Pay scales – England

Teachers' pay scales for England, including leadership pay spines, the upper pay range and TLR allowances.

Teachers' pay scales for 2025/2026. The Government has accepted the STRB 4 per cent pay award for all teachers and leaders in England for 2025-26. Read more on the latest salary scales for teachers and teachers' pay awards for England and Wales.

Main and upper
TLR payments & SEN allowances
Leading practitioner
Leadership group
Unqualified teacher

Main and upper pay range advisory points

England excluding London and Fringe
	2024/25	2025/26	Increase
M1	£31,650	£32,916	4%
M2	£33,483	£34,823	4%
M3	£35,674	£37,101	4%
M4	£38,034	£39,556	4%
M5	£40,439	£42,057	4%
M6	£43,607	£45,352	4%
U1	£45,646	£47,472	4%
U2	£47,338	£49,232	4%
U3	£49,084	£51,048	4%

London Fringe
	2024/25	2025/26	Increase
M1	£33,075	£34,398	4%
M2	£34,974	£36,373	4%
M3	£37,141	£38,627	4%
M4	£39,495	£41,075	4%
M5	£41,870	£43,545	4%
M6	£45,037	£46,839	4%
U1	£47,031	£48,913	4%
U2	£48,719	£50,668	4%
U3	£50,471	£52,490	4%

Outer London
	2024/25	2025/26	Increase
M1	£36,413	£37,870	4%
M2	£38,318	£39,851	4%
M3	£40,322	£41,935	4%
M4	£42,430	£44,128	4%
M5	£45,000	£46,800	4%
M6	£48,532	£50,474	4%
U1	£50,210	£52,219	4%
U2	£52,068	£54,151	4%
U3	£53,994	£56,154	4%

Inner London
	2024/25	2025/26	Increase
M1	£38,766	£40,317	4%
M2	£40,609	£42,234	4%
M3	£42,536	£44,238	4%
M4	£44,556	£46,339	4%
M5	£47,069	£48,952	4%
M6	£50,288	£52,300	4%
U1	£55,415	£57,632	4%
U2	£58,138	£60,464	4%
U3	£60,092	£62,496	4%

Leading practitioner range

England (excl. London)
	2024/25	2025/26	Increase
Minimum	£50,025	£52,026	4%
Maximum	£76,050	£79,092	4%

London Fringe
	2024/25	2025/26	Increase
Minimum	£51,403	£53,460	4%
Maximum	£77,430	£80,528	4%

Outer London
	2024/25	2025/26	Increase
Minimum	£53,994	£56,154	4%
Maximum	£80,022	£83,223	4%

Inner London
	2024/25	2025/26	Increase
Minimum	£59,478	£61,858	4%
Maximum	£85,509	£88,930	4%

Teaching and learning responsibility (TLR) payments & SEN allowances

What are TLR payments?

TLR payment 1
	2024/25	2025/26	Increase
Minimum	£9,782	£10,174	4%
Maximum	£16,553	£17,216	4%

TLR payment 2
	2024/25	2025/26	Increase
Minimum	£3,391	£3,527	4%
Maximum	£8,279	£8,611	4%

TLR payment 3
	2024/25	2025/26	Increase
Minimum	£675	£702	4%
Maximum	£3,344	£3,478	4%

SEN allowance
	2024/25	2025/26	Increase
Minimum	£2,679	£2,787	4%
Maximum	£5,285	£5,497	4%

Leadership group pay range

Joint union advice includes recommended leadership group pay scale points as set out below.

