Soulbury Pay Rates
With effect from 01 September 2026
Notes to senior and principal educational psychologists below.
Salary scales to consist of not more than four consecutive points based on the duties and responsibilities attaching to posts and the need to recruit retain and motivate staff.
*Normal minimum point for the principal educational psychologist undertaking the full range of duties at this level.
**Extension to range to accommodate discretionary scale points and structured professional assessments
Senior and Principal Educational Psychologists
| SCP |
01.09.2026 |
| 1 |
£57,730 |
| 2 |
£59,846 |
| 3 |
£61,963 |
| 4 |
£63,943 |
| 5 |
£65,929 |
| 6 |
£67,779* |
| 7 |
£68,538 |
| 8 |
£69,957 |
| 9 |
£71,364 |
| 10 |
£72,795 |
| 11 |
£74,199 |
| 12 |
£75,627 |
| 13 |
£77,082 |
| 14 |
£78,490 |
| 15 |
£79,963 |
| 16 |
£81,421 |
| 17 |
£82,890 |
| 18 |
£84,357** |
19
|
£87,731** |
20
|
£91,240** |
21
|
£94,891** |
Notes to educational psychologists - Scale A below.
Salary scales to consist of six consecutive points based on the duties and responsibilities attaching to posts and the need to recruit retain and motivate staff.
* Extension to scale to accommodate structured professional assessment points.
Educational Psychologist - Scale A
| SCP |
01.09.2026 |
| 1 |
£46,491 |
| 2 |
£48,739 |
| 3 |
£50,987 |
| 4 |
£53,233 |
| 5 |
£55,482 |
| 6 |
£57,730 |
| 7 |
£59,846 |
| 8 |
£61,963 |
| 9 |
£63,943 |
| 10 |
£65,929 |
| 11 |
£67,779 |
| 12 |
£68,538* |
| 13 |
£69,957* |
| 14 |
£71,364* |
Assistant Educational Psychologists
| SCP |
01.09.2026 |
| 1 |
- |
| 2 |
£38,607 |
| 3 |
£40,035 |
| 4 |
£41.456 |
| 5 |
£43,115 |
Notes to educational improvement professionals below.
Salary scales to consist of not more than four consecutive points based on the duties and responsibilities attaching to posts and the need to recruit and motivate staff.
*normal minimum point for EIP undertaking the full range of duties at this level.
**normal minimum point for senior EIP undertaking the full range of duties at this level.
***normal minimum point for leading EIP undertaking the full range of duties at this level.
****extension to range to accommodate structured professional assessments.
EIPs
|
SCP
|
01.09.2026
|
|
1
|
£44,428
|
|
2
|
£45,940
|
|
3
|
£47,370
|
|
4
|
£48,818
|
|
5
|
£50,255
|
|
6
|
£51,694
|
|
7
|
£53,206
|
|
8
|
£54,661*
|
|
9
|
£56,357
|
|
10
|
£57,868
|
|
11
|
59,360
|
|
12
|
60,804
|
|
13
|
62,439**
|
|
14
|
63,900
|
|
15
|
65,509
|
|
16
|
66,967
|
|
17
|
68,428
|
|
18
|
69,861
|
|
19
|
71, 339
|
|
20
|
72,104***
|
|
21
|
73,570
|
|
22
|
74,851
|
|
23
|
76,259
|
|
24
|
77,522
|
|
25
|
78,872
|
|
26
|
80,190
|
|
27
|
81,538
|
|
28
|
82,904
|
|
29
|
84,273
|
|
30
|
85,640
|
|
31
|
86,994
|
|
32
|
88,369
|
|
33
|
89,747
|
|
34
|
91,157
|
|
35
|
92,565
|
|
36
|
94,010
|
|
37
|
95,434
|
|
38
|
96,873
|
|
39
|
98,291
|
|
40
|
99,710
|
|
41
|
101,134
|
|
42
|
102,559
|
|
43
|
103,982
|
|
44
|
105,413
|
|
45
|
106,838
|
|
46
|
108,268
|
|
47
|
109,702
|
|
48
|
111,122
|
|
49
|
112,548
|
|
50
|
113,977
|
|
51
|
118,535****
|
|
52
|
123,277***
|