NHS pay bands 2026/27
Every band on the 2026/27 NHS Agenda for Change scale in England, from £25,272 to £129,783 a year, and what each pay point takes home after income tax and National Insurance.
Pay bands
The whole scale
Every pay point, and what it takes home
Band 2Pay point 1 · £25,272 a year£1,809.66 a month
Band 3Pay point 1 · £25,760 a year£1,838.94 a monthBand 3Pay point 2 · £27,476 a year£1,941.90 a monthBand 4Pay point 1 · £28,392 a year£1,996.86 a monthBand 4Pay point 2 · £31,157 a year£2,162.76 a monthBand 5Pay point 1 · £32,073 a year£2,217.72 a monthBand 5Pay point 2 · £34,592 a year£2,368.86 a monthBand 5Pay point 3 · £39,043 a year£2,635.92 a monthBand 6Pay point 1 · £39,959 a year£2,690.88 a monthBand 6Pay point 2 · £42,170 a year£2,823.54 a monthBand 6Pay point 3 · £48,117 a year£3,180.36 a monthBand 7Pay point 1 · £49,387 a year£3,256.56 a monthBand 7Pay point 2 · £51,932 a year£3,389.88 a monthBand 7Pay point 3 · £56,515 a year£3,611.39 a monthBand 8aPay point 1 · £57,528 a year£3,660.35 a monthBand 8aPay point 2 · £60,417 a year£3,799.99 a monthBand 8aPay point 3 · £64,750 a year£4,009.41 a monthBand 8bPay point 1 · £66,582 a year£4,097.96 a monthBand 8bPay point 2 · £70,896 a year£4,306.47 a monthBand 8bPay point 3 · £77,368 a year£4,619.28 a monthBand 8cPay point 1 · £79,504 a year£4,722.52 a monthBand 8cPay point 2 · £84,346 a year£4,956.55 a monthBand 8cPay point 3 · £91,609 a year£5,307.60 a monthBand 8dPay point 1 · £94,356 a year£5,440.37 a monthBand 8dPay point 2 · £100,140 a year£5,717.60 a monthBand 8dPay point 3 · £108,814 a year£5,992.27 a monthBand 9Pay point 1 · £112,782 a year£6,117.93 a monthBand 9Pay point 2 · £119,583 a year£6,333.32 a monthBand 9Pay point 3 · £129,783 a year£6,714.34 a monthEngland pay scale from 1 April 2026, NHS Employers. Excludes unsocial hours enhancements and High Cost Area Supplements. Pay points are numbered, not named: the published scale marks its step names as unconfirmed, so this site does not print them. NHS Pension contributions are not deducted anywhere on this page.
Sources
Where these figures come from
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