England excluding London/Fringe
	2024/25	2025/26	Increase
L1	£49,781	£51,773	4%
L2	£51,027	£53,069	4%
L3	£52,301	£54,394	4%
L4	£53,602	£55,747	4%
L5	£54,939	£57,137	4%
L6	£56,316	£58,569	4%
L7	£57,831	£60,145	4%
L8	£59,167	£61,534	4%
L9	£60,644	£63,070	4%
L10	£62,202	£64,691	4%
L11	£63,815	£66,368	4%
L12	£65,286	£67,898	4%
L13	£66,919	£69,596	4%
L14	£68,586	£71,330	4%
L15	£70,293	£73,105	4%
L16	£72,162	£75,049	4%
L17	£73,819	£76,772	4%
L18	£75,675	£78,702	4%
L19	£77,552	£80,655	4%
L20	£79,475	£82,654	4%
L21	£81,441	£84,699	4%
L22	£83,464	£86,803	4%
L23	£85,529	£88,951	4%
L24	£87,651	£91,158	4%
L25	£89,830	£93,424	4%
L26	£92,052	£95,735	4%
L27	£94,332	£98,106	4%
L28	£96,673	£100,540	4%
L29	£99,067	£103,030	4%
L30	£101,533	£105,595	4%
L31	£104,040	£108,202	4%
L32	£106,626	£110,892	4%
L33	£109,275	£113,646	4%
L34	£111,976	£116,456	4%
L35	£114,759	£119,350	4%
L36	£117,601	£122,306	4%
L37	£120,524	£125,345	4%
L38	£123,506	£128,447	4%
L39	£126,517	£131,578	4%
L40	£129,673	£134,860	4%
L41	£132,913	£138,230	4%
L42	£136,243	£141,693	4%
L43	£138,265	£143,796	4%

London Fringe
	2024/25	2025/26	Increase
L1	£51,151	£53,198	4%
L2	£52,400	£54,496	4%
L3	£53,675	£55,822	4%
L4	£54,983	£57,183	4%
L5	£56,320	£58,573	4%
L6	£57,693	£60,001	4%
L7	£59,213	£61,582	4%
L8	£60,540	£62,962	4%
L9	£62,019	£64,500	4%
L10	£63,576	£66,120	4%
L11	£65,188	£67,796	4%
L12	£66,665	£69,332	4%
L13	£68,298	£71,030	4%
L14	£69,964	£72,763	4%
L15	£71,665	£74,532	4%
L16	£73,539	£76,481	4%
L17	£75,206	£78,215	4%
L18	£77,051	£80,134	4%
L19	£78,926	£82,084	4%
L20	£80,974	£84,092	4%
L21	£82,825	£86,138	4%
L22	£84,843	£88,237	4%
L23	£86,904	£90,381	4%
L24	£89,033	£92,595	4%
L25	£91,205	£94,854	4%
L26	£93,432	£97,170	4%
L27	£95,708	£99,537	4%
L28	£98,045	£101,967	4%
L29	£100,444	£104,462	4%
L30	£102,901	£107,018	4%
L31	£105,420	£109,637	4%
L32	£108,007	£112,328	4%
L33	£110,656	£115,083	4%
L34	£113,356	£117,891	4%
L35	£116,140	£120,786	4%
L36	£118,977	£123,737	4%
L37	£121,903	£126,780	4%
L38	£124,884	£129,880	4%
L39	£127,890	£133,006	4%
L40	£131,056	£136,299	4%
L41	£134,290	£139,662	4%
L42	£137,623	£143,128	4%
L43	£139,632	£145,218	4%

