Pay scales for SAS doctors in Scotland

The basic pay scales for specialist, associate specialist and specialty (SAS) doctors in Scotland.

Location: Scotland
Audience: SAS doctors
Updated: Friday 28 June 2024
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The pay scale for the new Specialty Doctor 2022 and Specialist 2022 contracts are set out below. Doctors will normally be expected to spend 3 years on each pay point and have met the relevant pay progression criteria before moving to the next pay point.

Specialty Doctor (2022) contract from 1 April 2023

Pay point Value (£)
1 58,198
2 69,427
3 73,678
4 82,184
5 90,688

Specialist (2022) contract from 1 April 2023

Pay point Value (£)
1 88,118
2 94,065
3 100,011

SAS doctors on the 2008 contract from 1 April 2023

Pay point Associate specialist Specialty doctor
0 67,163 47,905
1 72,562 52,001
2 77,959 57,325
3 85,088 60,179
4 91,265 64,291
Threshold 1
5 93,829 68,387
6 97,174 72,574
7 99,513 76,764
Threshold 2
8 102,762 80,953
9 106,009 85,141
10 109,259 89,329

Associate specialists on the pre-2008 contract from 1 April 2023

Level Value £
Min 49,057
1 54,254
2 59,451
3 64,645
4 69,841
5 75,036
6 81,898
7 87,842
Discretionary points
8 90,310
9 93,530
10 96,749
11 98,979
12 102,105
13 105,235

Staff grade practitioner on the pre-1997 contract from 1 April 2023

Level Value £
Min 44,381
1 47,905
2 51,426
3 54,949
4 58,472
5 61,995
6 65,518
7 69,040

Staff grade practitioner on the 1997 contract from 1 April 2023

Level Value £
Min 44,381
1 47,905
2 51,426
3 54,949
4 58,472
5 62,620
Discretionary points (optional)
6 65,518
7 69,040
8 72,563
9 76,086
10 76,610
11 83,133
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