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UK salary report · 2026

Secondary School Teacher Salary in East

Official ONS earnings for East, covering 39,000 jobs.

ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Where this comes from →

Median salary — East

£43,001

gross, per year, all employees

▲ 1.8% change on the previous year

Mean

£41,190

Jobs measured

39,000

What most secondary school teachers actually earn

Half of secondary school teachers in East earn between £27,524 and £49,084. Earning above £49,084 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 East.

The full pay range

Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of secondary school teachers earn less than this.

10th
£15,072
20th
£24,713
25th
£27,524
30th
£29,655
40th
£34,867
50th
£39,688
60th
£43,607
70th
£47,348
75th
£49,084
80th
£50,886
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How East ranks for secondary school teacher pay

7th

of 11 GB regions with a published figure

Scotland tops the table on £49,684 and Yorkshire and The Humber sits at the bottom on £39,352. East is £6,683 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
Secondary education teaching professionals
SOC 2020 code
2313
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.

Secondary School Teacher salary FAQs

What is the average Secondary School Teacher salary in East?

The median is £43,001 a year and the mean is £41,190, 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 Secondary School Teacher salary?

Half of secondary school teachers earn between £27,524 and £49,084. Anything above £49,084 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 39,000 jobs in this occupation.

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