Superdrug and PDA agree 2026 pay settlement

Superdrug and the Pharmacists’ Defence Association (PDA) union agreed their first annual pay settlement after signing a recognition agreement in December 2025. 

The pay review covered several changes, with all updates effective from 1st April 2026.

Annual pay for foundation trainee pharmacists is set to rise to £30,000. 

All eligible pharmacists in the bargaining unit will see a 3.0% increase to their basic pay, with the same uplift applied to all pay bandings for those roles.

Starting salaries for newly qualified pharmacists will stay at £50,000 for a 45-hour full-time equivalent contract. 

Pharmacy managers with more than one year’s post-registration experience will have a new minimum salary of £55,000. 

Any pharmacy manager reaching one year’s post-registration experience before the next pay review will get the increase in the month after their anniversary.

The annual supplement for senior pharmacy managers will go up from £1,500 to £1,750.