Salary scales
The latest salary scales can be found below.
The Queen Mary salary scale for grades 1-7 is updated in accordance with cost-of-living increases that have been collectively agreed between the Universities and Colleges Employers’ Association (UCEA) and the Trade Unions.
Each job in Queen Mary is placed on a pay grade, according to a fair and objective job evaluation process. Pay progression within each grade 1-7 is via an automatic increment each year in August until your pay reaches the top of the automatic incremental zone (the ‘yellow’ section of the grade). Any further pay progression (in the ‘purple’ section of the grade) is considered via the annual Staff Bonus Scheme.
The Queen Mary salary scales effective from 1st August 2025 can be found below:
QM Pay and Grading Structure August 2025 [XLS 43KB]
Teaching Assistant - Grade 4
Teaching Assistant Job Profile - Jan 18 [DOC 66KB]
|
Incremental criteria |
Grade |
Spine Point |
FTE Annual Salary (Aug 2025) |
Hourly Rate (Aug 2025) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic | 4 | 27 | £40,015 | £21.93 |
| Automatic | 4 | 28 | £41,040 | £22.49 |
| Automatic | 4 | 29 | £42,091 | £23.06 |
| Automatic | 4 | 30 | £43,176 | £23.66 |
| Automatic | 4 | 31 | £44,288 | £24.27 |
| Automatic | 4 | 32 | £45,438 | £24.90 |
| Automatic | 4 | 33 | £46,618 | £25.54 |
| Subject to SBS criteria | 4 | 34 | £47,879 | £26.24 |
| Subject to SBS criteria | 4 | 35 | £49,130 | £26.92 |
| Subject to SBS criteria | 4 | 36 | £50,419 | £27.63 |
Teaching Fellow - Grade 5
Teaching Fellow Job Profile Jan 18 [DOC 58KB]
|
Incremental criteria |
Grade |
Spine Point |
FTE Annual Salary (Aug 2025) |
Hourly Rate (Aug 2025) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic | 5 | 31 | £44,288 | £24.27 |
| Automatic | 5 | 32 | £45,438 | £24.90 |
| Automatic | 5 | 33 | £46,618 | £25.54 |
| Automatic | 5 | 34 | £47,879 | £26.24 |
| Automatic | 5 | 35 | £49,130 | £26.92 |
| Automatic | 5 | 36 | £50,419 | £27.63 |
| Automatic | 5 | 37 | £51,755 | £28.36 |
| Subject to SBS criteria | 5 | 38 | £53,187 | £29.14 |
| Subject to SBS criteria | 5 | 39 | £54,617 | £29.93 |
| Subject to SBS criteria | 5 | 40 | £56,119 | £30.75 |
TATF Time Allocation Model
TATF Allocation Model [DOC 22KB]
The TATF Time Allocation model, created through consultation with Schools and UCU, is designed to be a guide for the academic year in support of creating a broadly consistent experience across the population of Teaching Associates and Teaching Fellows. It is a guide only and there is nothing here which is intended to be either definitive or contractual. The model lists the variety of activities that Schools have indicated they engage Teaching Associates and Teaching Fellows for. However, the existence of an activity does not in any way oblige a School to use TAs and TFs for that activity. Variations to these generic guidelines have been agreed with individual Schools, in consultation with HR, where their particular teaching model differs from the generic. You may wish to request your School’s specific model directly from your School’s administrator.
Demonstrators - Grade 3
Demonstrators have been assimilated to Grade 3 of the QMUL Pay spine from 1st September 2017. The job profile is below.
