,065

84,456

Pay ranges as of 1 January 2024

Pay step

A3

A4

B1

B2

B3

BF

C1

C2

C3

Max-3

 

 

31,140

35,867

44,557

35,147

56,020

72,310

 

Max-2

23,735

27,513

31,509

37,156

45,855

38,461

58,708

74,824

83,725

Max-1

24,969

28,457

32,571

38,874

48,031

40,678

62,969

78,073

84,670

Max

26,631

29,677

34,177

41,013

53,351

43,446

69,846

83,460

84,858

Pay ranges as of 1 April 2024

Pay step

A3

A4

B1

B2

B3

BF

C1

C2

C3

Max-3

 

 

 

36,585

45,449

35,850

57,141

73,757

 

Max-2

25,235

29,013

32,140

37,900

46,773

39,231

59,883

76,321

85,400

Max-1

26,469

29,957

33,223

39,652

48,992

41,492

64,229

79,635

86,364

Max

28,131

31,177

34,861

41,834

54,419

44,315

71,243

85,130

86,556

Pay ranges as of 1 January 2025

Pay step

A3

A4

B1

B2

B3

BF

C1

C2

C3

Max-3

 

 

 

36,944

45,894

36,202

57,701

74,480

 

Max-2

25,235

29,013

32,455

38,271

47,231

39,615

60,470

77,069

86,237

Max-1

26,469

29,957

33,549

40,041

49,472

41,899

64,859

80,416

87,211

Max

28,131

31,177

35,203

42,244

54,952

44,750

71,942

85,964

87,404

Scottish Government Marine pay ranges 2023 to 2025

Pay ranges as of 1 April 2023

 

1A/MM

PO (D/MM)

Cook

Chief Steward/CPO

3rd Engineer/ 2nd Officer

2nd Engineer (2ENG)/1st Officer Safety

Max-3

 

 

 

 

44,375

48,841

Max-2

33,758

38,061

36,157

40,291

45,406

50,119

Max-1

35,556

38,642

37,850

40,962

46,439

51,396

Max

37,351

39,220

39,540

41,633

47,469

52,672

 

 

2nd Engineer (Chief)/1st Officer(Exec)

Chief Engineer/Safety Super

Commanding Officer

Engineer Super

Marine Super

Max-3

53,699

65,737

70,247

77,384

82,463

Max-2

56,132

68,162

73,052

79,198

83,952

Max-1

58,565

70,588

75,857

81,010

85,441

Max

60,997

73,012

78,661

82,821

86,930

Pay ranges as of 1 January 2024

 

1A/MM

PO (D/MM)

Cook

Chief Steward/CPO

3rd Engineer/ 2nd Officer

2nd Engineer (2ENG)1st Officer Safety

Max-3

 

 

 

 

45,220

49,772

Max-2

34,401

38,786

36,846

41,059

46,271

51,074

Max-1

36,233

39,378

38,571

41,742

47,323

52,375

Max

38,063

39,967

40,293

42,426

48,373

53,675

 

 

2nd Engineer (Chief)/1st Officer (Exec)

Chief Engineer/Safety Super

Commanding Officer

Engineer Super

Marine Super

Max-3

54,721

66,989

71,585

78,858

84,034

Max-2

57,202

69,461

74,444

80,706

85,551

Max-1

59,681

71,932

77,302

82,553

87,069

Max

62,159

74,403

80,160

84,399

88,586

Pay ranges as of 1 April 2024

 

1A/MM

PO (D/MM)

Cook

Chief Steward/CPO

3rd Engineer/ 2nd Officer

2nd Engineer (2ENG)/1st Officer Safety

Max-3

 

 

 

 

46,125

50,768

Max-2

35,090

39,562

37,583

41,881

47,197

52,096

Max-1

36,958

40,166

39,343

42,577

48,270

53,423

Max

38,825

40,767

41,099

43,275

49,341

54,749

 

 

2nd Engineer (Chief)/1st Officer (Exec)

Chief Engineer/Safety Super

Commanding Officer

Engineer Super

Marine Super

Max-3

55,816

68,329

73,017

80,436

85,715

Max-2

58,347

70,851

75,933

82,321

87,263

Max-1

60,875

73,371

78,849

84,205

88,811

Max

63,403

75,892

81,764

86,087

90,358

Pay ranges as of 1 January 2025

 

1A/MM

PO (D/MM)

Cook

Chief Steward/CPO

3rd Engineer/ 2nd Officer

2nd Engineer (2ENG)/1st Officer Safety

Max-3

 

 

 

 

46,577

51,266

Max-2

35,434

39,950

37,952

42,291

47,660

52,607

Max-1

37,320

40,560

39,729

42,995

48,743

53,947

Max

39,205

41,167

41,502

43,699

49,825

55,286

 

 

2nd Engineer (Chief)/1st Officer (Exec)

Chief Engineer/Safety Super

Commanding Officer

Engineer Super

Marine Super

Max-3

56,363

68,999

73,733

81,224

86,556

Max-2

58,919

71,545

76,678

83,128

88,118

Max-1

61,472

74,090

79,622

85,030

89,682

Max

64,024

76,636

82,565

86,931

91,244

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