Secondary teacher salary in the UK

Secondary teacher pay follows a fixed scale. Unqualified runs from £23,732 to £36,494 a year and Main range from £34,069 to £46,940 and Upper range from £49,134 to £52,835.

Teachers' pay, England outside London

Pay a year, from 1 Sept 2026.

Upper range, maximum£52,835
Upper range, minimum£49,134
Main range, M6£46,940
Average secondary teacher job£37,500
Unqualified, maximum£36,494
Main range, M1£34,069
Unqualified, minimum£23,732

Half of jobs pay between £35,900 and £45,000 a year.

Source: School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document 2026. Next change: A further 3% from September 2027.

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£37,500 a year

£19.24 an hour at 37.5 hours a week

Secondary teacher jobs across the UK pay £37,500 a year on average. Half pay between £35,900 and £45,000.

1 in 10 jobs here pay over £54,000 a year.

Based on 121 jobs from 31 employers in the last day. Updated 5 Nov 2026. Pay offered in job listings, not what people earn.

Jobs paying £37,500 a year or more

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How much do secondary teachers earn in the UK?

Secondary teacher jobs across the UK pay £19.24 an hour on average, about £37,500 a year at 37.5 hours a week. 1 in 10 pay under £17.47, and 1 in 10 over £27.70.