Pay scales for consultants in England

The basic pay scales for NHS consultants in England.

Location: England
Audience: Consultants
Updated: Saturday 1 July 2023
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The tables below list the basic pay scales for consultants in England, and the number of years of service needed to be completed by a consultant to be eligible for each point of the pay scale.

Consultants on the 2003 contract

Threshold Value £
1 (starting salary) 105,504
2a (after 3 years completed as consultant) 111,714
2b (after 4 years completed) 114,894
3 (after 8 years completed) 126,018
4 (after 14 years completed) 139,882

Consultants on the pre-2003 contract

Level Value £
Basic 82,435
1 88,334
2 94,234
3 100,132
4 106,859

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