Teacher Pay Scales UK Salary (England) Schools 2022/23

Working as a school teacher in the UK at one of the many England primary and secondary schools funded by the government you receive an annual salary. All unqualified and qualified school teachers are placed on a salary scale for teachers according to the county location of the schools and other factors.

Teacher pay increased for 2022-23 in England at different percentage rates depending on the scale and at which point a persons paid. Actual pay for teachers in England rose between 5% for experienced teachers to 8.9% for new teachers.

How much do qualified teachers get paid in 2022 England £28,000 to £131,353 depending on school location, experience, seniority and point on a teachers pay scale.

Starting salary for a teacher outside of London in England is £28,000 per year to £34,502 teaching at a school in inner London.

Teachers salary scales in England with 5 + years experience for 2022/23 have increased by at 5% for M6 and above including all teachers on upper pay scale and school leadership.

Primary and secondary school TLR 1, 2, 3 responsibility point payments in England also increased by 5% for 2022/23.

Unqualified teachers in secondary and primary school in England receive a slight increase in pay for 2022/23 from the previous year.

Salary rates below are from 1st September 2022 to 31st August 2023.

Teacher Pay Scales UK Salary 2022/23 (England)

Main pay scale for teachers salary 2022/2023 England

Main Salary ScaleEngland excludes London & FringeOuter LondonLondon FringeInner London
M1£28,000£32,407£29,344£34,502
M2£29,800£34,103£31,126£36,141
M3£31,750£35,886£33,055£37,857
M4£33,850£37,763£35,151£39,655
M5£35,990£40,050£37,264£41,892
M6£38,810£43,193£40,083£44,756
England teacher main pay scale

Upper Teachers Pay Scale England 2022/23

Upper Pay RangeEngland excludes London & FringeOuter LondonLondon FringeInner London
U1£40,625£44,687£41,858£49,320
U2£42,131£46,340£43,360£51,743
U3£43,685£48,055£44,919£53,482
Teacher upper pay scale England

Leading Practitioner Pay Scale England 2022/23

Leading Practitioner ScaleEngland excludes London & FringeOuter LondonLondon FringeInner London
Minimum (L1)£44,523£48,055£45,749£52,936
Maximum (L18)£67,685£71,220£68,913£76,104
Leading practitioner teacher scale England

Teaching & Learning Responsibility (TLR) Pay 2022-23

(TLR) PaymentTLR 1TLR 2TLR 3 (Fixed Term)SEN Allowance
Minimum£8,706£3,017£600£2,384
Maximum£14,732£7,368£2,975£4,703
Teacher & Learning Responsibility points England

Teacher Leadership Pay Scale England 2022-23

Leadership Pay ScaleEngland excludes London & FringeOuter LondonLondon FringeInner London
L1£44,305£47,820£45,524£52,676
L43£123,057£126,539£124,274£131,353
Leadership teacher salary England

Head Teacher Salary Pay Scale England 2022/23

GroupSpine Points RangeEngland excludes London & FringeOuter LondonLondon FringeInner London
1L6 – L18£50,122 – £66,684£53,637 – £70,169£51,347 – £67,897£58,501 – £74,982
2L8 – L21£52,659 – £71,765£56,174 – £75,250£53,880 – £72,985£61,039 – £80,062
3L11 – L24£56,796 – £77,237£60,308 – £80,718£58,017 – £78,454£65,170 – £85,535
4L14 – L27£61,042 – £83,126£64,553 – £86,604£62,268 – £84,336£69,420 – £91,416
5L18 – L31£67,351 – £91,679£70,871 – £95,164£68,576 – £92,896£75,732 – £99,977
6L21 – L35£72,483 – £101,126£76,003 – £104,606£73,715 – £102,342£80,862 – £109,422
7L24 – L39£78,010 – £111,485£81,526 – £114,964£79,240 – £112,695£86,391 – £119,778
8L28 – L43£86,040 – £123,057£89,555 – £126,539£87,261 – £124,274£94,415 – £131,353
Head teacher salary in England

Leadership Teacher Pay Scale England 2022-23 (1-11)

Spine PointEngland excludes London & FringeOuter LondonLondon FringeInner London
L1£44,305£47,820£45,524£52,676
L2£45,414£48,932£46,636£53,791
L3£46,548£50,060£47,770£54,929
L4£47,706£51,225£48,935£56,085
L5£48,895£52,415£50,124£57,280
L6£50,122£53,637£51,347£58,501
L7£51,470£54,990£52,700£59,854
L8£52,659£56,174£53,880£61,039
L9£53,973£57,488£55,197£62,349
L10£55,360£58,876£56,583£63,737
L11£56,796£60,308£58,017£65,170

Teacher Leadership Pay Scale England 2022-23 (12-22)

Spine PointEngland excludes London & FringeOuter LondonLondon FringeInner London
L12£58,105£61,623£59,332£66,485
L13£59,558£63,077£60,785£67,935
L14£61,042£64,553£62,268£69,420
L15£62,561£66,073£63,782£70,934
L16£64,225£67,740£65,450£72,604
L17£65,699£69,218£66,934£74,080
L18£67,351£70,871£68,576£75,732
L19£69,022£72,542£70,245£77,401
L20£70,733£74,249£71,963£79,113
L21£72,483£76,003£73,715£80,862
L22£74,283£77,795£75,510£82,662

Teacher Leadership Salary Scale England 2022-23 (23-33)

