Teaching Assistant Salary in Wales
Official ONS earnings for Wales, covering 21,000 jobs.
Median salary — Wales
£18,002
gross, per year
▲ 7.5% change on the previous year
Mean
£17,164
Jobs measured
21,000
What most teaching assistants actually earn
Half of teaching assistants in Wales earn between £12,019 and £20,345. Earning above £20,345 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 and Childcare Support Occupations” group in Wales.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of teaching assistants earn less than this.
How Wales ranks for teaching assistant pay
6th
of 11 GB regions with a published figure
London tops the table on £21,070 and South West sits at the bottom on £15,458. Wales is £3,068 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 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 Wales?
The median is £18,002 a year and the mean is £17,164, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is a good Teaching Assistant salary?
Half of teaching assistants earn between £12,019 and £20,345. Anything above £20,345 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 21,000 jobs in this occupation.
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