Due to the expense of living in London, NHS staff that live in central London are entitled to 20% uplift of their pay. This is called NHS London Weighting. Staff working just outside London are entitled to a 15% uplift and those that work in the fringe zone of London are entitled to a 5% uplift.
The figures below are total salary in the 2023/2024 financial year (including the recent 5% NHS payrise announced in March 2023) They do not include Tax, Pension or National Insurance deductions.
NHS Pay Band (paypoint) | 20% Uplift | 15% Uplift | 5% Uplift |
Band 2 - 1st paypoint | £25,540 | £24,475 | £22,347 |
Band 2 - 2nd & final paypoint | £26,860 | £25,740 | £23,502 |
Band 3 - 1st paypoint | £27,379 | £26,238 | £23,957 |
Band 3 - 2nd & final paypoint | £29,202 | £27,985 | £25,552 |
Band 4 - 1st paypoint | £30,175 | £28,918 | £26,403 |
Band 4 - 2nd & final paypoint | £33,115 | £31,735 | £28,976 |
Band 5 - 1st paypoint | £34,088 | £32,668 | £29,827 |
Band 5 - 2nd paypoint | £36,767 | £35,235 | £32,171 |
Band 5 - 2nd & final paypoint | £41,496 | £39,767 | £36,309 |
Band 6 - 1st paypoint | £42,469 | £40,700 | £37,161 |
Band 6 - 2nd paypoint | £44,820 | £42,953 | £39,218 |
Band 6 - 3rd & final paypoint | £51,140 | £49,010 | £44,748 |
Band 7 - 1st paypoint | £52,489 | £50,302 | £45,928 |
Band 7 - 2nd paypoint | £55,195 | £52,895 | £48,296 |
Band 7 - 3rd & final paypoint | £60,066 | £57,563 | £52,558 |
Band 8A - 1st paypoint | £61,142 | £58,595 | £53,500 |
Band 8A - 2nd & final paypoint | £68,819 | £65,951 | £60,216 |
Band 8B - 1st paypoint | £70,766 | £67,818 | £61,921 |
Band 8B - 2nd & final paypoint | £82,230 | £78,804 | £71,951 |
Band 8C - 1st paypoint | £84,500 | £80,980 | £73,938 |
Band 8C - 2nd & final paypoint | £97,364 | £93,308 | £85,194 |
Band 8D - 1st paypoint | £100,285 | £96,107 | £87,750 |
Band 8D - 2nd & final paypoint | £115,651 | £110,832 | £101,195 |
Band 9 - 1st paypoint | £119,869 | £114,875 | £104,886 |
Band 9 - 2nd & final paypoint | £137,938 | £132,190 | £120,695 |