Pay and benefits
Different roles attract different salaries based on a range of things. In the Met we have seven basic pay bands, plus allowances.
Pay
The seven basic pay bands are:
- Band A: £74,002 to £85,474
- Band B: £54,460 to £66,356
- Band C: £42,232 to £50,385
- Band D: £34,448 to £36,864
- Band E: £30,507 to £32,639
- Band F: £27,609 to £29,676
- Band G: £25,900 to £26,154
Our roles fit into one of these bands based on a fair and standardised job evaluation system. Our ‘shadow bands’ (H-Y) are for specialist roles that don’t fit into the basic band structure. For example, Band H is for team leader lawyers and ranges from £89,375 to £99,467.
Each year people move to the next pay point on the scale until reaching the maximum.
Additional allowances
On top of the salary bands our staff now receive a location allowance of £1,841 and every year an additional non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.
If the role requires shift work, we pay a shift disturbance allowance of 12.5%, 15% or 20%, depending on the shift pattern.
Benefits
You’ll also enjoy the kind of great benefits that you’d expect from one of London's largest employers. These include annual leave, civil service pension arrangements, interest free season ticket loans, membership of Met sports and social clubs, flexible working conditions and many more.
Annual leave
For police staff, annual leave entitlement depends on your length of service as follows:
- less than five years’ service – 28 days
- five years’ plus service – 33 days
If you are part-time your leave is calculated pro-rata to the hours you work a week.
Pension
When you start as a member of police staff, you'll have a choice of joining one of the civil service pension schemes:
The Alpha pension scheme is a CARE (career average revalued earnings) pension scheme which offers a guaranteed pension with an optional lump sum, based on the earnings you receive during your career. The Met and you will contribute and you will receive tax relief on the contributions you make.
The Partnership pension scheme. The value of the pension pot when you retire will depend on the contributions paid in and the returns on your investments. You can use the resulting pot to fund your retirement. The Met will make contributions on your behalf and you will receive tax relief on any contributions you make.
If you already have a pension it may be possible to transfer it into the civil service pension arrangements.
Financial services
Metfriendly offers a number of financial services, including:
- Savings products
- Investment products
- Protection products