Primary education teaching professional salary UK
42,031 GBP
Median gross annual pay · 2025 · ONS ASHE · 2314
Half of all primary education teaching professionals in the UK earn more than 42,031 GBP a year, half earn less.
Rank by pay96of 398 occupations
Spread, quartile to quartile1.64×30,407 GBP – 49,898 GBP
Men against women12.2 %46,047 GBP against 40,439 GBP
| Measure | All | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 30,407 GBP | — | — |
| Median | 42,031 GBP | 46,047 GBP | 40,439 GBP |
| Mean | 40,396 GBP | — | — |
| Upper quartile | 49,898 GBP | — | — |
About the figure
Occupation code 2314 in SOC 2020, the UK occupation classification. Covers all employee jobs. Published by the Office for National Statistics, not estimated by us. The figure is gross annual pay, not monthly.
Occupations that pay about the same
- Quality control and planning engineers 42,511 GBP
- Other researchers, unspecified discipline 42,463 GBP
- Newspaper and periodical journalists and reporters 42,169 GBP
- Natural and social science professionals n.e.c. 41,706 GBP
- Protective service associate professionals n.e.c. 41,592 GBP
- Newspaper and periodical editors 41,583 GBP
Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, Table 14. Figures are for 2025; snapshot taken 2026-08-15. www.ons.gov.uk