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 13 February 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 2024

Pay point Value (£)
1 61, 690
2 73,593
3 78,099
4 87,115
5 96,129

Specialist (2022) contract from 1 April 2024

Pay point Value (£)
1 96,990
2 100,784
3 107,154

SAS doctors on the 2008 contract from 1 April 2024

Pay point Associate specialist Specialty doctor
0 71,193 50,780
1 76,916 55,122
2 82,637 60,765
3 90,194 63,790
4 96,741 68,149
Threshold 1
5 99,459 72,491
6 103,005 76,929
7 105,484 81,370
Threshold 2
8 108,928 85,811
9 112,370 90,250
10 115,815 94,689

Associate specialists on the pre-2008 contract from 1 April 2024

Level Value £
Min 52,000
1 57,509
2 63,018
3 68,524
4 74,031
5 79,538
6 86,812
7 93,113
Discretionary points
8 95,729
9 99,142
10 102,554
11 104,918
12 108,231
13 111,549

Staff grade practitioner on the pre-1997 contract from 1 April 2024

Level Value £
Min 47,044
1 50,779
2 54,512
3 58,246
4 61,980
5 65,715
6 69,449
7 73,182

Staff grade practitioner on the 1997 contract from 1 April 2024

Level Value £
Min 47,044
1 50,779
2 54,512
3 58,246
4 61,980
5 66,377
Discretionary points (optional)
6 69,449
7 73,182
8 76,917
9 80,651
10 84,387
11 88,121
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