Demonstrator Job Profile [DOC 59KB]
|
Incremental criteria |
Grade |
Spine Point |
FTE Annual Salary (Aug 2025) |
Hourly Rate (Aug 2025) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic | 3a | 19 | £33,263 | £18.23 |
| Automatic | 3a | 20 | £34,075 | £18.67 |
| Automatic | 3a | 21 | £34,866 | £19.10 |
Hon. Clinical Consultant (Old) Payscale for staff holding honorary consultant contract (pre-2003 contract)
Grade C02 - Clinical Professor (Honorary Consultant pre 2003) - FTE based on 40h/week
Grade C12 - Clinical Academic (Honorary Consultant pre 2003) - FTE based on 40h/week
| Grade |
Spinal Point |
FTE Annual Salary 01 April 2024 |
FTE Annual Salary 01 April 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| C02 / C12 | 19 | £82,435 | £85,732 |
| C02 / C12 | 20 | £88,334 | £91,867 |
| C02 / C12 | 21 | £94,234 | £98,003 |
| C02 / C12 | 22 | £100,132 | £104,138 |
| C02 / C12 | 23 | £106,859 | £111,133 |
Hon Clinical Consultant (First Appt) Payscale for staff holding consultant contracts whose first appointment as an NHS consultant was on or after 1 February 2004
Grade C11R - New Reader First Appointment HCC - FTE based on 40h/week
Grade C11SL - New Senior Lecturer First Appointment HCC - FTE based on 40h/week
Grade C11P - New Professor First Appointment HCC - FTE based on 40h/week
| Grade |
Old Spinal Point |
New Spinal Point |
FTE Annual Salary 1 Apr 2024 |
FTE Annual Salary 1 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C11R / C11SL / C11P | 1 | 1.0 | £105,504 | £109,725 |
| C11R / C11SL / C11P | 2 | 1.0 | £105,504 | £109,725 |
| C11R / C11SL / C11P | 3 | 1.0 | £105,504 | £109,725 |
| C11R / C11SL / C11P | 4 | 2.1 | £111,714 | £116,182 |
| C11R / C11SL / C11P | 5 | 2.2 | £114,894 | £119,490 |
| C11R / C11SL / C11P | 6 | 3.0 | £126,018 | £131,058 |
| C11R / C11SL / C11P | 7 | 4.0 | £139,882 | £145,478 |
| C11R / C11SL / C11P | 8 | 4.0 | £139,882 | £145,478 |
Hon. Clinical Consultant (Transfer) Payscale for staff holding honorary consultant contract whose first appointment as an NHS consultant was on or before 31 January 2004
Grade C10R - New Reader Grade for Transferring HCCs - FTE based on 40h/week
Grade C10SL - New Senior Lecturer Grade for Transferring HCCs - FTE based on 40h/week
Grade C10P - New Professor Grade for Transferring HCCs - FTE based on 40h/week
| Grade |
Old Spinal Point |
New Spinal Point |
FTE Annual Salary 1 Apr 2024 |
FTE Annual Salary 1 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C10R / C10SL / C10P | 1 | 1.0 | £105,504 | £109,725 |
| C10R / C10SL / C10P | 2 | 1.0 | £105,504 | £109,725 |
| C10R / C10SL / C10P | 3 | 1.0 | £105,504 | £109,725 |
| C10R / C10SL / C10P | 4 | 1.0 | £105,504 | £109,725 |
| C10R / C10SL / C10P | 5 | 1.0 | £105,504 | £109,725 |
| C10R / C10SL / C10P | 6 | 1.0 | £105,504 | £109,725 |
| C10R / C10SL / C10P | 7 | 1.0 | £105,504 | £109,725 |
| C10R / C10SL / C10P | 8 | 2.1 | £111,714 | £116,182 |
| C10R / C10SL / C10P | 9 | 2.2 | £114,894 | £114,894 |
| C10R / C10SL / C10P | 10 | 2.2 | £114,894 | £119,490 |
| C10R / C10SL / C10P | 11 | 3.0 | £126,018 | £131,058 |
| C10R / C10SL / C10P | 12 | 4.0 | £139,882 | £145,478 |
| C10R / C10SL / C10P | 13 | 4.0 | £139,882 | £145,478 |
Clinical Academic Payscale for Clinical academics below the level of consultant (pre 2009 scale) and Senior Lecturer / Reader Scale
Grade C32 - Clinical Lecturer - FTE based on 35h/week
Grade C34 - Clinical Dentist - FTE based on 35h/week
| Grade | Spinal Point |
