Skip to content
UK salary report · 2026

Teacher Salary in Yorkshire and The Humber

Official ONS earnings for Yorkshire and The Humber, covering 93,000 jobs.

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

Median salary — Yorkshire and The Humber

£39,823

gross, per year

▲ 5.1% change on the previous year

Mean

£39,970

Jobs measured

93,000

What most teachers actually earn

Half of 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.

The full pay range

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

10th
£20,050
20th
£28,183
25th
£30,702
30th
£32,274
40th
£36,102
50th
£39,823
60th
£43,767
70th
£47,992
75th
£49,108
80th
£51,343
Check where your salary sits

How Yorkshire and The Humber ranks for teacher pay

9th

of 11 GB regions with a published figure

Scotland tops the table on £47,574 and East Midlands sits at the bottom on £38,991. Yorkshire and The Humber is £7,751 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
Teaching Professionals
SOC 2020 code
231
Measure
Gross annual pay, all employees
Edition
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional

ONS doesn't measure “teacher” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Teaching Professionals”, which includes this role alongside others. 3-digit group spanning primary, secondary and further education.

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.

Teacher salary FAQs

What is the average Teacher salary in Yorkshire and The Humber?

The median is £39,823 a year and the mean is £39,970, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

What is a good Teacher salary?

Half of 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 93,000 jobs in this occupation.

Official figures show the market. Your salary shows what employers actually pay.

Add your salary anonymously

Share this salary data