Salary scales

This page outlines the basic salary scales for all teachers from September 2009.

	England and Wales (excluding London and fringes)	Inner London	Outer London	London fringes
Leadership group
Max (headteachers)	£102,734	£109,658	£105,640	£103,750
Min (headteachers)	£41,426	£48,353	£44,331	£42,439
Min	£36,618	£43,538	£39,523	£37,627
Advanced skills teachers
Max	£55,669	£62,596	£58,577	£56,681
Min	£36,618	£43,538	£39,523	£37,627
Post-threshold pay scale
Max	£35,929	£43,692	£39,523	£36,945
Min	£33,412	£40,288	£36,753	£34,426
Main pay scale
Max	£30,842	£35,568	£34,326	£31,855
Min	£21,102	£26,000	£24,552	£22,117
Unqualified teachers
Max	£24,453	£28,434	£27,362	£25,466
Min	£15,461	£19,445	£18,366	£16,477

Teaching and learning responsibility (TLR) payment

An additional payment to a teacher for taking on sustained additional responsibilities for which the teacher is accountable.

Level 2	£3,865
Level 1	£1,956