Teaching salary scales
This page outlines the basic salary scales for all teachers from September 2010:
| England and Wales (excluding London and fringes) | Inner London | Outer London | London fringes |
| Leadership group |
| Max (headteachers) |
£105,097 |
£112,181 |
£108,070 |
£106,137 |
| Min (headteachers) |
£42,379 |
£49,466 |
£45,351 |
£43,416 |
| Min |
£37,461 |
£44,540 |
£40,433 |
£38,493 |
| Advanced skills teachers |
| Max |
£56,950 |
£64,036 |
£59,925 |
£57,985 |
| Min |
£37,461 |
£44,540 |
£40,433 |
£38,493 |
| Post-threshold pay scale |
| Max |
£36,756 |
£45,000 |
£40,433 |
£37,795 |
| Min |
£34,181 |
£41,497 |
£37,599 |
£35,218 |
| Main pay scale |
| Max |
£31,552 |
£36,387 |
£35,116 |
£32,588 |
| Min |
£21,588 |
£27,000 |
£25,117 |
£22,626 |
| Unqualified teachers |
| Max |
£25,016 |
£29,088 |
£27,992 |
£26,052 |
| Min |
£15,817 |
£19,893 |
£18,789 |
£16,856 |
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View definitions of the London fringe, outer London, and inner London.
Teaching and learning responsibility (TLR) payment
An additional payment to a teacher for taking on sustained additional responsibilities for which the teacher is accountable.
| TLR 1 max |
£12,393 |
| TLR 1 min |
£7,323 |
| TLR 2 max |
£6,197 |
| TLR 2 min |
£2,535 |
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Special educational needs allowance
| Level 2 |
£3,954 |
| Level 1 |
£2,001 |
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