Police maternity pay calculator, after tax
See your maternity pay under the national officer scheme, with a monthly estimate after tax, NI and police pension contributions.
Check this scheme applies to you
For police officers in England and Wales under Annex L, not police staff. Force policies can contain additional conditions. Scotland and Northern Ireland have different arrangements. This page models the standard 26 full-pay weeks, not the optional half-pay extension.
- Your pay, week by weekOccupational pay and SMP, with a separate service check
- A monthly take-home estimateIncluding tax, NI and an editable pension contribution
- Your details stay privateNo account needed for the calculator
Police officers maternity pay: the scheme modelled
These stages assume the relevant occupational conditions and separate SMP rules are met.
SMP is part of the total.
If separately eligible for SMP.
This model does not include the half-pay extension.
The calculator uses 2026/27 statutory and pension assumptions beyond this year where future rates are unknown. Pay rises, salary sacrifice, student loans, Maternity Allowance, shared parental leave, pension benefit accrual and one-off payroll adjustments are not modelled. A simplified fixed pension percentage is applied to paid earnings. Check your actual policy and payslip.
Police officers maternity pay questions
Who qualifies for police officer maternity pay?
Annex L normally requires 63 weeks of continuous service in one or more police forces by the start of the expected birth week. The regulations also include pregnancy/birth and notice conditions. The chief officer defines the seven-day week; check the selected week start with payroll.
Is this for police staff too?
No. Police staff contracts use different agreements and force policies. Ask HR for your staff scheme and use the general calculator to enter its stages. Officer terms should not be assumed to apply to a staff role.
Can the final full-pay weeks be stretched?
Annex L allows the last five full-pay weeks to be exchanged for ten half-pay weeks, with specific SMP-offset rules. That alternative is not included here; ask payroll for a comparison. The standard 26-week option is modelled.
What if I do not return to the force?
Do not assume the occupational element can be kept. Some published force policies impose a return period and repayment condition, even though Annex L itself does not state a national return period. Check your force’s written policy before deciding. No force-specific clawback is calculated here.
Can I use a different employer scheme?
Yes. Use the general maternity pay calculator to enter the stages in your own policy. The figures here are estimates for the named agreement, not an entitlement decision.
Sources and assumptions
Reviewed 24 October 2026. We use national agreements and scheme-provider guidance; your employer must confirm individual entitlement.