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 2022/23 financial year. They do not include Tax, Pension or National Insurance deductions.
| NHS Pay Band (paypoint) | 20% Uplift | 15% Uplift | 5% Uplift |
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| Band 2 - 1st paypoint | £22,254 | £21,327 | £19,472 |
| Band 2 - 2nd & final paypoint | £23,901 | £22,905 | £20,913 |
| Band 3 - 1st paypoint | £24,395 | £23,378 | £21,346 |
| Band 3 - 2nd & final paypoint | £26,132 | £25,043 | £22,865 |
| Band 4 - 1st paypoint | £27,059 | £25,931 | £23,676 |
| Band 4 - 2nd & final paypoint | £29,858 | £28,614 | £26,126 |
| Band 5 - 1st paypoint | £30,785 | £29,502 | £26,937 |
| Band 5 - 2nd paypoint | £33,335 | £31,946 | £29,168 |
| Band 5 - 2nd & final paypoint | £37,840 | £36,263 | £33,110 |
| Band 6 - 1st paypoint | £38,767 | £37,152 | £33,921 |
| Band 6 - 2nd paypoint | £41,006 | £39,297 | £35,880 |
| Band 6 - 3rd & final paypoint | £46,832 | £44,881 | £40,978 |
| Band 7 - 1st paypoint | £48,068 | £46,065 | £42,060 |
| Band 7 - 2nd paypoint | £50,545 | £48,439 | £44,227 |
| Band 7 - 3rd & final paypoint | £55,006 | £52,714 | £48,130 |
| Band 8A - 1st paypoint | £56,551 | £54,194 | £49,482 |
| Band 8A - 2nd & final paypoint | £63,886 | £61,224 | £55,901 |
| Band 8B - 1st paypoint | £65,716 | £62,977 | £57,501 |
| Band 8B - 2nd & final paypoint | £76,633 | £73,440 | £67,054 |
| Band 8C - 1st paypoint | £78,796 | £75,513 | £68,947 |
| Band 8C - 2nd & final paypoint | £91,049 | £87,255 | £79,668 |
| Band 8D - 1st paypoint | £93,830 | £89,920 | £82,101 |
| Band 8D - 2nd & final paypoint | £108,464 | £103,945 | £94,906 |
| Band 9 - 1st paypoint | £112,481 | £107,794 | £98,421 |
| Band 9 - 2nd & final paypoint | £129,690 | £124,286 | £113,479 |