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Specialty Doctor and Associate Specialist Pay Scales

15 April 2008

Below are the transitional pay scales for those doctors in England, Wales and Northern Ireland assimilating to the new Associate Specialist and Specialty Doctor contracts before 1 April 2009 as well as the full scales that will be in place after 1 April 2009. Both include the 2.2% awarded by DDRB on 7 April 2008.

1. New Specialty Doctor and Associate Specialist Transitional Pay Scales (2008)

Below are the pay scales for those doctors in England, Wales and NI assimilating to the new contracts before 1 April 2009:

Basic Salary (£) 2008/09 RATES
Grade	Speciality Doctor	Associate Specialist
Pay Scale Code	MC46	MC41
Min	34,584	50,339
1	37,439	52,363
2	40,755	56,409
3	43,145	61,103
4	46,006	66,089
5	49,095	69,366
6	51,752	71,580
7	54,641	74,087
8	57,539	76,594
9	60,677	79,101
10	64,632	81,609
11		82,863

2. New Specialty Doctor and Associate Specialist Pay Scales (2008)*

Below are the pay scales for the new contracts from1 April 2009:

Grade	Speciality Doctor	Associate Specialist
Pay Scale Code	MC46	MC41
Min	35,904	50,339
1	38,974	54,386
2	42,965	58,431
3	45,104	63,774
4	48,186	68,405
5	51,256	70,326
6	54,395	72,833
7	57,535	75,340
8	60,675	77,847
9	63,814	80,354
10	66,954	82,863

*Payable in England from 1 April 2009 (+2009 DDRB award)