Civil service salary by department

Median pay by grade in 92 government departments and agencies. Pick one to see every grade with take-home pay.

DepartmentEOHEOGrade 7
Accountant in Bankruptcy£36,610£44,120*–
Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas)£30,120£36,880*£62,580*
Animal and Plant Health Agency£29,990£35,620*£58,010*
Building Digital UK£32,990*£39,530*£61,850*
Cabinet Office£31,010£38,820*£63,870*
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science£29,740£35,080*£56,350*
Charity Commission£31,030£38,480*£61,660*
Companies House£30,060£41,960*£58,650*
Competition and Markets Authority£33,550£41,140*£65,830*
Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority£29,850£36,210*–
Crown Commercial Service£31,360£40,430*£62,950*
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service£36,610£44,120*£67,100*
Crown Prosecution Service£32,430£38,370*£63,210*
Defence Equipment and Support£31,030£38,200*£62,940*
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory£29,550£35,160*£55,980*
Department for Business and Trade£34,230£40,270*£63,110*
Department for Culture, Media and Sport£32,010£39,890*£60,800*
Department for Education£31,480£35,750*£58,930*
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero£34,840£40,730*£64,640*
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs£30,420£36,210*£57,950*
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology£31,990£39,730*£62,520*
Department for Transport£34,830£40,110*£63,540*
Department for Work and Pensions£32,140£39,170*£57,480*
Department of Health and Social Care£33,950£39,370*£62,040*
Disclosure Scotland£36,610£42,970*£74,820
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)£30,650£36,590*£62,510*
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)£31,090£37,270*£59,090*
Education Scotland£36,610£41,820*£74,430*
FCDO Services£34,190£42,760*£67,730*
Food Standards Agency£32,540£36,440*£60,620*
Food Standards Scotland£36,610£44,120*£74,820
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office£36,500£44,080*£64,240*
Forestry and Land Scotland£38,120£47,770*£68,720*
Government Actuary's Department£34,540£42,610*£66,490*
Government Commercial Organisation––£69,210*
Government Internal Audit Agency£35,200£40,060*£58,290*
Government Legal Department£33,740£36,570*£63,320*
Government Property Agency£29,500£37,950*£63,090*
Health and Safety Executive£31,660£37,850*£62,930*
HM Courts and Tribunals Service£29,850£36,210*£59,490*
HM Land Registry£32,120£40,140*£65,720*
HM Prison and Probation Service£39,930£43,970*£77,720*
HM Revenue and Customs£32,230£39,980*£64,750*
HM Treasury£32,440£38,070*£61,610*
Home Office£35,410£39,440*£68,310*
Intellectual Property Office£33,090£38,400*£71,250*
Legal Aid Agency£29,850£36,210*£64,400*
Maritime and Coastguard Agency£30,690£36,590*£61,230*
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency£34,180£38,210*£61,400*
Met Office£29,480£37,330*£56,390*
Ministry of Defence£31,440£39,320*£65,170*
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government£33,830£38,820*£62,020*
Ministry of Justice£33,550£38,760*£64,230*
National Crime Agency£43,280£49,570*£73,040*
National Records of Scotland£36,610£44,120*£67,100*
National Savings and Investments£33,110£40,830*£59,910*
Northern Ireland Office£31,060£40,940*£63,030*
Office of Rail and Road£33,110£39,570*£65,780*
Office of the Public Guardian£29,850£36,210*£59,330*
Ofgem£29,310£38,460*£54,080*
Ofqual£26,950£36,200*£55,550*
Ofsted£31,500£37,970*£87,440*
Ofwat£31,980£48,010*£81,380*
Planning Inspectorate£31,340£38,760*£56,510*
Registers of Scotland£37,720£45,570*£74,230*
Revenue Scotland£36,610£44,120*£74,820
Rural Payments Agency£29,990£35,400*£56,990*
Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service£37,110£44,400*£72,820*
Scottish Forestry£38,120£46,640*£71,370
Scottish Government£36,610£41,820*£74,430*
Scottish Prison Service£42,650£49,030*£65,280*
Scottish Public Pensions Agency£36,610£41,820*£74,820
Serious Fraud Office£29,840£39,450*£62,320*
Social Security Scotland£36,610£41,820*£67,100*
Standards and Testing Agency£31,480£35,750*£58,300*
Student Awards Agency for Scotland£36,610£44,120*£74,820
Submarine Delivery Agency£32,460£39,210*£64,580*
Teaching Regulation Agency£31,480£35,330*–
The Insolvency Service£30,140£37,080*£59,050*
The National Archives£29,260£35,200*£55,560*
Transport Scotland£34,890£41,820*£74,430*
UK Debt Management Office£38,080*£47,120*£84,370*
UK Export Finance£37,310£42,770*£67,790*
UK Health Security Agency£32,620£37,800*£60,620*
UK Hydrographic Office£32,650£39,450*£63,110*
UK Space Agency£28,560£36,180*£61,220*
UK Statistics Authority (ONS)£28,790£35,600*£58,420*
Valuation Office Agency£30,710£37,590*£64,980*
Vehicle Certification Agency£30,540£43,770*£62,670
Veterinary Medicines Directorate£33,510£39,500*£62,670*
Welsh Government£35,000£45,710*£72,890*
Welsh Revenue Authority£31,890£39,750*£73,060

Median full-time salary at 31 March 2026, from Cabinet Office Civil Service Statistics. EO figures are official. * Our estimate from the official 2026 figure for the combined level. A dash means too few staff to publish a figure.