National Joint Council (NJC) pay rates

Annual salaries and hourly and annual leave element rates for NJC workers.

Pay rates from 1 April 2025

NJC rates: Showing grade, spinal column point, annual salary, hourly rate, inclusive hourly rate and annual leave element.

Grade	Spinal column point	Annual salary	Hourly rate	Inclusive hourly rate	Annual leave entitlement
1	1	Deleted with effect from 1 April 2023
1	2	£24,413	£12.65	£14.18	£1.53
2	2	£24,413	£12.65	£14.18	£1.53
2	3	£24,796	£12.85	£14.40	£1.55
3	3	£24,796	£12.85	£14.40	£1.55
3	4	£25,185	£13.05	£14.63	£1.58
4	5	£25,583	£13.26	£14.86	£1.60
4	6	£25,989	£13.47	£15.10	£1.63
5	7	£26,403	£13.68	£15.33	£1.65
5	8	£26,824	£13.90	£15.58	£1.68
6	9	£27,254	£14.13	£15.84	£1.71
6	11	£28,142	£14.58	£16.34	£1.76
6	12	£28,598	£14.82	£16.61	£1.79
7	14	£29,540	£15.31	£17.16	£1.85
7	15	£30,024	£15.56	£17.44	£1.88
7	17	£31,022	£16.08	£18.02	£1.94
7	19	£32,061	£16.62	£18.63	£2.01
8	20	£32,597	£16.89	£18.93	£2.04
8	22	£33,699	£17.47	£19.58	£2.11
8	23	£34,434	£17.84	£19.99	£2.15
8	24	£35,412	£18.36	£20.58	£2.22
9	25	£36,363	£18.84	£21.11	£2.27
9	26	£37,280	£19.32	£21.65	£2.33
9	27	£38,220	£19.81	£22.20	£2.39
9	28	£39,152	£20.29	£22.74	£2.45
10	29	£39,862	£20.66	£23.15	£2.49
10	30	£40,777	£21.14	£23.69	£2.55
10	31	£41,771	£21.65	£24.26	£2.61
10	32	£42,839	£22.21	£24.89	£2.68
11	33	£44,075	£22.85	£25.61	£2.76
11	34	£45,091	£23.37	£26.19	£2.82
11	35	£46,142	£23.91	£26.80	£2.89
11	36	£47,181	£24.46	£27.41	£2.95
12	37	£48,226	£25.00	£28.02	£3.02
12	38	£49,282	£25.54	£28.62	£3.08
12	39	£50,269	£26.06	£29.21	£3.15
12	40	£51,356	£26.62	£29.83	£3.21
12a	37	£48,226	£25.00	£28.02	£3.02
12a	38	£49,282	£25.54	£28.62	£3.08
12a	39	£50,269	£26.06	£29.21	£3.15
12a	40	£51,356	£26.62	£29.83	£3.21
12a	41	£52,413	£27.16	£30.44	£3.28
12a	42	£53,460	£27.71	£31.05	£3.34
Long Service Increment only	43	£54,495	£28.25	£31.66	£3.41