GP Earnings
This page describes the pay for doctors from
1st April 2010.
Doctors in training
Doctors in training earn a basic salary and will be paid a
supplement if they work more than 40 hours and/or work outside the
hours of 7am-7pm Monday to Friday.
In the most junior hospital trainee post (Foundation Year 1) the
basic starting salary is £22,412. This increases in Foundation Year
2 to £27,798. For a doctor in specialist training the basic
starting salary is £29,705. If the doctor is contracted to work
more than 40 hours and/or to work outside 7am-7pm Monday to Friday,
they will receive an additional supplement which will normally be
between 20% and 50% of basic salary. This supplement is based on
the extra hours worked above a 40 hour standard working week and
the intensity of the work.
Specialty doctor and associate specialist (2008) (SAS
doctors)
Doctors in the new specialty doctor grade earn between £36,807
and £70,126. See www.nhsemployers.org for more
details
Consultants
Consultants can earn between £74,504 to £176,242, dependent on
length of service and payment of additional performance related
awards. This figure is unchanged from April 2009.
General practitioners
Many general practitioners (GPs) are self employed and hold
contracts, either on their own or as part of a partnership, with
their local primary care trust (PCT). The profit of GPs varies
according to the services they provide for their patients and the
way they choose to provide these services.
Salaried GPs employed directly by PCTs earn between £53,781 to
£81,158, dependent on, among other factors, length of service and
experience