§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Prime Minister what were the pay scales of(a) scientific civil servants and (b) medical scientists employed in the National Health Service as at 1 March, both gross and net of the effects of contributory pensions.
§ The Prime MinisterThe information is as follows. All rates are those that apply outside London.
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Civil service scientists salary scale as at 1 March 1989 Gross (£) Net of pension contribution1 (£) Assistant Scientific Officer Age 16 4,254 4,190 17 4,835 4,762 18 5,500 5,418 19 6,261 6,167 7,131 7,024 8,090 7,969 8,574 8,445 9,057 8,921 Scientific Officer 8,574 8,445 9,057 8,921 9,542 9,399 10,026 9,876 10,509 10,351 10,994 10,829 Higher Scientific Officer 10,026 9,876 10,509 10,351 10,994 10,829 11,477 11,305 11,961 11,782 12,445 12,258 12,943 12,749 13,460 13,258 Senior Scientific Officer 12,445 12,258 12,943 12,749 13,460 13,258 13,999 13,789 14,558 14,340 15,141 14,914 15,746 15,510 16,377 16,131 17,032 16,777 Above this level Civil Service Scientists are assigned, according to responsibility, to the unified grading structure. 1 The civil service pension scheme is non contributory but 1.5 per cent. is deducted towards dependants' pensions.
NHS scientists salary scale as at 1 March 1989 Gross £ Net of contributory pension1£ Probationer lower qualification 7,378 6,935 7,949 7,472 8,255 7,760 8,548 8,035 8,866 8,334 9,158 8,609 9,452 8,885 9,770 9,184 Probationer higher qualification 8,255 7,760 8,548 8,035 8,866 8,334 9,158 8,609 9,452 8,885 9,770 9,184 10,063 9,459 10,369 9,747 Basic 8,548 8,035 8,866 8,334 9,158 8,609 9,452 8,885 9,770 9,184 10,063 9,459 10,568 9,934 11,073 10,409 Senior 11,778 11,071 12,163 11,433 12,814 12,045 13,440 12,634 14,091 13,246 14,742 13,857 15,394 14,470 Principal 15,180 14,269 15,899 14,945 16,630 15,632 17,347 16,306 18,078 16,993 18,810 17,681 19,527 18,355 20,258 19,043 20,989 19,730 Top grade 21,136 19,868 21,893 20,579 23,090 21,705 24,193 22,741 25,297 23,779 Top grade with greater responsibility 23,914 22,479 24,672 23,192 25,869 24,317 26,971 25,353 28,088 26,403 1 Six per cent. under NHS superannuation scheme.