Average salary
£37,711 per year19%
Above national average
Average £37,711
Low £19,000
High £61,000
Salary estimated from 68 employees, users, and past and present job advertisements on Indeed in the past 12 months. Last updated: 12 September 2023
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Reviews about Pay & benefits for Police Officer at Police Scotland
Good place to work but difficult role
Police custody and security officer (Former Employee) - Dundee - 5 February 2022
I worked for police Scotland for only a few months in what was a difficult role. It was challenging and a little to much for me. However training was good and management supportive
Pros
Free lunch during training
Cons
Long hours and shift work
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Very difficult and stressful job
Police Officer (Former Employee) - Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh - 4 January 2022
Pros: excellent job security, extremely varied, salary goes up every year, get to make a genuine difference.Cons: horrible work/life balance due to shift pattern/unsocial hours, resourcing is very low and staff rarely get a break on shift, welfare is awful, exposure to dangerous situations, high workload, difficult to progress, salary isn't high enough for the work involved
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Excellent rewarding career
Police Officer (Former Employee) - Scotland - 16 April 2023
This job will not suit everyone. It can be long hours, days off can be cancelled at short notice. That said I had a wonderful career. Very rewarding especially when you have positive outcomes. Training is (and has to be) excellent.
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