Spine PointEngland excludes London & FringeOuter LondonLondon FringeInner London
L23£76,122£79,635£77,345£84,496
L24£78,010£81,526£79,240£86,391
L25£79,949£83,464£81,173£88,325
L26£81,927£85,441£83,155£90,302
L27£83,956£87,471£85,181£92,330
L28£86,040£89,555£87,261£94,415
L29£88,170£91,682£89,396£96,551
L30£90,365£93,877£91,583£98,741
L31£92,597£96,116£93,825£100,977
L32£94,898£98,411£96,127£103,273
L33£97,256£100,774£98,485£105,635

Pay Scale England Leadership Teacher 2022-23 (34-43)

Spine PointEngland excludes London & FringeOuter LondonLondon FringeInner London
L34£99,660£103,177£100,888£108,039
L35£102,137£105,651£103,366£110,516
L36£104,666£108,178£105,891£113,041
L37£107,267£110,785£108,494£115,650
L38£109,922£113,439£111,148£118,298
L39£112,601£116,114£113,823£120,976
L40£115,410£118,930£116,641£123,793
L41£118,293£121,811£119,520£126,678
L42£121,258£124,770£122,486£129,635
L43£123,057£126,539£124,274£131,353

Unqualified Teacher Pay Scale England 2022-23

Unqualified Teacher Pay RangeEngland excludes London & FringeOuter LondonLondon FringeInner London
1£19,340£22,924£20,594£24,254
2£21,559£25,144£22,810£26,473
3£23,777£27,362£25,029£28,692
4£25,733£29,323£26,984£30,647
5£27,954£31,539£29,203£32,863
6£30,172£33,759£31,421£35,081
Unqualified teacher pay England

Explanation Teacher Pay England

Outer London boroughs areas UK teacher pay scales

Havering, Richmond-upon-Thames, Hillingdon, Barnet, Waltham Forest, Bexley, Bromley, Enfield, Harrow, Kingston-upon-Thames, Croydon, Redbridge, Sutton, Hounslow.

Fringe London areas & boroughs UK teacher pay scales

Crawley, Slough, Basildon, Brentwood, Epping Forest, Harlow, Dartford, Sevenoaks. Bracknell Forest, Windsor & Maidenhead, Broxbourne, Dacorum, East Herts, Hertsmere, St Albans, Three Rivers, Thurrock, Watford, Welwyn Hatfield, South Bucks, Chiltern, Surrey local authority.

Inner London boroughs teacher pay scales
Greenwich, Kensington & Chelsea, Barking & Dagenham, Lewisham, Tower Hamlets, Brent, Camden, Westminster, City of London, Ealing, Hackney, Hammersmith & Fulham, Haringey, Islington, Merton, Newham, Southwark, Wandsworth, Lambeth.

Secondary & primary school teacher salary UK. An England school teacher that’s qualified starts as a newly qualified teacher with a teaching salary £28,000 to £34,502 according to the school location in England.

Each point on the teacher salary scale requires you to successfully teach and complete a full academic year before moving up the salary scale. A schools head teacher can award a teacher additional points for prior teaching experience and relevant work experience, as I did at a secondary school.

Are primary school teachers paid the same as secondary? Yes, All teachers in England & Scotland in government maintained secondary and primary school are paid the same according to teacher salary scale.

Doesn’t matter if you are an outstanding or good teacher rated all qualified teachers, male or female receive the same on the points scale.

England council maintained school teacher salary decisions UK

Teacher salary pay scales are set each year by the School Teachers Pay and Conditions Document (STPCD) for all England’s primary & secondary maintained schools. You as a teacher are either on the main pay scale, upper pay scale or leadership spine.

Salaries for teachers in England are paid by local councils once a month into you’re bank account.

School teachers pay progression in England

Teaching in a secondary or primary school that’s English council maintained you’re salary increase each year is under pay progression, whereby a teacher’s performance is assessed & appraised.

Do teachers automatically move up the main pay scale? No, teachers require successfully passing the teaching performance appraisal and the school headteacher & governors then approve you’re next step up the pay scale.

Once on the upper pay scale a teacher normally moves up one pay point every 2-3 years. You’ll not be moved down the teacher wage scale if staying with the same school.

Each point on the teacher salary scale requires you to successfully teach and complete a full academic year before moving up the salary scale.

A schools head teacher can award a teacher additional points for prior teaching experience and relevant work experience, as I did at a secondary school.

All school teachers can move up the pay scale each year if recommended expect for:

  • Teachers that are at the top of the upper pay range.
  • Leadership group teachers at the top of the pay range. 
  • Teachers at the top of the main pay range (M6) that don’t want to cross the threshold to upper pay scale.
  • Leading practitioners at the top of the salary range.
  • Unqualified teacher at the top of the unqualified teacher salary range.

When should a school teachers pay be increased in England?

School teachers that are paid by the local council and teach in one of the councils maintained schools will receive a salary increase on 1st September each year, taking into effect any pay progression. Should you be successfully approved to go up the pay scale in an England school you’re salary award is back dated to 1st September.

Do teachers get a pay rise after completing NQT?

Once you successfully complete and pass you’re newly qualified teacher (NQT) time you become a fully qualified school teacher in England, and automatically go up the main pay scale.

Do teachers get paid in the summer?

Full time permanent contracted teachers that teach in a maintained council school in UK get paid in the summer, as you receive you’re annual salary in 12 equal payments once every month. The teacher’s salary you receive covers term time and payment for summer break.

Also, teachers get paid for holidays in UK if they work in a local council school, other school type and have a full or part time permanent contract of employment.

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