Outer London
	2024/25	2025/26	Increase
L1	£53,731	£55,881	4%
L2	£54,980	£57,180	4%
L3	£56,247	£58,497	4%
L4	£57,556	£59,859	4%
L5	£58,893	£61,249	4%
L6	£60,266	£62,677	4%
L7	£61,787	£64,259	4%
L8	£63,117	£65,642	4%
L9	£64,593	£67,177	4%
L10	£66,152	£68,799	4%
L11	£67,762	£70,473	4%
L12	£69,239	£72,009	4%
L13	£70,873	£73,708	4%
L14	£72,531	£75,433	4%
L15	£74,239	£77,209	4%
L16	£76,112	£79,157	4%
L17	£77,773	£80,884	4%
L18	£79,630	£82,816	4%
L19	£81,508	£84,769	4%
L20	£83,426	£86,764	4%
L21	£85,396	£88,812	4%
L22	£87,409	£90,906	4%
L23	£89,477	£93,057	4%
L24	£91,602	£95,267	4%
L25	£93,779	£97,531	4%
L26	£96,000	£99,840	4%
L27	£98,281	£102,213	4%
L28	£100,623	£104,648	4%
L29	£103,013	£107,134	4%
L30	£105,479	£109,699	4%
L31	£107,995	£112,315	4%
L32	£110,573	£114,996	4%
L33	£113,228	£117,758	4%
L34	£115,928	£120,566	4%
L35	£118,708	£123,457	4%
L36	£121,547	£126,409	4%
L37	£124,477	£129,457	4%
L38	£127,458	£132,557	4%
L39	£130,464	£135,683	4%
L40	£133,628	£138,974	4%
L41	£136,865	£142,340	4%
L42	£140,190	£145,798	4%
L43	£142,178	£147,866	4%

Inner London
	2024/25	2025/26	Increase
L1	£59,186	£61,554	4%
L2	£60,439	£62,857	4%
L3	£61,718	£64,187	4%
L4	£63,017	£65,538	4%
L5	£64,360	£66,935	4%
L6	£65,731	£68,361	4%
L7	£67,251	£69,942	4%
L8	£68,583	£71,327	4%
L9	£70,055	£72,858	4%
L10	£71,614	£74,479	4%
L11	£73,225	£76,154	4%
L12	£74,702	£77,691	4%
L13	£76,331	£79,385	4%
L14	£78,000	£81,120	4%
L15	£79,700	£82,888	4%
L16	£81,577	£84,841	4%
L17	£83,236	£86,566	4%
L18	£85,092	£88,496	4%
L19	£86,967	£90,446	4%
L20	£88,891	£92,447	4%
L21	£90,856	£94,491	4%
L22	£92,878	£96,594	4%
L23	£94,939	£98,737	4%
L24	£97,068	£100,951	4%
L25	£99,241	£103,211	4%
L26	£101,462	£105,521	4%
L27	£103,741	£107,891	4%
L28	£106,083	£110,327	4%
L29	£108,483	£112,823	4%
L30	£110,944	£115,382	4%
L31	£113,456	£117,995	4%
L32	£116,036	£120,678	4%
L33	£118,690	£123,438	4%
L34	£121,391	£126,247	4%
L35	£124,174	£129,141	4%
L36	£127,011	£132,092	4%
L37	£129,943	£135,141	4%
L38	£132,918	£138,235	4%
L39	£135,927	£141,365	4%
L40	£139,092	£144,656	4%
L41	£142,334	£148,028	4%
L42	£145,656	£151,483	4%
L43	£147,586	£153,490	4%

Unqualified teacher pay range advisory points

England (excl. London)
	2024/25	2025/26	Increase
1	£21,731	£22,601	4%
2	£24,224	£25,193	4%
3	£26,716	£27,785	4%
4	£28,914	£30,071	4%
5	£31,410	£32,667	4%
6	£33,902	£35,259	4%

London Fringe
	2024/25	2025/26	Increase
1	£23,140	£24,066	4%
2	£25,630	£26,656	4%
3	£28,123	£29,248	4%
4	£30,319	£31,532	4%
5	£32,813	£34,126	4%
6	£35,305	£36,718	4%

Outer London
	2024/25	2025/26	Increase
1	£25,758	£26,789	4%
2	£28,252	£29,383	4%
3	£30,744	£31,974	4%
4	£32,947	£34,265	4%
5	£35,438	£36,856	4%
6	£37,932	£39,450	4%

Inner London
	2024/25	2025/26	Increase
1	£27,252	£28,343	4%
2	£29,745	£30,935	4%
3	£32,238	£33,528	4%
4	£34,436	£35,814	4%
5	£36,925	£38,402	4%
6	£39,417	£40,994	4%