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

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Point01 April 2026Hourly RateGradeLeave
9£29,071£15.07Grade 325 days
10£29,542£15.31Grade 325 days
11£30,515£15.82Grade 325 days
12£31,015£16.08Grade 325 days
13£32,046£16.61Grade 325 days
14£33,119£17.17Grade 325 days
15£34,811£18.04Grade 428 days
16£35,570£18.44Grade 428 days
17£36,581£18.96Grade 428 days
18£37,563£19.47Grade 428 days
19£38,510£19.96Grade 428 days
20£39,481£20.46Grade 428 days
21£41,177£21.34Grade 528 days
22£42,123£21.83Grade 528 days
23£43,149£22.37Grade 528 days
24£44,253£22.94Grade 528 days
25£45,529£23.60Grade 528 days
26£46,579£24.14Grade 528 days
27£47,665£24.71Grade 630 days
28£48,738£25.26Grade 630 days
29£49,817£25.82Grade 630 days
30£50,908£26.39Grade 630 days
31£51,928£26.92Grade 630 days
32£53,051£27.50Grade 630 days
33£54,143£28.06Grade 730 days
34£55,224£28.62Grade 730 days
35£56,293£29.18Grade 730 days
36£57,456£29.78Grade 730 days
37£58,611£30.38Grade 730 days
38£59,778£30.98Grade 730 days
39£60,963£31.60Grade 830 days
40£62,191£32.24Grade 830 days
41£63,449£32.89Grade 830 days
42£64,696£33.53Grade 830 days
43£65,936£34.18Grade 830 days
44£67,171£34.82Grade 830 days
45£68,426£35.47Grade 930 days
46£69,661£36.11Grade 930 days
47£70,901£36.75Grade 930 days
48£72,156£37.40Grade 930 days
49£73,398£38.04Grade 930 days
50£74,634£38.68Grade 930 days
51£75,885£39.33Grade 1030 days
52£77,480£40.16Grade 1030 days
53£79,101£41.00Grade 1030 days
54£80,756£41.86Grade 1030 days
55£82,460£42.74Grade 1030 days
56£84,186£43.64Grade 1030 days

Apprenticeships Pay Scales

Apprenticeship level
under 25		annual salary
01 April 2026		Hourly rateANNUAL LEAVE
L2 Intermediate – Year 1 £20,207.75£10.4725 days
L2 Intermediate – Year 2£21,271.15£11.0325 days
L3 Advanced – Year 1£21,929.13£11.3725 days
L3 Advanced – Year 2£23,025.77£11.9325 days
L4-5 Higher – Year 1£24,122.41£12.5025 days
L4-5 Higher – Year 2£25,219.05£13.0725 days
L4-5 Higher – Year 3£26,315.69£13.6425 days
L6 Degree (BA Hons) – Year 1£29,605.61£15.3525 days
L6 Degree (BA Hons) – Year 2£30,702.26£15.9125 days
L6 Degree (BA Hons) – Year 3£31,798.89£16.4825 days
L6 Degree (BA Hons) – Year 4£32,895.54£17.0525 days
L7 Degree (Masters) – Year 1£35,088.82£18.1925 days
L7 Degree (Masters) – Year 2£36,185.45£18.7625 days
L7 Degree (Masters) – Year 3£37,282.10£19.3225 days
L7 Degree (Masters) – Year 4£38,378.74£19.8925 days