2 articles tagged with Nhs Take Home Pay.
The Scottish Government sets both public sector pay scales and Scottish income tax bands — a policy tension worth understanding. On an illustrative £35,000 salary, a Scottish nurse or teacher takes home about £867.50 a year less than an equivalent rUK colleague; at £52,000, the gap widens to roughly £4,261.50, purely from tax bands.
Moving from Band 5 to Band 6 on Agenda for Change is one of the most common promotions in the NHS. Here's exactly what you take home at each point, and how the jump compares once you account for pensions, tax and National Insurance.