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Police Negotiating Board for Scotland: circular 2026-02 - superintending ranks pay
Circular setting out the Police Negotiating Board for Scotland (PNBS) agreement on the pay of the superintending ranks for 2025/26 and 2026/27, factoring in the inflation guarantee for 2025/26.
Memorandum
The pay of the superintending ranks was increased by 4% from 1 April 2025 and 3.5% from 1 April 2026, as set out below. These have been adjusted to incorporate the inflation guarantee (IG) payment of an additional 0.4% for the 2025/26 pay period.
Superintendents
| Pay Point |
With effect from 1 April 2025 |
With effect from 1 April 2025 (IG adjusted) |
With effect from 1 April 2026 (IG adjusted) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | £86,209 | £86,540 | £89,569 |
| 2 | £90,669 | £91,018 | £94,204 |
| 3 | £95,359 | £95,725 | £99,075 |
| 4 | £101,669 | £102,060 | £105,632 |
Chief Superintendents
| Pay Point |
With effect from 1 April 2025 |
With effect from 1 April 2025 (IG adjusted) |
With effect from 1 April 2026 (IG adjusted) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | £106,646 | £107,056 | £110,803 |
| 2 | £110,222 | £110,646 | £114,519 |
| 3 | £112,454 | £112,887 | £116,838 |
| 4 | £116,031 | £116,477 | £120,554 |
Contact
Email: PNBS@gov.scot