National Joint Council (NJC) pay rates

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

Pay rates from 1 April 2024

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	£23,656	£12.26	£13.74	£1.48
2	2	£23,656	£12.26	£13.74	£1.48
2	3	£24,027	£12.45	£13.95	£1.50
3	3	£24,027	£12.45	£13.95	£1.50
3	4	£24,404	£12.65	£14.18	£1.53
4	5	£24,790	£12.85	£14.40	£1.55
4	6	£25,183	£13.05	£14.63	£1.58
5	7	£25,584	£13.26	£14.86	£1.60
5	8	£25,992	£13.47	£15.10	£1.63
6	9	£26,409	£13.69	£15.34	£1.65
6	11	£27,269	£14.13	£15.84	£1.71
6	12	£27,711	£14.36	£16.09	£1.73
7	14	£28,624	£14.84	£16.63	£1.79
7	15	£29,093	£15.08	£16.90	£1.82
7	17	£30,060	£15.58	£17.46	£1.88
7	19	£31,067	£16.10	£18.04	£1.94
8	20	£31,586	£16.37	£18.35	£1.98
8	22	£32,654	£16.93	£18.97	£2.04
8	23	£33,366	£17.29	£19.38	£2.09
8	24	£34,314	£17.79	£19.94	£2.15
9	25	£35,235	£18.26	£20.46	£2.20
9	26	£36,124	£18.72	£20.98	£2.26
9	27	£37,035	£19.20	£21.52	£2.32
9	28	£37,938	£19.66	£22.03	£2.37
10	29	£38,626	£20.02	£22.44	£2.42
10	30	£39,513	£20.48	£22.95	£2.47
10	31	£40,476	£20.98	£23.51	£2.53
10	32	£41,511	£21.52	£24.12	£2.60
11	33	£42,708	£22.14	£24.81	£2.67
11	34	£43,693	£22.65	£25.38	£2.73
11	35	£44,711	£23.17	£25.97	£2.80
11	36	£45,718	£23.70	£26.56	£2.86
12	37	£46,731	£24.22	£27.14	£2.92
12	38	£47,754	£24.75	£27.74	£2.99
12	39	£48,710	£25.25	£28.30	£3.05
12	40	£49,764	£25.79	£28.90	£3.11
12a	37	£46,731	£24.22	£27.14	£2.92
12a	38	£47,754	£24.75	£27.74	£2.99
12a	39	£48,710	£25.25	£28.30	£3.05
12a	40	£49,764	£25.79	£28.90	£3.11
12a	41	£50,788	£26.32	£29.50	£3.18
12a	42	£51,802	£26.85	£30.09	£3.24
Long Service Increment only	43	£52,805	£27.37	£30.67	£3.30