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Payscales 2026/2027

2026-27 NATIONAL SALARY AWARD

The National Joint Council for Local Government Services (NJC) has agreed the new pay scales for 2026-27 to be implemented from 1 April 2026. Employers are encouraged to implement this pay award as swiftly as possible.

 

Backpay for employees who have left employment since 1 April 2026. If requested by an ex-employee to do so, we recommend that employers should pay any monies due to that employee from 1 April 2026 to the employee’s last day of employment.

The attached Annex lists the new pay scales for clerks and other employees employed under the terms of the model contract including SCPs 50 and above. These should be retrospectively applied from 1 April 2026.

© NALC 2026.

 

1 April 2025

1 April 2026

Scale ranges

SCP

£ per
annum

* £ per hour

£ per
annum

* £ per hour

Based on SCP
1 Deleted with effect from 1 April 2023 Below LC Scale (for staff other than clerks)

2

£24,413

£12.65

Deleted with effect from 1 April 2026

Below LC Scale (for staff other than clerks)

3

£24,796

£12.85

£25,614

£13.28

Below LC Scale (for staff other than clerks)

4

£25,185

£13.05

£26,016

£13.48

Below LC Scale (for staff other than clerks)

5

£25,583

£13.26

£26,427

£13.70

Below LC Scale (for staff other than clerks)

5

£25,583

£13.26

£26,427

£13.70

LC1 (below substantive range)

6

£25,989

£13.47

£26,847

£13.92

LC1 (below substantive range)

7

£26,403

£13.69

£27,274

£14.14

LC1 (substantive benchmark range)

8

£26,824

£13.90

£27,709

£14.36

LC1 (substantive benchmark range)

9

£27,254

£14.13

£28,153

£14.59

LC1 (substantive benchmark range)

10

£27,694

£14.35

£28,608

£14.83

LC1 (substantive benchmark range)

11

£28,142

£14.59

£29,071

£15.07

LC1 (substantive benchmark range)

12

£28,598

£14.82

£29,542

£15.31

LC1 (substantive benchmark range)

13

£29,064

£15.06

£30,023

£15.56

LC1 (above substantive range)

14

£29,540

£15.31

£30,515

£15.82

LC1 (above substantive range)

15

£30,024

£15.56

£31,015

£16.08

LC1 (above substantive range)

16

£30,518

£15.82

£31,525

£16.34

LC1 (above substantive range)

17

£31,022

£16.08

£32,046

£16.61

LC1 (above substantive range)

18

£31,537

£16.35

£32,578

£16.89

LC2 (below substantive range)

19

£32,061

£16.62

£33,119

£17.17

LC2 (below substantive range)

20

£32,597

£16.90

£33,673

£17.45

LC2 (below substantive range)

21

£33,143

£17.18

£34,237

£17.75

LC2 (below substantive range)

22

£33,699

£17.47

£34,811

£18.04

LC2 (below substantive range)

23

£34,434

£17.85

£35,570

£18.44

LC2 (below substantive range)

24

£35,412

£18.35

£36,581

£18.96

LC2 (substantive benchmark range)

25

£36,363

£18.85

£37,563

£19.47

LC2 (substantive benchmark range)

26

£37,280

£19.32

£38,510

£19.96

LC2 (substantive benchmark range)

27

£38,220

£19.81

£39,481

£20.46

LC2 (substantive benchmark range)

28

£39,152

£20.29

£40,444

£20.96

LC2 (substantive benchmark range)

29

£39,862

£20.66

£41,177

£21.34

LC2 (above substantive benchmark range)

30

£40,777

£21.14

£42,123

£21.83

LC2 (above substantive benchmark range)

31

£41,771

£21.65

£43,149

£22.37

LC2 (above substantive benchmark range)

32

£42,839

£22.20

£44,253

£22.94

LC2 (above substantive benchmark range)

33

£44,075

£22.85

£45,529

£23.60

LC3 (below substantive range)

34

£45,091

£23.37

£46,579

£24.14

LC3 (below substantive range)

35

£46,142

£23.92

£47,665

£24.71

LC3 (below substantive range)

36

£47,181

£24.46

£48,738

£25.26

LC3 (below substantive range)

37

£48,226

£25.00

£49,817

£25.82

LC3 (substantive benchmark range)

38

£49,282

£25.54

£50,908

£26.39

LC3 (substantive benchmark range)

39

£50,269

£26.06

£51,928

£26.92

LC3 (substantive benchmark range)

40

£51,356

£26.62

£53,051

£27.50

LC3 (substantive benchmark range)

41

£52,413

£27.17

£54,143

£28.06

LC3 (substantive benchmark range)

42

£53,460

£27.71

£55,224

£28.62

LC3 (above substantive benchmark range)

43

£54,495

£28.25

£56,293

£29.18

LC3 (above substantive benchmark range)

44

£55,801

£28.92

£57,642

£29.88

LC3 (above substantive benchmark range)

45

£57,139

£29.62

£59,025

£30.59

LC3 (above substantive benchmark range)

46

£58,523

£30.33

£60,454

£31.33

LC4 (below substantive range)

47

£59,922

£31.06

£61,899

£32.08

LC4 (below substantive range)

48

£61,198

£31.72

£63,218

£32.77

LC4 (below substantive range)

49

£62,852

£32.58

£64,926

£33.65

LC4 (below substantive range)

50

£64,373

£33.37

£66,497

£34.47

LC4 (substantive benchmark range)

51

£65,925

£34.17

£68,101

£35.30

LC4 (substantive benchmark range)

52

£68,053

£35.27

£70,299

£36.44

LC4 (substantive benchmark range)

53

£70,176

£36.37

£72,492

£37.57

LC4 (substantive benchmark range)

54

£72,307

£37.48

£74,693

£38.72

LC4 (substantive benchmark range)

55

£74,454

£38.59

£76,911

£39.86

LC4 (above substantive benchmark range)

56

£76,572

£39.69

£79,099

£41.00

LC4 (above substantive benchmark range)

57

£78,718

£40.80

£81,316

£42.15

LC4 (above substantive benchmark range)

58

£80,821

£41.89

£83,488

£43.27

LC4 (above substantive benchmark range)

59

£82,815

£42.93

£85,548

£44.34

LC4 (above substantive benchmark range)

60

£84,852

£43.98

£87,652

£45.43

LC4 (above substantive benchmark range)

61

£86,939

£45.06

£89,808

£46.55

LC4 (above substantive benchmark range)

62

£89,081

£46.17

£92,021

£47.70

LC4 (above substantive benchmark range)

* Hourly Rates

As per the NJC agreement, hourly rates are calculated by dividing annual salary by

52.143 weeks and then by 37 hours. Please note that these hourly rates do not now

differ from those published by NJC for Principal Authorities as the calculation bases are

in agreement.

Please also note that NJC resolved to delete SCP 1 w.e.f. 1st April 2023

Please also note that NJC have resolved to delete SCP 2 w.e.f. 1st April 2026

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