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UK salary report · 2026

Teaching Assistant Salary

Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 255,000 jobs.

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

Median salary

£18,024

gross, per year

▲ 4.4% change on the previous year

Mean

£17,504

Jobs measured

255,000

What most teaching assistants actually earn

Half of teaching assistants earn between £13,660 and £21,468. Earning above £21,468 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 teaching assistants earn less than this.

10th
£9,046
20th
£12,555
25th
£13,660
30th
£14,830
40th
£16,601
50th
£18,024
60th
£19,173
70th
£20,685
75th
£21,468
80th
£22,328
90th
£25,152
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Teaching Assistant salary by region

11 of 11 GB regions have a published figure for this occupation.

Region Median Mean
London £21,070 £19,736
North East £20,256 £19,127
North West £19,258 £18,742
West Midlands £18,939 £17,989
East Midlands £18,523 £18,562
Wales £18,002 £17,164
Scotland £17,529 £17,378
Yorkshire and The Humber £17,293 £16,706
South East £16,505 £16,345
East £15,988 £15,646
South West £15,458 £15,416

Where this figure comes from

ONS occupation group
Teaching assistants
SOC 2020 code
6112
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.

Teaching Assistant salary FAQs

What is the average Teaching Assistant salary in UK?

The median is £18,024 a year and the mean is £17,504, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

What is a good Teaching Assistant salary?

Half of teaching assistants earn between £13,660 and £21,468. Anything above £21,468 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 255,000 jobs in this occupation.

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