Primary School Teacher Salary in Yorkshire and The Humber
Official ONS earnings for Yorkshire and The Humber, covering 33,000 jobs.
Median salary — Yorkshire and The Humber
£40,071
gross, per year, all employees
▲ 8.5% change on the previous year
Mean
£38,830
Jobs measured
33,000
What most primary school teachers actually earn
Half of primary school teachers in Yorkshire and The Humber earn between £30,702 and £49,108. Earning above £49,108 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Teaching Professionals” group in Yorkshire and The Humber.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of primary school teachers earn less than this.
How Yorkshire and The Humber ranks for primary school teacher pay
5th
of 10 GB regions with a published figure
Scotland tops the table on £46,739 and East Midlands sits at the bottom on £35,470. Yorkshire and The Humber is £6,668 short of the top.
Ranking compares published regional medians for the same occupation. It says nothing about cost of living — a higher median doesn't survive contact with rent. The cost of living calculator is the honest next step.
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Primary education teaching professionals
- SOC 2020 code
- 2314
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.
Primary School Teacher salary FAQs
What is the average Primary School Teacher salary in Yorkshire and The Humber?
The median is £40,071 a year and the mean is £38,830, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; ASHE publishes no full-time split at regional level.
What is a good Primary School Teacher salary?
Half of primary school teachers earn between £30,702 and £49,108. Anything above £49,108 is in the top quarter for the role.
Is this figure official?
Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 33,000 jobs in this occupation.
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