Pay rates
These are the current pay rates for our different staff groups.
Wholetime firefighters
Role | Basic annual pay £ | Basic hourly rate £ | Overtime rate £ |
---|---|---|---|
Firefighter trainee | 24,191 | 11.05 | 16.58 |
Firefighter development | 25,198 | 11.51 | 17.27 |
Firefighter competent | 32,244 | 14.72 | 22.08 |
Crew manager development | 34,269 | 15.65 | 23.48 |
Crew manager competent | 35,747 | 16.32 | 24.48 |
Watch manager development | 36,521 | 16.68 | 25.02 |
Watch manager competent A | 37,535 | 17.14 | 25.71 |
Watch manager competent B | 39,974 | 18.25 | 27.38 |
Station manager development | 41,578 | 18.99 | 28.49 |
Station manager competent A | 42,827 | 19.56 | 29.34 |
Station manager competent B | 45,861 | 20.94 | 31.41 |
Group manager development | 47,887 | 21.87 | not applicable |
Group manager competent A | 49,323 | 22.52 | not applicable |
Group manager competent B | 53,086 | 24.24 | not applicable |
Area manager development | 56,220 | 25.67 | not applicable |
Area manager competent A | 57,905 | 26.44 | not applicable |
Area manager competent B | 61,667 | 28.16 | not applicable |
On-call firefighters
Role | Full annual retainer £ | Hourly rate for work undertaken £ | Disturbance payment per call-out £ |
---|---|---|---|
Firefighter trainee | 2,419 | 11.05 | 4.24 |
Firefighter development | 2,520 | 11.51 | 4.24 |
Firefighter competent | 3,224 | 14.72 | 4.24 |
Crew manager development | 3,427 | 15.65 | 4.24 |
Crew manager competent | 3,575 | 16.32 | 4.24 |
Watch manager development | 3,652 | 16.68 | 4.24 |
Watch manager competent A | 3,754 | 17.14 | 4.24 |
Watch manager competent B | 3,997 | 18.25 | 4.24 |
Fire Control
Fire control role | Basic annual £ | Basic hourly rate £ | Overtime rate |
---|---|---|---|
Firefighter trainee | 22,981 | 10.49 | 15.74 |
Firefighter development | 23,938 | 10.93 | 16.40 |
Firefighter competent | 30,632 | 13.99 | 20.99 |
Crew manager development | 32,556 | 14.87 | 22.31 |
Crew manager competent | 33,960 | 15.51 | 23.27 |
Watch manager development | 34,695 | 15.84 | 23.76 |
Watch manager competent A | 35,658 | 16.28 | 24.42 |
Watch manager competent B | 37,975 | 17.34 | 26.01 |
Station manager development | 39,499 | 18.04 | 27.06 |
Station manager competent A | 20,686 | 18.58 | 27.87 |
Station manager competent B | 43,568 | 19.89 | 29.84 |
Group manager development | 45,493 | 20.77 | not applicable |
Group manager competent A | 46,857 | 21.40 | not applicable |
Group manager competent B | 50,432 | 23.03 | not applicable |
Support staff
Grade | Scale point | Basic annual £ | Basic hourly £ |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 18,333 | 9.50 |
1 | 2 | 18,516 | 9.60 |
2 | 4 | 19,264 | 9.99 |
2 | 5 | 19,650 | 10.19 |
2 | 6 | 20,043 | 10.39 |
3 | 8 | 20,852 | 10.81 |
3 | 9 | 21,269 | 11.02 |
3 | 11 | 22,129 | 11.47 |
3 | 12 | 22,571 | 11.70 |
4 | 14 | 23,484 | 12.17 |
4 | 15 | 23,953 | 12.42 |
4 | 17 | 24,920 | 12.92 |
4 | 19 | 25,927 | 13.44 |
5 | 22 | 27,514 | 14.26 |
5 | 23 | 28,226 | 14.63 |
5 | 24 | 29,174 | 15.12 |
5 | 25 | 30,095 | 15.60 |
6 | 27 | 31,895 | 16.53 |
6 | 28 | 32,798 | 17.00 |
6 | 29 | 33,486 | 17.36 |
6 | 30 | 34,373 | 17.82 |
7 | 32 | 36,371 | 18.85 |
7 | 33 | 37,568 | 19.47 |
7 | 34 | 38,553 | 19.98 |
7 | 35 | 39,571 | 20.51 |
8 | 37 | 41,591 | 21.56 |
8 | 38 | 42,614 | 22.09 |
8 | 39 | 43,570 | 22.58 |
8 | 40 | 44,624 | 23.13 |
9 | 42 | 46,662 | 24.19 |
9 | 43 | 47,665 | 24.71 |
9 | 44 | 48,498 | 25.14 |
9 | 45 | 50,327 | 26.09 |
10 | 47 | 52,846 | 27.39 |
10 | 48 | 54,110 | 28.05 |
10 | 49 | 55,368 | 28.70 |
10 | 50 | 56,475 | 29.27 |
11 | 52 | 58,758 | 30.46 |
11 | 53 | 59,932 | 31.06 |
11 | 54 | 61,130 | 31.69 |
11 | 55 | 62,351 | 32.32 |
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.