Teacher pay - TPS
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Teacher pay - teacher pension scheme Median teacher pay and year-on-year changes in pay by school phase, grade, region and sex
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Data set details
- Theme
- Teachers and school workforce
- Publication
- School workforce in England
- Release
- Reporting year 2025
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 925,654
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- Headcount of teachers
- Mean pay
- Median pay
- Filters
- Age of teachers
- Ethnicity of teacher
- Grade of teacher
- Time period
- 2010/11 to 2025/26
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | old_la_code | new_la_code | la_name | establishment_type_group | grade | sex | age_category | ethnicity_major | years_since_qualification | headcount_all | average_mean | average_median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202526 | Academic year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000004 | East Midlands | 831 | E06000015 | Derby | LA maintained nursery | All leadership teachers | Female | Total | Total | Total | 5 | 71158 | u |
| 202526 | Academic year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000004 | East Midlands | 831 | E06000015 | Derby | LA maintained nursery | All leadership teachers | Total | Total | Total | Total | 5 | 71158 | u |
| 202526 | Academic year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000004 | East Midlands | 831 | E06000015 | Derby | LA maintained nursery | Classroom teachers | Female | Total | Total | Total | 10 | 48051 | u |
| 202526 | Academic year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000004 | East Midlands | 831 | E06000015 | Derby | LA maintained nursery | Classroom teachers | Total | Total | Total | Total | 10 | 48051 | u |
| 202526 | Academic year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000004 | East Midlands | 831 | E06000015 | Derby | LA maintained nursery | Head teachers | Female | Total | Total | Total | 5 | 71158 | u |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| age_category | Age of teachers |
| average_mean | Mean pay |
| average_median | Median pay |
| establishment_type_group | Type of school |
| ethnicity_major | Ethnicity of teacher |
Footnotes
- These figures should be interpreted with care. Teacher pay in England varies by location, with four main pay regions: Inner London, Outer London, the London Fringe and the rest of England. Salaries are higher in London pay regions to reflect the higher cost of living. A higher proportion of teachers from ethnic minority backgrounds work in London compared to White British teachers. This means that overall averages may suggest that these teachers are paid more than White British teachers, but this reflects differences in where teachers work rather than differences in pay for comparable roles. Further information on teacher pay scales is available here: School teachers' pay and conditions - GOV.UK. (opens in new tab)
- There are differences by sex in the grades of teachers; female teachers are less likely than their male counterparts to be in leadership positions. Therefore care should be taken to consider teacher grade and school phase when comparing differences by sex in average pay. For more information on differences in teacher pay by teacher characteristics see Teacher Pay and Progression: Differences by Teacher Characteristics (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab).
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