Pay rates

Current pay rates

 

Wholetime firefighter rates of pay

Grey
Wholetime rates of pay
Role Basic annual pay £ Basic hourly rate £ Overtime rate £
Firefighter trainee 28,265 12.91 19.37
Firefighter development 29,442 13.44 20.16
Firefighter competent 37,675 17.20 25.80
Crew manager development 40,041 18.28 27.42
Crew manager competent 41,767 19.07 28.61
Watch manager development 42,672 19.48 29.22
Watch manager competent A 43,857 20.03 30.05
Watch manager competent B 46,707 21.33 32.00
Station manager development 48,580 22.18 33.27
Station manager competent A 50,041 22.85 34.28
Station manager competent B 53,586 24.47 36.71
Group manager development 55,953 25.55 not applicable
Group manager competent A 57,632 26.32 not applicable
Group manager competent B 62,028 28.32 not applicable
Area manager development 65,690 30.00 not applicable
Area manager competent A 67,658 30.89 not applicable
Area manager competent B 72,054 32.90 not applicable

 

 

On-call firefighter rates of pay

Grey
 
Role Full annual retainer £ Hourly rate for work undertaken £ Disturbance payment per call-out £
Firefighter trainee 2,827 12.91 4.96
Firefighter development 2,944 13.44 4.96
Firefighter competent 3,768 17.20 4.96
Crew manager development 4,004 18.28 4.96
Crew manager competent 4,117 19.07 4.96
Watch manager development 4,267 19.48 4.96
Watch manager competent A 4,386 20.03 4.96
Watch manager competent B 4,671 21.33 4.96

The rates in the table above are nationally agreed but most of our on-call stations use a local pay scheme called 'Pay for Availability'.
Read more about Pay for Availability.

 

Fire control rates of pay

Grey
 
Fire control role Basic annual £ Basic hourly rate £ Overtime rate
Firefighter trainee 26,852 12.26 18.39
Firefighter development 27,970 12.77 19.16
Firefighter competent 35,791 16.34 24.51
Crew manager development 38,039 17.37 26.06
Crew manager competent 39,679 18.12 27.18
Watch manager development 40,538 18.51 27.77
Watch manager competent A 41,664 19.02 28.53
Watch manager competent B 44,372 20.26 30.39
Station manager development 46,151 21.07 31.61
Station manager competent A 47,539 21.71 32.57
Station manager competent B 50,907 23.25 34.88
Group manager development 53,155 24.27 not applicable
Group manager competent A 54,750 25.00 not applicable
Group manager competent B 58,927 26.91 not applicable
 

Support staff rates of pay

Grey
Support staff rates of pay
Grade Scale point Basic annual £ Basic hourly £
1 1 23,656 12.26
1 2 24,027 12.45
2 4 24,404 12.65
2 5 24,790 12.85
2 6 25,183 13.05
3 8 25,992 13.47
3 9 26,409 13.69
3 11 27,269 14.13
3 12 27,711 14.36
4 14 28,624 14.84
4 15 29,093 15.08
4 17 30,060 15.58
4 19 31,067 16.10
5 22 32,654 16.93
5 23 33,366 17.29
5 24 34,314 17.79
5 25 35,235 18.26
6 27 37,035 19.20
6 28 37,938 19.66
6 29 38,626 20.02
6 30 39,513 20.48
7 32 41,511 21.52
7 33 42,708 22.14
7 34 43,693 22.65
7 35 44,711 23.17
8 37 46,731 24.22
8 38 47,754 24.75
8 39 48,710 25.25
8 40 49,764 25.79
9 42 51,802 26.85
9 43 52,805 27.37
9 44 54,068 28.02
9 45 55,636 28.84
10 47 58,318 30.23
10 48 59,664 30.93
10 49 61,004 31.62
10 50 62,183 32.23
11 52 64,613 33.49
11 53 65,863 34.14
11 54 67,139 34.80
11 55 68,440 35.47