Annual pay scales 2020/21 [Archived]
This page contains the figures for the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service (Agenda for Change) pay and allowances from 1 April 2020.
The table below shows the values of the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service (Agenda for Change) pay points from 1 April 2020. Full details of the pay arrangements are available in the NHS terms and conditions of service handbook.
Spine points are no longer used following the 2018 changes to the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service, but for ease of reference the table below contains the previous spine point that corresponds to the new pay structure value.
Additional guidance is available which describes how to read a pay journey from the pay scales.
*Does not include the one off consolidated payment. Please refer to annex 2 table 10b for further information.
Band | Previous spine point | Minimum years of experience | 2020/21 annual value (£) |
Band 1 | 2 | < 1 year | 18,005 |
Band 1 | 3 | 1+ years | 18,005 |
Band 2 | 2 | < 1 year | 18,005 |
Band 2 | 3 | 1 - 2 years | 18,005 |
Band 2 | 4 | 2 - 3 years | 19,337 |
Band 2 | 5 | 3 - 4 years | 19,337 |
Band 2 | 6 | 4 - 5 years | 19,337 |
Band 2 | 7 | 5 - 6 years | 19,337 |
Band 2 | 8 | 6+ years | 19,337 |
Band 3 | 6 | < 1 year | 19,737 |
Band 3 | 7 | 1 - 2 years | 19,737 |
Band 3 | 8 | 2 - 3 years | 21,142 |
Band 3 | 9 | 3 - 4 years | 21,142 |
Band 3 | 10 | 4 - 5 years | 21,142 |
Band 3 | 11 | 5 - 6 years | 21,142 |
Band 3 | 12 | 6+ years | 21,142 |
Band 4 | 11 | < 1 year | 21,892 |
Band 4 | 12 | 1 - 2 years | 21,892 |
Band 4 | 13 | 2 - 3 years | 21,892 |
Band 4 | 14 | 3 - 4 years | 24,157 |
Band 4 | 15 | 4 - 5 years | 24,157 |
Band 4 | 16 | 5 - 6 years | 24,157 |
Band 4 | 17 | 6+ years | 24,157 |
Band 5 | 16 | < 1 year | 24,907 |
Band 5 | 17 | 1 - 2 years | 24,907 |
Band 5 | 18 | 2 - 3 years | 26,970 |
Band 5 | 19 | 3 - 4 years | 26,970 |
Band 5 | 20 | 4 - 5 years | 27,416 |
Band 5 | 21 | 5 - 6 years | 27,416 |
Band 5 | 22 | 6 - 7 years | 30,615 |
Band 5 | 23 | 7+ years | 30,615 |
Band 6 | 21 | < 1 year | 31,365 |
Band 6 | 22 | 1 - 2 years | 31,365 |
Band 6 | 23 | 2 - 3 years | 33,176 |
Band 6 | 24 | 3 - 4 years | 33,176 |
Band 6 | 25 | 4 - 5 years | 33,176 |
Band 6 | 26 | 5 - 6 years | 33,779 |
Band 6 | 27 | 6 - 7 years | 33,779 |
Band 6 | 28 | 7 - 8 years | 37,890 |
Band 6 | 29 | 8+ years | 37,890 |
Band 7 | 26 | <1 year | 38,890 |
Band 7 | 27 | 1 - 2 years | 38,890 |
Band 7 | 28 | 2 - 3 years | 40,894 |
Band 7 | 29 | 3 - 4 years | 40,894 |
Band 7 | 30 | 4 - 5 years | 40,894 |
Band 7 | 31 | 5 - 6 years | 41,723 |
Band 7 | 32 | 6 - 7 years | 41,723 |
Band 7 | 33 | 7 - 8 years | 44,503 |
Band 7 | 34 | 8+ years | 44,503 |
Band 8a | 33 | <1 year | 45,753 |
Band 8a | 34 | 1 - 2 years | 45,753 |
Band 8a | 35 | 2 - 3 years | 45,753 |
Band 8a | 36 | 3 - 4 years | *45,753 |
Band 8a | 37 | 4 - 5 years | *45,753 |
Band 8a | 38 | 5+ years | 51,668 |
Band 8b | 37 | <1 year | 53,168 |
Band 8b | 38 | 1 - 2 years | 53,168 |
Band 8b | 39 | 2 - 3 years | 53,168 |
Band 8b | 40 | 3 - 4 years | *53,168 |
Band 8b | 41 | 4 - 5 years | *53,168 |
Band 8b | 42 | 5+ years | 62,001 |
Band 8c | 41 | <1 year | 63,751 |
Band 8c | 42 | 1 - 2 years | 63,751 |
Band 8c | 43 | 2 - 3 years | 63,751 |
Band 8c | 44 | 3 - 4 years | *63,751 |
Band 8c | 45 | 4 - 5 years | *63,751 |
Band 8c | 46 | 5+ years | 73,664 |
Band 8d | 45 | <1 year | 75,914 |
Band 8d | 46 | 1 - 2 years | 75,914 |
Band 8d | 47 | 2 - 3 years | 75,914 |
Band 8d | 48 | 3 - 4 years | *75,914 |
Band 8d | 49 | 4 - 5 years | *75,914 |
Band 8d | 50 | 5+ years | 87,754 |
Band 9 | 49 | <1 year | 91,004 |
Band 9 | 50 | 1 - 2 years | 91,004 |
Band 9 | 51 | 2 - 3 years | 91,004 |
Band 9 | 52 | 3 - 4 years | *91,004 |
Band 9 | 53 | 4 - 5 years | *91,004 |
Band 9 | 54 | 5+ years | 104,927 |
