The tables below list the basic pay scales for specialty and associate specialist (SAS) doctors in England for 2021 and information on certain closed grades.
Specialty doctors on the 2021 contract
| Scale value | Value £ |
|---|---|
| Min | 45,124 |
| 1 | 49,745 |
| 2 | 55,790 |
| 3 | 58,756 |
| 4 | 62,978 |
| 5 | 66,614 |
| 6 | 70,249 |
| 7 | 73,883 |
| 8 | 77,519 |
Specialist doctors on the 2021 contracts
| Scale value | Value £ |
|---|---|
| Min | 79,894 |
| 1 (3 years completed as a specialist) | 85,286 |
| 2 (6 years completed) | 90,677 |
SAS doctors on the 2008 contract*
| Scale value | Associate specialist | Specialty doctor |
|---|---|---|
| Min | 59,436 | 42,393 |
| 1 | 64,215 | 46,017 |
| 2 | 68,991 | 50,730 |
| 3 | 75,299 | 53,255 |
| 4 | 80,767 | 56,894 |
| Threshold 1 | ||
| 5 | 83,035 | 60,519 |
| 6 | 85,995 | 64,225 |
| 7 | 88,955 | 67,933 |
| Threshold 2 | ||
| 8 | 91,915 | 71,640 |
| 9 | 94,875 | 75,346 |
| 10 | 97,838 | 79,054 |
Associate specialists on the pre-2008 contract*
| Level | Value £ |
|---|---|
| Min | 43,413 |
| 1 | 48,012 |
| 2 | 52,610 |
| 3 | 57,207 |
| 4 | 61,806 |
| 5 | 66,403 |
| 6 | 72,475 |
| 7 | 77,738 |
| Discretionary points | |
| 8 | 79,922 |
| 9 | 82,771 |
| 10 | 85,620 |
| 11 | 88,469 |
| 12 | 91,318 |
| 13 | 94,169 |
Staff grade doctors on the pre-2008 contract*
| Level | Value £ |
|---|---|
| Min | 39,274 |
| 1 | 42,393 |
| 2 | 45,509 |
| 3 | 48,627 |
| 4 | 51,746 |
| 5 | 55,416 |
| Discretionary points | |
| 6 | 57,981 |
| 7 | 61,097 |
| 8 | 64,215 |
| 9 | 67,334 |
| 10 | 70,450 |
| 11 | 73,570 |
Senior and clinical medical officers*
| Level | Senior clinical medical officer | Clinical medical officer |
|---|---|---|
| Min | 53,166 | 37,624 |
| 1 | 56,402 | 39,661 |
| 2 | 59,637 | 41,697 |
| 3 | 62,872 | 43,734 |
| 4 | 66,109 | 45,771 |
| 5 | 69,344 | 47,808 |
| 6 | 72,579 | 49,845 |
| 7 | 75,815 | 51,883 |
*Closed grades
Information on the 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.
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