Pay ranges for professional and support staff
Local Government Pay Award - July 2025
Agreement was reached on the 2025 pay award for local government pay award on 23rd July 2025. The new pay rates are applicable from 1 April 2025 (covering the period 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026). The new pay rates, each increased by 3.2% per annum.
All locally determined pay points should also be increased by 3.2%.
The NJC has agreed that from 1 April 2026, Spinal Column Point (SCP) 2 will be permanently deleted from the NJC pay spine
Backpay for employees who have left employment since 1 April 2025
If requested by an ex-employee to do so, the Local Government Association (LGA) recommend that employers pay any monies due to that employee from 1 April 2025 to the employee’s last day of employment.
When salary arrears are paid to ex-employees who were in the LGPS, the employer must inform its local LGPS fund. Employers will need to amend the CARE and final pay figures the ex-employee has pre-April 2014 LGPS membership and/or underpin protection) accordingly. Some payroll providers will do this automatically but it is worth being mindful of this if you manage payroll internally or otherwise usually have to provide this data.
New values are shown side by side with the 2024 rates for comparison in the table below.
April 2025 Pay Scales
|
SCP
|
01 April 2024
|
01 April 2025
|
|
per annum
|
per hour
|
per annum
|
per hour
|
|
1
|
Deleted with effect from 01 Apr 2023
|
|
2
|
£23,656
|
£12.26
|
£24,413
|
£12.65
|
|
3
|
£24,027
|
£12.45
|
£24,796
|
£12.85
|
|
4
|
£24,404
|
£12.65
|
£25,185
|
£13.05
|
|
5
|
£24,790
|
£12.85
|
£25,583
|
£13.26
|
|
6
|
£25,183
|
£13.05
|
£25,989
|
£13.47
|
|
7
|
£25,584
|
£13.26
|
£26,403
|
£13.69
|
|
8
|
£25,992
|
£13.47
|
£26,824
|
£13.90
|
|
9
|
£26,409
|
£13.69
|
£27,254
|
£14.13
|
|
10
|
£26,835
|
£13.91
|
£27,694
|
£14.35
|
|
11
|
£27,269
|
£14.13
|
£28,142
|
£14.59
|
|
12
|
£27,711
|
£14.36
|
£28,598
|
£14.82
|
|
13
|
£28,163
|
£14.60
|
£29,064
|
£15.06
|
|
14
|
£28,624
|
£14.84
|
£29,540
|
£15.31
|
|
15
|
£29,093
|
£15.08
|
£30,024
|
£15.56
|
|
16
|
£29,572
|
£15.33
|
£30,518
|
£15.82
|
|
17
|
£30,060
|
£15.58
|
£31,022
|
£16.08
|
|
18
|
£30,559
|
£15.84
|
£31,537
|
£16.35
|
|
19
|
£31,067
|
£16.10
|
£32,061
|
£16.62
|
|
20
|
£31,586
|
£16.37
|
£32,597
|
£16.90
|
|
21
|
£32,115
|
£16.65
|
£33,143
|
£17.18
|
|
22
|
£32,654
|
£16.93
|
£33,699
|
£17.47
|
|
23
|
£33,366
|
£17.29
|
£34,434
|
£17.85
|
|
24
|
£34,314
|
£17.79
|
£35,412
|
£18.35
|
|
25
|
£35,235
|
£18.26
|
£36,363
|
£18.85
|
|
26
|
£36,124
|
£18.72
|
£37,280
|
£19.32
|
|
27
|
£37,035
|
£19.20
|
£38,220
|
£19.81
|
|
28
|
£37,938
|
£19.66
|
£39,152
|
£20.29
|
|
29
|
£38,626
|
£20.02
|
£39,862
|
£20.66
|
|
30
|
£39,513
|
£20.48
|
£40,777
|
£21.14
|
|
31
|
£40,476
|
£20.98
|
£41,771
|
£21.65
|
|
32
|
£41,511
|
£21.52
|
£42,839
|
£22.20
|
|
33
|
£42,708
|
£22.14
|
£44,075
|
£22.85
|
|
34
|
£43,693
|
£22.65
|
£45,091
|
£23.37
|
|
35
|
£44,711
|
£23.17
|
£46,142
|
£23.92
|
|
36
|
£45,718
|
£23.70
|
£47,181
|
£24.46
|
|
37
|
£46,731
|
£24.22
|
£48,226
|
£25.00
|
|
38
|
£47,754
|
£24.75
|
£49,282
|
£25.54
|
|
39
|
£48,710
|
£25.25
|
£50,269
|
£26.06
|
|
40
|
£49,764
|
£25.79
|
£51,356
|
£26.62
|
|
41
|
£50,788
|
£26.32
|
£52,413
|
£27.17
|
|
42
|
£51,802
|
£26.85
|
£53,460
|
£27.71
|
|
43
|
£52,805
|
£27.37
|
£54,495
|
£28.25
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Where fringe allowance payments apply to local government employees the new values are:
Inner Fringe Area:
1 April 2025 £1,045
Outer Fringe Area:
1 April 2025 £729
How to calculate an hourly rate of pay
Payment of salary and allowances is pro-rata for part-time employees and is calculated by dividing the full time salary by 37 (full-time hours) and 52.142 (full-time working weeks) then multiplying by the number of your working hours per week and paid weeks.
You can use our handy pro rata salary calculator to help you.