Last updated: 27 March 2024

Next review: 27 March 2025

(All pay scales shown include London weighting)

Waltham Forest pay policy statements

Please note that the following Pay Policies are published in line with our statutory obligations in March of each year. For current and most up-to-date salaries scales, please refer to the pay scales mentioned below.

Council’s gender pay gap statement:

Council's gender pay gap strategy:

Council's ethnicity pay gap strategy:

People Strategy 2021 to 2025:

Officer pay scales for scales 1 to 6

Pay scales effective from 1 April 2023.

Salary ScaleSpinal Point Annual Salary
Scale 12£25,854
 3£26,238
Scale 23£26,238
 4£26,634
Scale 35£27,030
 6£27,438
Scale 47£27,855
 8£28,272
 9£28,698
 10£29,139
 11£29,583
 Scale 5 12£30,033
 13£30,495
 14£30,963
 15£31,440
 16£31,926
 17*
Scale 618£32,925
 19£33,438
 20£33,957
 21£34,491

*Please note that spinal point 17 was removed as part of the LBWF Pay scales review in 2019.

With effect from 24 October 2023, the Council will be applying the London Living Wage supplement to all pay points below £24,683.08 per annum.

Pay scales for senior and principal officers

Pay scales effective from 1 April 2023.

Salary ScaleSpinal Point Annual Salary
SO123£35,577
 24£36,045
 25£36,567
SO226£37,443
 27£38,364
 28£39,264
PO127£38,364
 28£39,264
 29£39,951
 30£40,833
PO229£39,951
 30£40,833
 31£41,808
 32£42,840
PO332£42,840
 33£44,019
 34£45,021
 35£46,041
PO435£46,041
 36£47,040
 37£48,060
 38£49,083
PO538£49,083
 39£50,031
 40£51,093
 41£52,116
PO640£51,093
 41£52,116
 42£53,136
 43£54,129
PO743£54,129
 44£55,155
 45£56,172
 46£57,201
PO845£56,172
 46£57,201
 47£58,248
 48£59,328
PO949£60,468
 50£61,617
 51£62,748
 52£63,879
PO1053£65,025
 54£66,156
 55£67,290
 56£68,439
PO1157£69,579
 58£70,710
 59£71,850
 60£73,311
PO1261£74,793
 62£76,311
 63£77,865
 64£79,446
 65£80,994

 

Pay scales for chief officers

Pay scales effective from 01 April 2023.

Please note that the following salaries are inclusive of the London Weighting payment. 

Salary ScaleSpinal PointSalary (per annum)
Chief Executive (CE4)4£225,384
 3£219,655
 2£213,928
 1£208,200
Deputy Chief Executive (DCE) £183,117
Strategic Director 15£170,273
 4£166,603
 3£163,905
 2£161,206
 1£158,508
Strategic Director 25£157,428
 4£154,514
 3£151,275
 2£148,037
 1£144,475
Corporate Director 14£133,681
 3£131,522
 2£129,363
 1£127,204
Corporate Director 25£126,862
 4£123,998
 3£121,133
 2£118,270
 1£117,674
Corporate Director 35£116,506
 4£113,585
 3£110,664
 2£107,742
 1£104,821
Assistant Director (AD)5£101,316
 4£98,394
 3£95,473
 2£92,552
 1£89,630

Soulbury employees pay scales

Soulbury Grades (EIP,YC,LA)_1.9.23 (PDF)

Soulbury_ED PSYCHS_Scale A_range B_1.9.23 (PDF)

 

Local government pay scales and terms and conditions

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

All pay scales include London weighting.