NHS pay rates
NHS Scotland pay band information, including Agenda for Change staff.
Resident doctors, and dentists in training
Who this covers
The continuation of the two- year pay agreement covering 2025 to 2027 - applies to all NHS Scotland resident doctors and dentists in training.
Main points
- the deal secured total average end-of-year pay uplifts of 9.9% for 2025/26 and 9.4% for 2026/27 (incorporating base pay increases and pay point progressions)
Resident Doctors pay scales: 2026 to 2027
Foundation year (FY) 1 doctors pay positions
|
Position |
April 2025 pay |
April 2026 pay |
Total increase 3.75% |
|
FY1:0 |
£35,967 |
£37,316 |
£1,349 |
|
FY1:1 |
£38,215 |
£39,649 |
£1,434 |
|
FY1:2 |
£40,459 |
£41,977 |
£1,518 |
Foundation year (FY) 2 doctors pay positions
Position |
April 2025 pay |
April 2026 pay |
Total increase 3.75% |
|
FY2:0 |
£44,613 |
£46,286 |
£1,673 |
|
FY2:1 |
£47,531 |
£49,314 |
£1,783 |
|
FY2:2 |
£50,448 |
£52,340 |
£1,892 |
Resident doctors (RD) pay positions
Position |
April 2025 pay |
April 2026 pay |
Total increase 3.75% |
|
RD:0 |
£47,438 |
£49,217 |
£1,779 |
|
RD:1 |
£50,341 |
£52,229 |
£1,888 |
|
RD:2 |
£54,395 |
£56,435 |
£2,040 |
|
RD:3 |
£56,846 |
£58,978 |
£2,132 |
|
RD:4 |
£59,801 |
£62,044 |
£2,243 |
|
RD:5 |
£62,758 |
£65,112 |
£2,354 |
|
RD:6 |
£65,719 |
£68,184 |
£2,465 |
|
RD:7 |
£68,675 |
£71,251 |
£2,576 |
|
RD:8 |
£71,631 |
£74,318 |
£2,687 |
|
RD:9 |
£74,591 |
£77,389 |
£2,798 |
Dentists in Training pay points: 2026 to 2027
Pay point |
April 2025 pay |
April 2026 pay |
Total increase 3.75% |
|
Min |
£44,613 |
£46,286 |
£1,673 |
|
1 |
£47,531 |
£49,314 |
£1,783 |
|
2 |
£50,448 |
£52,340 |
£1,892 |
|
3 |
£53,364 |
£55,366 |
£2,002 |
|
4 |
£56,282 |
£58,393 |
£2,111 |
|
5 |
£59,198 |
£61,418 |
£2,220 |
|
6 |
£62,115 |
£64,445 |
£2,330 |
You can see previous versions of this information at the gov.scot archive.