NHS pay rates

NHS Scotland pay band information, including Agenda for Change staff.


Specialty and Associate Specialist (SAS) doctors

Who this covers 

This one-year pay agreement - covering 2024 to 2025 - applies to all NHS Scotland Specialty and Associate Specialist (SAS) doctors. 

Main points 

  • 1 year pay deal covering 2024 to 2025 
  • pay increases for SAS doctors between 6% and 10% 
  • backdated to 1 April 2024 
  • total investment of £7.2 million 

Specialty doctors pay points: 2024 to 2025 

Pay point 

2023-2024 pay 

2024-2025 pay 

Increase 

0-2 

£58,198 

£61,690 

£3,492 (6%) 

3-5 

£69,427 

£73,593 

£4,166 (6%) 

6-8 

£73,678 

£78,099 

£4,421 (6%) 

9-11 

£82,184 

£87,115 

£4,931 (6%) 

12-17 

£90,688 

£96,129 

£5,441 (6%) 

Associate specialist doctors pay points: 2024 to 2025 

Pay point 

2023-2024 pay 

2024-2025 pay 

Increase 

0-2 

£88,118 

£96,990 

£8,872 (10.07%) 

3-5 

£94,065 

£100,784 

£6,719 (7.14%) 

£100,011 

£107,154 

£7,143 (7.14%) 

You can see previous versions of this information at the gov.scot archive.

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