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Council pay scales

Last updated 1 May 2013

Officer pay scales for scales 1-6

Salary scale Spinal point January 2012
Scale 1 4 £14,697
  5 £14,814
  6 £14,940
  7 £15,216
  8 £15,615
  9 £16,005
  10 £16,290
  11 £16,482
Scale 2 11 £16,482
  12 £16,794
  13 £17,196
Scale 3 14 £17,484
  15 £17,808
  16 £18,195
  17 £18,582
Scale 4 18 £18,915
  19 £19,563
  20 £20,205
  21 £20,877
Scale 5 22 £21,375
  23 £21,951
  24 £22,608
  25 £23,277
Scale 6 26 £23,970
  27 £24,711
  28 £25,455

Pay scales for senior and principal officers

Salary scale Spinal point January 2012
SO1 29 £26,400
  30 £27,225
  31 £28,032
SO2 32 £28,800
  33 £29,601
  34 £30,390
PO1 33 £29,601
  34 £30,390
  35 £30,987
  36 £31,761
PO2 35 £30,987
  36 £31,761
  37 £32,607
  38 £33,510
PO3 38 £33,510
  39 £34,542
  40 £35,418
  41 £36,306
PO4 41 £36,306
  42 £37,179
  43 £38,070
  44 £38,961
PO5 44 £38,961
  45 £39,789
  46 £40,716
  47 £41,610
PO6 46 £40,716
  47 £41,610
  48 £42,498
  49 £43,368
PO7 49 £43,368
  50 £44,262
  51 £45,153
  52 £46,050
PO8 51 £45,153
  52 £46,050
  53 £46,962
  54 £47,907
PO9 55 £48,876
  56 £49,836
  57 £50,790
  58 £51,741
PO10 59 £52,704
  60 £53,655
  61 £54,609
  62 £55,572
PO11 63 £56,529
  64 £57,477
  65 £58,440
  66 £59,667
PO12 67 £60,915
  68 £62,187
  69 £63,498
  70 £64,827

Pay scales for chief officers 

Salary scale

Spinal point

January 2012

Chief Executive 1 £180,000
Executive Director (ED) 5 £142,000
  4 £139,500
  3 £137,000
  2 £134,500
  1 £132,000
Finance Director (FD) 3 £130,000
  2 £127,500
  1 £125,000
Corporate Director (CD) 5 £109,000
  4 £106,500
  3 £104,000
  2 £101,500
  1 £99,000
Divisional Director (DD) 5 £98,000
  4 £95,500
  3 £93,000
  2 £90,500
  1 £88,000
Assistant Director (AD) 5 £85,000
  4 £82,500
  3 £80,000
  2 £77,500
  1 £75,000

Waltham Forest Pay Policy Statements

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About local government payscales and terms and conditions

The payscales and terms of employment for local government workers are set by the National Joint Council (NJC) for Local Government Services.

All pay scales include London weighting.

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