Senior leadership pay guidance

Pay arrangements

Employees will have their first year of incremental credit in 2024/25 if they:

  • transition to the bottom point on 1 April 2023, or
  • are appointed to the bottom point during 2023/24

Therefore, assuming satisfactory performance, their next increment will be 1 April 2026.

For employees who are not on a transition point, including new appointees, their first year of incremental credit will be 2023/24.  Their next increment will be 1 April 2025, assuming their performance is satisfactory.

From 1 April 2024 the pay grades are:

Grade

2024-25

SLC1

£81,688

SLC2

£81,688**

SLC3

£84,341**

SLC4

£87,523**

SLC5

£89,645**

SLB1

£92,297

SLB2

£95,479**

SLB3

£98,662**

SLB4

£101,844**

SLA1

£102,375

SLA2

£105,558**

SLA3

£108,210**

SLA4

£111,392**

SLA5

£114,575**

SLA6

£117,758**

Key

** Non-consolidated pay subject to satisfactory performance with incremental progression every two years

The bottom pay point on SLC will always be higher than the top pay point of G16.

Attraction and retention supplements or payments 

Market supplements may be available in line with our attraction and retention policy.

Director of public health

The director of public health does not have an executive director portfolio. This role is paid as a single spine point at £137,143 per annum and does not come under the SLA to SLC pay grades. Inflationary pay is awarded in accordance with the national agreement for chief officers.