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: Thursday 8 May 2025
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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 2025

Pay point Value (£)
1 64,158
2 76,537
3 81,223
4 90,600
5 99,975

Specialist (2022) contract from 1 April 2025

Pay point Value (£)
1 100,870
2 104,816
3 111,441

SAS doctors on the 2008 contract from 1 April 2025

Pay point Associate specialist Specialty doctor
0 74,041 52,812
1 79,993 57,327
2 85,943 63,196
3 93,802 66,342
4 100,611 70,875
Threshold 1
5 103,438 75,391
6 107,126 80,007
7 109,704 84,625
Threshold 2
8 113,286 89,244
9 116,865 93,860
10 120,448 98,477

Associate specialists on the pre-2008 contract from 1 April 2025

Level Value £
Min 55,080
1 59,810
2 65,539
3 71,265
4 76,993
5 82,720
6 90,285
7 96,838
Discretionary points
8 99,559
9 103,108
10 106,657
11 109,115
12 112,561
13 116,011

Staff grade practitioner on the pre-1997 contract from 1 April 2025

Level Value £
Min 48,926
1 52,811
2 56,693
3 60,576
4 64,460
5 68, 344
6 72,227
7 76,110

Staff grade practitioner on the 1997 contract from 1 April 2025

Level Value £
Min 48,926
1 52,811
2 56,693
3 60,576
4 64,460
5 69,033
Discretionary points (optional)
6 72,227
7 76,110
8 79,994
9 83,878
10 87,763
11 91,646
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