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ScotRail is a train operator. They run train services across Scotland.

scotrail.co.uk

Do ScotRail pay minimum wage?

Yes. Most people are paid above the minimum wage at ScotRail.

Public Transport Providers who pay minimum wage include MTR, Transport for London and Transport for Wales.

Here’s how ScotRail pay different age groups.

Age group ScotRail pay per hour
16-17 Not enough data yet
18-20 Not enough data yet
21-22 Not enough data yet
23 and over £15.47-29.85 per hour

Last updated 19 March 2024

What is the Real Living Wage?

The Real Living Wage is a voluntary rate employers can sign up to that is based on the real cost of living.

Location Real Living Wage
London £13.15
Rest of the UK £12.00

What is the legal minimum wage?

The minimum wage is the legal minimum you must be paid per hour.

Age group Legal minimum wage
23 or older £10.42
21-22 £10.18
18-20 £7.49
Under 18 £5.28
Apprentices £5.28

How we know this

Based on data from 36 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between March 2023 and March 2024.

100% of people say they are paid at or above the legal minimum wage.

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What people are saying about pay at ScotRail

  • Best thing

    Good time off, sick pay and pension

    Worst thing

    Extreme shifts

    9.0

    ScotRail Train driver, June 2021

  • Best thing

    Good shifts, good pay and pensions, sick pay

    Worst thing

    Incompetent managers, never enough equipment in stores, equipment misplaced or broken

    9.4

    ScotRail Employee, May 2021

  • Best thing

    pay, perks

    Worst thing

    management, covid, non essential passengers

    9.4

    ScotRail Customer service advisor, January 2021

  • Best thing

    Pay, conditions and time off.

    Worst thing

    Management being clueless.
    Idiotic passengers.

    9.9

    ScotRail Gateline, December 2020

  • Best thing

    Pay, time off, free travel

    Worst thing

    Out of date safety systems, paper rosters done weekly, rail track side poor vegetation management and poor signage and signals

    6.0

    ScotRail Driver, December 2020

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