Salary Scales

Swansea University single spine points 3-51 (from July 2026)

HERA grade	Point	Salary (£)
Grade 1	7	24,559
Grade 2	8	24,742
Grade 3	10	24,924
Grade 4	11	25,107
	12	25,198
	13	25,253
	14	25,801
	15	26,093
	Disc*	26,707
Grade 5	16	26,707
	17	27,319
	18	28,031
	19	28,778
	20	29,588
Grade 6	21	30,378
	22	31,236
	23	32,080
	24	33,002
	25	33,951
	Disc*	34,610
Grade 7	26	34,610
	27	35,608
	28	36,636
	29	37,694
	30	38,784
	Disc*	39,906
	Disc*	41,064
Grade 8	31	39,906
	32	41,064
	33	42,254
	34	43,482
	35	44,746
	36	46,049
	Disc*	47,389
	Disc*	48,823
Grade 9	37	47,389
	38	48,823
	40	51,753
	41	53,304
	43	56,535
	Disc*	59,967
	Disc*	61,760
Grade 10	44	58,226
	45	59,967
	46	61,760
	47	63,606
	48	65,825
	49	67,469
	Disc*	69,488
	Disc*	71,567

Positions at Grade 10a are identified via the Business planning process for Professional Service Units and are recruited via a defined process.

HERA grade	Point	Salary (£)
Grade 10a No automatic increments	7	71,465
	8	72,359
	9	73,262
	10	74,173
	11	75,098
	12	76,036
	13	76,981
	14	77,942
	15	78,912
	16	79,899
	17	80,892
	18	81,905
	19	82,927

*Discretionary points on the Payscale are not currently in use based on performance, however, they remain visible on the Payscale as there are colleagues who historically are on those pay points.