NHS pay

Resident Doctors accept £64.1 million investment in 2024-25 pay.

NHS Scotland remains ‘the place of choice to work and train’, Health Secretary Neil Gray has said, after Resident Doctors and Dentists in Training accepted a £64.1 million investment in their pay and reward package.

The deal will see an 8.5% salary increase, backdated to 1 April 2024, and a further 2.3% effective from 1 October 2024.

Mr Gray said:

“I am very pleased that Resident Doctors, and Dentists in Training have voted to accept the Scottish Government’s pay offer. This demonstrates how much we value them and ensures that NHS Scotland remains the place of choice to work and train.

“I am pleased we have been able to work together to honour the previous agreement from 2023-24 and I extend my sincere thanks to our hard-working Resident Doctors, and Dentists in Training.”

Background

The new pay deal for Residents Doctors, formerly known as Junior Doctors, means those at the start of their career will receive a salary increase of £3,418 in 2024-25. For a doctor at the end of their training, the rise will be £7,088 over the same period. 

A Dentist in Training at the beginning of their career will receive a salary increase of £4,239 in 2024-25. For those at the end of their training, the rise will be £5,902 over the same period. 

New 2024-25 Pay Scales

Resident Doctors

 

Pay Point

Pay Scale 2023/24

Pay Scale 

01 April 2024

% Uplift

£ Uplift

Pay Scale 

01 October 2024

% Uplift

£ Uplift

Cumulative % increase

Total £ Increase

Foundation year 1

0

£31,082

£33,724

8.5%

£2,642

£34,500

2.3%

£776

11%

£3,418

Foundation year 1

1

£33,024

£35,831

8.5%

£2,807

£36,655

2.3%

£824

11%

£3,631

Foundation year 1

2

£34,964

£37,936

8.5%

£2,972

£38,808

2.3%

£873

11%

£3,844

Foundation year 2

0

£38,553

£41,830

8.5%

£3,277

£42,792

2.3%

£962

11%

£4,239

Foundation year 2

1

£41,075

£44,566

8.5%

£3,491

£45,591

2.3%

£1,025

11%

£4,516

Foundation year 2

2

£43,597

£47,303

8.5%

£3,706

£48,391

2.3%

£1,088

11%

£4,794

Resident Doctor

0

£40,995

£44,480

8.5%

£3,485

£45,503

2.3%

£1,023

11%

£4,508

Resident Doctor

1

£43,504

£47,202

8.5%

£3,698

£48,287

2.3%

£1,086

11%

£4,783

Resident Doctor

2

£47,007

£51,003

8.5%

£3,996

£52,176

2.3%

£1,173

11%

£5,169

Resident Doctor

3

£49,126

£53,302

8.5%

£4,176

£54,528

2.3%

£1,226

11%

£5,402

Resident Doctor

4

£51,680

£56,073

8.5%

£4,393

£57,362

2.3%

£1,290

11%

£5,682

Resident Doctor

5

£54,235

£58,845

8.5%

£4,610

£60,198

2.3%

£1,353

11%

£5,963

Resident Doctor

6

£56,793

£61,620

8.5%

£4,827

£63,038

2.3%

£1,417

11%

£6,245

Resident Doctor

7

£59,384

£64,432

8.5%

£5,048

£65,914

2.3%

£1,482

11%

£6,530

Resident Doctor

8

£61,903

£67,165

8.5%

£5,262

£68,710

2.3%

£1,545

11%

£6,807

Resident Doctor

9

£64,461

£69,940

8.5%

£5,479

£71,549

2.3%

£1,609

11%

£7,088

 Dentists in Training

Pay Point

Pay Scale 2023/24

Pay Scale 

01 April 2024

% Uplift

£ Uplift

Pay Scale 

01 October 2024

% Uplift

£ Uplift

Cumulative % increase

Total £ Increase

Min

38,553

£41,830

8.5%

£3,277

£42,792

2.3%

£962

11%

£4,239

1

41,075

£44,566

8.5%

£3,491

£45,591

2.3%

£1,025

11%

£4,516

2

43,597

£47,303

8.5%

£3,706

£48,391

2.3%

£1,088

11%

£4,794

3

46,117

£50,037

8.5%

£3,920

£51,188

2.3%

£1,151

11%

£5,071

4

48,638

£52,772

8.5%

£4,134

£53,986

2.3%

£1,214

11%

£5,348

5

51,158

£55,506

8.5%

£4,348

£56,783

2.3%

£1,277

11%

£5,625

6

53,679

£58,242

8.5%

£4,563

£59,581

2.3%

£1,340

11%

£5,902

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