Police community support officers: salary in the UK
About £29,571 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +1.3% on last year
£3,015 a month About £2,464 a month after tax 8 thousand full-time jobs
Gross pay before tax, including bonuses, commission and overtime. Not included: benefits in kind such as a company car. About the data
Pay range
The dark part is the middle half of full-time employees (25% to 75%); the light bar runs from 10% to 90%. ONS doesn't publish the highest or lowest salary, and x means a figure wasn't published.
Pay by year
The median went from £27,640 in 2021 to £36,182 in 2026 (+31%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +31% over the same years.
Figures by year
| P10 | P25 | Median | P75 | P90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | x | £25,620 | £27,640 | x | x |
| 2022 | x | £27,616 | £29,879 | x | x |
| 2023 | x | x | £29,844 | x | x |
| 2024 | x | £31,545 | £32,392 | x | x |
| 2025 | x | £34,354 | £35,728 | x | x |
| 2026 | x | £33,835 | £36,182 | x | x |
ONS figures for each year, not adjusted for inflation. Years before 2021 used a different occupation classification, so they can't be compared. Earlier years are ONS's revised figures; the latest is provisional.
Half of full-time employees in this occupation earn less than £36,182 a year and half earn more. That is 12% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
Ranked by median, it is number 197 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,464 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,462 in Scotland.
The median for men is £36,454 and for women £35,821, a gap of 2% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | x | x |
| 20th | £33,022 | £2,752 |
| 25th (P25) | £33,835 | £2,820 |
| 30th | £34,209 | £2,851 |
| 40th | £35,247 | £2,937 |
| Median (50th) | £36,182 | £3,015 |
| 60th | £36,954 | £3,080 |
| 70th | £37,500 | £3,125 |
| 75th (P75) | x | x |
| 80th | x | x |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £36,454 | £35,778 | x |
| Women | £35,821 | £36,748 | x |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £29,571 | £2,464 |
| Scotland | £29,544 | £2,462 |
After Income Tax and National Insurance for 2026 to 2027, with the standard tax code and no pension or student loan. Work out your own take-home pay · Take-home pay on £36,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 7 job titles to SOC 6311 Police community support officers. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Civilian support officer
- Community protection officer
- Community support officer
- PCSO
- Police community protection officer
- Police community support officer
- Rail community officer
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Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 provisional, Table 14.7a (full-time employees, gross annual pay, UK, tax year ending 5 April 2026). Provisional figures may be revised.