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Pay Scales and Leave Allowances

Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service do not pay any staff at Grade 1 or Grade 2.

Scroll down for Apprenticeship Pay Scales.

Point01 April 2025Hourly RateGradeLeave
9£28,142£14.59Grade 325 days
10£28,598£14.82Grade 325 days
11£29,540£15.31Grade 325 days
12£30,024£15.56Grade 325 days
13£31,022£16.08Grade 325 days
14£32,061£16.62Grade 325 days
15£33,699£17.47Grade 428 days
16£34,434£17.85Grade 428 days
17£35,412£18.35Grade 428 days
18£36,363£18.85Grade 428 days
19£37,280£19.32Grade 428 days
20£38,220£19.81Grade 428 days
21£39,862£20.66Grade 528 days
22£40,777£21.14Grade 528 days
23£41,771£21.65Grade 528 days
24£42,839£22.20Grade 528 days
25£44,075£22.85Grade 528 days
26£45,091£23.37Grade 528 days
27£46,142£23.92Grade 630 days
28£47,181£24.46Grade 630 days
29£48,226£25.00Grade 630 days
30£49,282£25.54Grade 630 days
31£50,269£26.06Grade 630 days
32£51,356£26.62Grade 630 days
33£52,413£27.17Grade 730 days
34£53,460£27.71Grade 730 days
35£54,495£28.25Grade 730 days
36£55,620£28.83Grade 730 days
37£56,739£29.41Grade 730 days
38£57,868£29.99Grade 730 days
39£59,016£30.59Grade 830 days
40£60,204£31.21Grade 830 days
41£61,422£31.84Grade 830 days
42£62,630£32.46Grade 830 days
43£63,830£33.08Grade 830 days
44£65,025£33.70Grade 830 days
45£66,240£34.33Grade 930 days
46£67,436£34.95Grade 930 days
47£68,636£35.58Grade 930 days
48£69,851£36.21Grade 930 days
49£71,053£36.83Grade 930 days
50£72,250£37.45Grade 930 days
51£73,461£38.08Grade 1030 days
52£75,005£38.88Grade 1030 days
53£76,574£39.69Grade 1030 days
54£78,176£40.52Grade 1030 days
55£79,825£41.38Grade 1030 days
56£81,497£42.24Grade 1030 days

Apprenticeships Pay Scales

Apprenticeship level
under 25		annual salary
01 April 2025		Hourly rateANNUAL LEAVE
L3 Advanced – Year 1 £21,228.59£11.0025 days
L3 Advanced – Year 2 £22,290.20£11.5525 days
L4-5 Higher – Year 1 £23,351.80£12.1025 days
L4-5 Higher – Year 2 £24,413.41£12.6525 days
L4-5 Higher – Year 3 £25,475.01£13.2025 days
L6 Degree (BA Hons) Year 1£28,659.84£14.8625 days
L6 Degree (BA Hons) Year 2£29,721.45£15.4125 days
L6 Degree (BA Hons) Year 3£30,783.05£15.9625 days
L6 Degree (BA Hons) Year 4£31,844.66£16.5125 days
L7 Degree (Masters) Year 1£33,967.88£17.6125 days
L7 Degree (Masters) Year 2£35,029.48£18.1625 days
L7 Degree (Masters) Year 3£36,091.09£18.7125 days
L7 Degree (Masters) Year 4£37,152.70£19.2625 days