UK Teacher Pay Calculator

Estimate your monthly take-home pay on the STPCD and STPC(W)D teacher pay scales for 2025/26.

Your pay

Inner/Outer London and Fringe use separate STPCD pay tables.

FTE (full-time equivalent) 1.0

Full-time = 1.0. Part-time teachers are paid pro-rata.

Union subscription relief may be reflected in your tax code.

Country (income tax)

Your monthly net

Effective rate: 23.2%

£2,106

£486 per week (net) · £633 gross

Net 77%Deductions 23%

Itemised deductions

DeductionMonthlyAnnual
TPS contribution−£203−£2,436
Income Tax−£299−£3,582
National Insurance−£136−£1,628
Gross£2,743£32,916
Net£2,106£25,270

TPS employer contribution (illustrative)

£787/mo

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Allowances

Pension & student loan

Deducted after tax and NI from take-home pay.

Teacher pay scales — 2025/26

Full-time base salaries across all STPCD pay ranges for Rest of England (excl. London + Fringe).

M1Main Pay Range (M1–M6)£32,916M2Main Pay Range (M1–M6)£34,823M3Main Pay Range (M1–M6)£37,101M4Main Pay Range (M1–M6)£39,556M5Main Pay Range (M1–M6)£42,057M6Main Pay Range (M1–M6)£45,352U1Upper Pay Range (U1–U3)£47,472U2Upper Pay Range (U1–U3)£49,232U3Upper Pay Range (U1–U3)£51,048LP1Leading Practitioner£52,026LP2Leading Practitioner£55,033LP3Leading Practitioner£58,041LP4Leading Practitioner£61,048LP5Leading Practitioner£64,055LP6Leading Practitioner£67,063LP7Leading Practitioner£70,070LP8Leading Practitioner£73,077LP9Leading Practitioner£76,085LP10Leading Practitioner£79,092L1Leadership Pay Range£51,773L2Leadership Pay Range£53,964L3Leadership Pay Range£56,155L4Leadership Pay Range£58,346L5Leadership Pay Range£60,537L6Leadership Pay Range£62,728L7Leadership Pay Range£64,919L8Leadership Pay Range£67,110L9Leadership Pay Range£69,301L10Leadership Pay Range£71,492L11Leadership Pay Range£73,683L12Leadership Pay Range£75,874L13Leadership Pay Range£78,065L14Leadership Pay Range£80,256L15Leadership Pay Range£82,447L16Leadership Pay Range£84,638L17Leadership Pay Range£86,829L18Leadership Pay Range£89,020L19Leadership Pay Range£91,211L20Leadership Pay Range£93,402L21Leadership Pay Range£95,593L22Leadership Pay Range£97,785L23Leadership Pay Range£99,976L24Leadership Pay Range£102,167L25Leadership Pay Range£104,358L26Leadership Pay Range£106,549L27Leadership Pay Range£108,740L28Leadership Pay Range£110,931L29Leadership Pay Range£113,122L30Leadership Pay Range£115,313L31Leadership Pay Range£117,504L32Leadership Pay Range£119,695L33Leadership Pay Range£121,886L34Leadership Pay Range£124,077L35Leadership Pay Range£126,268L36Leadership Pay Range£128,459L37Leadership Pay Range£130,650L38Leadership Pay Range£132,841L39Leadership Pay Range£135,032L40Leadership Pay Range£137,223L41Leadership Pay Range£139,414L42Leadership Pay Range£141,605L43Leadership Pay Range£143,796