The new teacher pay scales for 2025-26 have been confirmed by the Department for Education.
It comes after the government accepted the recommendation from the School Teachers’ Review Body of a 4 per cent rise.
Local authority-maintained schools must follow these pay scales but academies and free schools are allowed to set their own.
This is due to change following the passage of the children’s wellbeing and schools bill, which will introduce a minimum pay floor for academies for the first time.
Pay scales for teachers
Pay scales for school leaders
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Classroom teachers
| England excluding London | ||
| Unqualified teacher pay range | 2024 | 2025 |
| Minimum | 21,731 | 22,601 |
| Maximum | 33,902 | 35,259 |
| Main pay range | ||
| Minimum | 31,650 | 32,916 |
| Maximum | 43,607 | 45,352 |
| Upper pay range | ||
| Minimum | 45,646 | 47,472 |
| Maximum | 49,084 | 51,048 |
| Leading practitioner pay range | ||
| Minimum | 50,025 | 52,026 |
| Maximum | 76,050 | 79,092 |
| Fringe area | ||
| Unqualified teacher pay range | 2024 | 2025 |
| Minimum | 23,140 | 24,066 |
| Maximum | 35,305 | 36,718 |
| Main pay range | ||
| Minimum | 33,075 | 34,398 |
| Maximum | 45,037 | 46,839 |
| Upper pay range | ||
| Minimum | 47,031 | 48,913 |
| Maximum | 50,471 | 52,490 |
| Leading practitioner pay range | ||
| Minimum | 51,403 | 53,460 |
| Maximum | 77,430 | 80,528 |
| Outer London area | ||
| Unqualified teacher pay range | 2024 | 2025 |
| Minimum | 25,758 | 26,789 |
| Maximum | 37,932 | 39,450 |
| Main pay range | ||
| Minimum | 36,413 | 37,870 |
| Maximum | 48,532 | 50,474 |
| Upper pay range | ||
| Minimum | 50,210 | 52,219 |
| Maximum | 53,994 | 56,154 |
| Leading practitioner pay range | ||
| Minimum | 53,994 | 56,154 |
| Maximum | 80,022 | 83,223 |
| Inner London area | ||
| Unqualified teacher pay range | 2024 | 2025 |
| Minimum | 27,252 | 28,343 |
| Maximum | 39,417 | 40,994 |
| Main pay range | ||
| Minimum | 38,766 | 40,317 |
| Maximum | 50,288 | 52,300 |
| Upper pay range | ||
| Minimum | 55,415 | 57,632 |
| Maximum | 60,092 | 62,496 |
| Leading practitioner pay range | ||
| Minimum | 59,478 | 61,858 |
| Maximum | 85,509 | 88,930 |
Leaders
| England excluding London | ||
| 2024 | 2025 | |
| Leadership minimum | 49,781 | 51,773 |
| Headteacher group | 2024 | 2025 |
| 1 | 56,316 –74,926 | 58,569 – 77,924 |
| 2 | 59,167 – 80,634 | 61,534 – 83,860 |
| 3 | 63,815 – 86,783 | 66,368 – 90,255 |
| 4 | 68,586 – 93,400 | 71,330 – 97,136 |
| 5 | 75,675 – 103,010 | 78,702 – 107,131 |
| 6 | 81,441 – 113,624 | 84,699 – 118,169 |
| 7 | 87,651 – 125,263 | 91,158 – 130,274 |
| 8 | 96,673 – 138,265 | 100,540 – 143,796 |
| Fringe area | ||
| 2024 | 2025 | |
| Leadership minimum | 51,151 | 53,198 |
| Headteacher group | 2024 | 2025 |
| 1 | 57,693 – 76,289 | 60,001 – 79,341 |
| 2 | 60,540 – 82,006 | 62,962 – 85,287 |
| 3 | 65,188 – 88,150 | 67,796 – 91,676 |
| 4 | 69,964 – 94,758 | 72,763 – 98,549 |
| 5 | 77,051 – 104,377 | 80,134 – 108,553 |
| 6 | 82,825 – 114,990 | 86,138 – 119,590 |
| 7 | 89,033 – 126,623 | 92,595 – 131,688 |
| 8 | 98,045 – 139,632 | 101,967 – 145,218 |
| Outer London area | ||
| 2024 | 2025 | |
| Leadership minimum | 53,731 | 55,881 |
| Headteacher group | 2024 | 2025 |
| 1 | 60,266 –78,841 | 62,677 – 81,995 |
| 2 | 63,117 – 84,550 | 65,642 – 87,932 |
| 3 | 67,762 – 90,694 | 70,473 – 94,322 |
| 4 | 72,531 – 97,307 | 75,433 – 101,200 |
| 5 | 79,630 – 106,925 | 82,816 – 111,202 |
| 6 | 85,396 – 117,534 | 88,812 – 122,236 |
| 7 | 91,602 – 129,172 | 95,267 – 134,339 |
| 8 | 100,623 – 142,178 | 104,648 – 147,866 |
| Inner London area | ||
| 2024 | 2025 | |
| Leadership minimum | 59,186 | 61,554 |
| Headteacher group | 2024 | 2025 |
| 1 | 65,731 – 84,249 | 68,361 – 87,619 |
| 2 | 68,583 – 89,957 | 71,327 – 93,556 |
| 3 | 73,225 – 96,106 | 76,154 – 99,951 |
| 4 | 78,000 – 102,714 | 81,120 – 106,823 |
| 5 | 85,092 – 112,333 | 88,496 – 116,827 |
| 6 | 90,856 – 122,945 | 94,491 – 127,863 |
| 7 | 97,068 – 134,581 | 100,951 – 139,965 |
| 8 | 106,083 – 147,586 | 110,327 – 153,490 |
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