The tables below list the basic pay scales for specialty and associate specialist (SAS) doctors in Scotland for 2019-2020 and information on certain closed grades.
The full details for pay scales are available to download in the 2019-2020 pay circular.
Specialty and associate specialist (SAS) doctors on 2008 contract
| Pay point |
Associate specialist |
Specialty doctor |
| 0 |
57,262 |
40,842 |
| 1 |
61,865 |
44,334 |
| 2 |
66,466 |
48,874 |
| 3 |
72,812 |
51,307 |
| 4 |
77,812 |
54,813 |
| Threshold 1 |
| 5 |
79,997 |
58,305 |
| 6 |
82,849 |
61,875 |
| 7 |
84,844
|
65,447 |
| Threshold 2 |
| 8 |
87,613 |
69,019 |
| 9 |
90,382 |
72,590 |
| 10 |
93,153 |
76,161 |
Closed grades
Information on closed grades has been included for practitioners who were placed on these scales prior to them being closed.
No further practitioners should be placed on these pay scales.
Associate specialists (pre-2008 contract)
| Level |
£ per annum |
| Min |
41,825 |
| 1 |
46,255 |
| 2 |
50,685 |
| 3 |
55,114 |
| 4 |
59,544 |
| 5 |
63,974
|
| 6 |
69,824 |
| 7 |
74,893
|
| Discretionary points |
| 8 |
76,998 |
| 9 |
79,742 |
| 10 |
82,487 |
| 11 |
84,389
|
| 12 |
87,054 |
| 13 |
89,721 |
Staff grade practitioner (pre-1997 contract)
| Level |
£ per annum |
| Min |
37,838 |
| 1 |
40,842 |
| 2 |
43,844 |
| 3 |
46,848 |
| 4 |
49,852 |
| 5 |
52,855
|
| 6 |
55,859 |
| 7 |
58,862 |
Staff grade practitioner (1997 contract)
| Level |
£ per annum |
| Min |
37,838 |
| 1 |
40,842 |
| 2 |
43,844 |
| 3 |
46,848 |
| 4 |
49,852 |
| 5 |
53,389
|
(optional) discretionary points
|
| 6 |
55,859 |
| 7 |
58,862 |
| 8 |
61,866 |
| 9 |
64,870 |
| 10 |
67,873 |
| 11 |
70,878 |
The full details for pay scales are available to download in the 2019-2020 pay circular.