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On-call Firefighter Pay Scales

The table below shows salaries in the Fire Service with effect from 1 January 2025.

More senior posts attract varying rates of pay.

*The Full Annual Retainer
This is the full annual retainer for an employee providing full cover (which is defined 120 hours and above per week – hpw) and is 15% of the annual basic pay of a wholetime employee in the same role.

**Rate Per Hour
This is the basic hourly rate of a wholetime employee in the same role.

***Disturbance Payment Per Occasion
This is the fixed disturbance payment made on each occasion that an employee is called out.