Calculator to work out how much your pay will go up if you're a public sector worker

Millions of public sector workers including teachers, doctors, nurses, and police officers are to receive a pay rise this year, the government has announced. A review body said staff should get a £1,400 permanent cash rise backdated to April 2022, instead of the usual percentage rise across the board.

But that means the increases vary massively depending what you earn. While the government claimed it could be as high as 9.3% for porters and cleaners - 7.4% excluding a top-up that's already happened - the average basic pay for nurses will rise by around 4%, from around £35,600 to around £37,000.

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However by using this handy pay raise calculator you'll be able to work out exactly how much money you'll be getting in your wage packet. The proposed pay increases are well below the current level of RPI inflation of 11.7% and the Government’s preferred CPI measure of inflation, which currently stands at 9.1%.

Health unions said the announcement amounts to a real terms pay cut, raising the prospect of industrial action. UNISON’s Sara Gorton said: "This is nowhere near what’s needed to save the NHS."

She said 'demoralised and depleted health workers' will be 'seriously considering industrial action after this pitiful increase and a majority of the public will be behind them '.

The Government said across the public sector, these are the highest pay rises in nearly 20 years. Health Secretary Steve Barclay said: "This Government hugely values and appreciates the dedication and contribution of NHS staff which is why we will give over one million NHS workers a pay rise of £1,400 this year, on top of the 3% they