FTE Annual Salary 1 April 2024 |
FTE Annual Salary 1 April 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| C32 / C34 | 1 | £43,455 | £45,943 |
| C32 / C34 | 2 | £45,490 | £48,059 |
| C32 / C34 | 3 | £47,524 | £50,175 |
| C32 / C34 | 4 | £49,559 | £52,291 |
| C32 / C34 | 5 | £52,013 | £54,843 |
| C32 / C34 | 6 | £54,468 | £57,397 |
| C32 / C34 | 7 | £56,923 | £59,950 |
| C32 / C34 | 8 | £59,377 | £62,502 |
| C32 / C34 | 9 | £61,833 | £65,056 |
| C32 / C34 | 10 | £68,215 | £71,694 |
| C32 / C34 | 11 | £73,506 | £77,196 |
| C34 (Clin Dentist) only | 12 | £78,799 | £82,701 |
Grade C15 - Clinical Reader - FTE based on 35h/week
Grade C13 - Clinical Senior Lecturer - FTE based on 35h/week
| Grade | Spinal Point |
FTE Annual Salary 1 April 2024 |
FTE Annual Salary 1 April 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| C15 / C13 | 13 | £68,215 | £71,694 |
| C15 / C13 | 14 | £73,506 | £77,196 |
| C15 / C13 | 15 | £78,799 | £82,701 |
| C15 / C13 | 16 | £84,096 | £88,210 |
| C15 / C13 | 17 | £90,845 | £95,229 |
| C15 / C13 | 18 | £95,513 | £100,084 |
Clinical Academic Training Payscale for Clinical academic doctors in training (2016 contract / pay system [updated 2018])
Grade C33 - Clinical Doctor in Training
| Grade | Spinal Point | Stage of NHS Training |
FTE Annual Salary 1 Apr 2024 |
FTE Annual Salary 1 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C33 | 1 | FY1 | £36,616 | £38,831 |
| C33 | 2 | FY2 | £42,008 | £44,439 |
| C33 | 3 |
CT1 or ST1/SpR1 CT2 or ST2/SpR2 |
£49,909 | £52,656 |
| C33 | 4 |
CT3 or ST3/SpR3 ST4/SpR4 ST5/SpR5 |
£61,825 | £65,048 |
| C33 | 5 |
ST6/SpR6 ST7/SpR7 ST8/SpR8 |
£70,425 | £73,992 |
Grade C35 - Clinical Dentist in Training*
| Grade | Spinal Point | Stage of NHS Training |
FTE Annual Salary 1 Apr 2024 |
FTE Annual Salary 1 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C35 | 3 |
DCT1 DCT2 |
£49,909 | £52,656 |
| C35 | 4 |
DCT3 ST1 - ST3 (Dental Speciality Training) ** |
£61,825 | £65,048 |
| C35 | 5 | ST4 - ST8 (Dental Speciality Training | £70,425 | £73,992 |
Note: in dental specialties only, dentists begin Specialty Training at ST1 following Dental Core Training, instead of ST3/4. This is purely a result of nomenclature used in dental training. Therefore, all dentists in Dental Specialty Training (ST1 onwards) should be placed on nodal point 4.
*For doctors in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery training programmes, refer to the Doctors in training table above
** Dentists in training at ST4 and ST5 are on Nodal point 5 with effect from 1 April 2022
QM Pay and Grading Structure March 2025 [XLS 37KB]
QM Pay and Grading Structure August 2024 [XLS 39KB]
QM Pay and Grading Structure January 2024 [XLS 39KB]
QM Pay and Grading Structure August 2023 [XLS 40KB]
QM Pay and Grading Structure May 2023 [XLS 36KB]
QM Pay and Grading Structure February 2023 [XLS 37KB]
QM Pay and Grading Structure August 2022 [XLS 36KB]
QM Pay and Grading Structure August 2021 [XLS 27KB]
QM Pay and Grading Structure August 2019 [XLS 28KB]
QM Pay and Grading Structure December 2018 [XLS 35KB]
QM Pay and Grading Structure August 2018 [XLS 28KB]
QM Pay and Grading Structure December 2017 [XLS 29KB]
QM Pay and Grading Structure August 2016 [XLS 29KB]
QM Pay and Grading Structure August 2015 [XLS 29KB]
QM Pay and Grading Structure August 2014 [XLS 76KB]
QM Pay and Grading Structure August 2013 [PDF 106KB]
QM Pay and Grading Structure August 2012 [PDF 17KB]