Teachers pay chart

Date: September 2025

Teacher pay ranges

Main pay range for classroom teachers
Scale point 1 September 2025
1 £32,916
2 £34,823
3 £37,101
4 £39,556
5 £42,057
6 £45,352
Upper pay range for classroom teachers
Scale point 1 September 2025
1 £47,472
2 £49,232
3 £51,048
Pay range for unqualified teachers
Scale point 1 September 2025
1 £22,601
2 £25,193
3 £27,785
4 £30,071
5 £32,667
6 £35,259

Teaching and Learning Responsibility Payments (TLRs)

The actual value of TLR payments is determined locally 

TLR3
Payments 1 September 2025
Minimum £702
Maximum £3,478
TLR2
Payments 1 September 2025
Minimum £3,527
Maximum £8,611
TLR1
Payments 1 September 2025
Minimum £10,174
Maximum £17,216

Special Educational Needs Allowance (SEN)

The actual value of SEN allowances is determined locally

SEN rates
SEN 1 September 2025
Minimum £2,787
Maximum £5,497
Leading Practitioner pay range
Scale point 1 September 2025
L1 £52,026
L2 £53,328
L3 £54,660
L4 £56,020
L5 £57,415
L6 £58,856
L7 £60,440
L8 £61,835
L9 £63,380
L10 £65,006
L11 £66,693
L12 £68,228
L13 £69,936
L14 £71,679
L15 £73,461
L16 £75,415
L17 £77,147
L18 £79,092

Leadership pay range

Salary scales
Scale point 1 September 2025
L1 £51,773
L2 £53,069
L3 £54,394
L4 £55,747
L5 £57,137
L6 £58,569
L7 £60,145
L8 £61,534
L9 £63,070
L10 £64,691
L11 £66,368
L12 £67,898
L13 £69,596
L14 £71,330
L15 £73,105
L16 £75,049
L17 £76,772
L18 * £77,924
L18 £78,702
L19 £80,655
L20 £82,654
L21 * £83,860
L21 £84,699
L22 £86,803
L23 £88,951
L24 * £90,255
L24 £91,158
L25 £93,424
L26 £95,735
L27 * £97,136
L27 £98,106
L28 £100,540
L29 £103,030
L30 £105,595
L31 * £107,131
L31 £108,202
L32 £110,892
L33 £113,646
L34 £116,456
L35 * £118,169
L35 £119,350
L36 £122,306
L37 £125,345
L38 £128,447
L39 * £130,274
L39 £131,578
L40 £134,860
L41 £138,230
L42 £141,693
L43* £143,796

* These points and point 43 are the maximum salaries for the eight head teacher group ranges – see 29.7 of Model Pay Policy for Schools for further information