2026/27 pay scales for most sectors, latest dataset review 8/10/2026

Public Sector Calculators

Free calculators that work out your pay, leave and pension from the official pay scales.

For NHS staff, teachers, council workers, civil servants, police and more. Pick your role and we’ll take you straight to the right calculator.

Example+£6,970 in 4 years Staff nurse, NHS Band 5, 2026/27 £32,073 when you start, rising to £39,043 after 4 years. Open the staff nurse calculator

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Four quick choices. Leave sector on all sectors if you’re not sure.

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Choose a role and a calculator to continue.

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  • Official pay tables From the published national scales
  • Dated sources Each pay scale shows when it was checked
  • No sign-up needed Every calculator is free to use

Covers England pay frameworks, including NHS Agenda for Change, teachers’ pay (STPCD) and council pay (NJC).

Or browse by calculator type by sector common questions

Common questions

What do you want to plan?

Pick a common question first, then choose your role and calculator.

Change hours Part-time, compressed or reduced hours Compare promotion Promote now vs wait another year Calculate leave Days, hours and bank holidays Plan family leave Maternity and paternity entitlement Check take-home pay Net pay for 2026/27 tax year See pay progression How gross pay could move over time
18 Organisations covered
1,928 Calculators
8/10/2026 Latest dataset review
2026/27 Tax year for take-home pay

What you can work out

What the calculators show you

Pay progression

Follow your pay through the spine points over the next few years

Work patterns

Test part-time hours, FTE and compressed weeks

Promotion timing

Weigh up promoting now against waiting another year

Take-home pay

See net pay after tax, National Insurance and pension for 2026/27

Annual leave

Work out leave in days and hours, pro rata where it applies

Allowances

Add London weighting, nights and weekends on top of core pay

About the calculators

Map your public sector career

Whether you work in the public sector or are thinking about joining, these calculators help you map out your prospects. They use pay grades, bands and spine points to illustrate pay progression, promotion timing, part-time impact, allowances, career breaks, take-home pay, annual leave, sick pay, maternity and paternity and CPD, plus pension estimates.

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Choose a calculator type

Pick the kind of calculation you need, then choose your role.

Career & PayPay over the next few years Career DecisionsPromote now or wait Work PatternsPart-time, FTE and compressed hours Allowances & ExtrasLondon weighting, nights, weekends Career BreaksTime out and what it costs Take-Home PayNet pay for 2026/27 Annual LeaveDays, hours and bank holidays Sick PayFull and half pay entitlement Maternity & PaternityFamily leave pay, week by week CPDProfessional development guidance PensionsScheme pension estimates

By employer

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Pick a sector, such as Central Government or Defence, or an organisation, such as the NHS or Schools, to see every role and calculator.

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Popular roles

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