Join the SSTA, Scotland’s only specialist union for secondary teachers

Salary Scales

Pay Agreement August 2025 to July 2027

The agreed two-year deal covers the period from 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2027 and includes the following increases:
 

  • A 4% uplift from 1 August 2025 on all SNCT pay points, rising to 4.25% from 1 April 2026 (an additional 0.25%).
  • A 3.25% uplift from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027 on all SNCT pay points.

Full details are set out in the revised Appendix 2.1


Pay Agreement August 2024

The SNCT has reached agreement on pay from 1 August 2024 for teachers and associated professionals.
Agreement has been reached to accept the pay offer as laid out in the letter from COSLA to the teachers panel on 2 September 2024:

  • That an undifferentiated 4.27% uplift at all points in the SNCT pay scales will be
    effective from 1st August 2024.
  • That the pay agreement covers the period 1 August 2024 to 31 July 2025.

Full details are set out in the revised Appendix 2.1 and Appendix 2.5 Annex A of the SNCT Handbook

Salary Scales – August 2024

Salary scales for previous years can be found below.

Pay Agreement April 2022 – July 2024Salary Scales 1 April 2022 to 31 July 2024

Pay Agreement 2021 – 2022Salary Scales – 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022

Salary Scales – 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2020

Salary Scales 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2017

Salary Scales 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2015

April 2011 – March 2013 – No salary increase 

April 2008 – 2011 – Pay Review 2008 –Agreed Salary Scales

April 2004 – March 2008 – SNCT/33 Salaries Agreement 2004-2008  and SNCT/07/03

April 2001 – March 2004 can be found in the McCrone Agreement – A Teaching Agreement for the 21st Century