Pay rates

The pay rates for uniformed staff are set by the National Joint Council for Local Authority Fire and Rescue Services.
The scale points for professional and support staff are determined by the National Joint Council for Local Government Services, but the grade boundaries have been determined locally.

Current pay rates

Grey

Wholetime rates of pay
Role	Basic annual pay £	Basic hourly rate £	Overtime rate £
Firefighter trainee	25,884	11.82	17.73
Firefighter development	26,962	12.31	18.47
Firefighter competent	34,501	15.75	23.63
Crew manager development	36,668	16.74	25.11
Crew manager competent	38,249	17.47	26.21
Watch manager development	39,077	17.84	26.76
Watch manager competent A	40,162	18.34	27.51
Watch manager competent B	42,772	19.53	29.30
Station manager development	44,488	20.31	30.47
Station manager competent A	45,825	20.92	31.38
Station manager competent B	49,071	22.41	33.62
Group manager development	51,239	23.40	not applicable
Group manager competent A	52,776	24.10	not applicable
Group manager competent B	56,802	25.94	not applicable
Area manager development	60,155	27.47	not applicable
Area manager competent A	61,958	28.29	not applicable
Area manager competent B	65,984	30.13	not applicable

Grey


Role	Full annual retainer £	Hourly rate for work undertaken £	Disturbance payment per call-out £
Firefighter trainee	2,588	11.82	4.54
Firefighter development	2,696	12.31	4.54
Firefighter competent	3.450	15.75	4.54
Crew manager development	3,667	16.74	4.54
Crew manager competent	3,825	17.47	4.54
Watch manager development	3,908	17.84	4.54
Watch manager competent A	4,016	18.34	4.54
Watch manager competent B	4,277	19.53	4.54

Grey


Fire control role	Basic annual £	Basic hourly rate £	Overtime rate
Firefighter trainee	24,590	11.23	16.85
Firefighter development	25,614	11.70	17.55
Firefighter competent	32,776	14.97	22.46
Crew manager development	34,835	15.91	23.87
Crew manager competent	36,337	16.59	24.89
Watch manager development	37,123	16.95	25.43
Watch manager competent A	38,154	17.42	26.13
Watch manager competent B	40,633	18.55	27.83
Station manager development	42,264	19.30	28.95
Station manager competent A	43,534	19.88	29.82
Station manager competent B	46,617	21.29	31.94
Group manager development	48,677	22.23	not applicable
Group manager competent A	50,137	22.89	not applicable
Group manager competent B	53,962	24.64	not applicable

Grey

Support staff rates of pay
Grade	Scale point	Basic annual £	Basic hourly £
1	1	20,258	10.50
1	2	20,441	10.60
2	4	21,189	10.98
2	5	21,575	11.18
2	6	21,968	11.39
3	8	22,777	11.81
3	9	23,194	12.02
3	11	24,054	12.47
3	12	24,496	12.70
4	14	25,409	13.17
4	15	25,878	13.41
4	17	26,845	13.91
4	19	27,852	14.44
5	22	29,439	15.26
5	23	30,151	15.63
5	24	31,099	16.12
5	25	32,020	16.60
6	27	33,820	17.53
6	28	34,723	18.00
6	29	35,411	18.35
6	30	36,298	18.81
7	32	38,296	19.85
7	33	39,493	20.47
7	34	40,478	20.98
7	35	41,496	21.51
8	37	43,516	22.56
8	38	44,539	23.09
8	39	45,495	23.58
8	40	46,549	24.13
9	42	48,587	25.18
9	43	49,590	25.70
9	44	50,779	26.32
9	45	52,252	27.09
10	47	54,771	28.39
10	48	56,035	29.04
10	49	57,293	29.70
10	50	58,400	30.27
11	52	60,683	31.45
11	53	61,857	32.06
11	54	63,055	32.68
11	55	64,276	33.32