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Teachers: Pay

Answer

The following tables provide the mean and median salary of teachers in service in local authority maintained schools in cash terms and real terms broken down by each Government office region in England and for Wales, March 1997 to 2008.

Mean and median salary of full-time regular teachers¹ in local authority maintained schools² in cash terms and real terms³ broken down by each Government office region, Years: March 1997 to March 2008, Coverage: England and Wales
£
	1997	1998	1999
	Mean	Median	Mean	Median	Mean	Median
Government office region	Cash terms	Real terms	Cash terms	Real terms	Cash terms	Real terms	Cash terms	Real terms	Cash terms	Real terms	Cash terms	Real terms
North East	22,500	29,300	22,200	28,900	23,100	29,300	22,900	29,100	24,000	29,800	23,800	29,600
North West	22,600	29,500	22,200	28,900	23,300	29,500	22,900	29,100	24,200	30,000	23,800	29,600
Yorkshire and the Humber	22,700	29,600	22,200	28,900	23,300	29,600	22,900	29,100	24,100	30,000	23,800	29,600
East Midlands	22,800	29,700	22,200	28,900	23,500	29,800	22,900	29,100	24,300	30,200	23,800	29,600
West Midlands	22,700	29,500	22,200	28,900	23,300	29,600	22,900	29,100	24,200	30,100	23,800	29,600
East of England	22,800	29,700	22,200	28,900	23,400	29,800	22,900	29,100	24,300	30,200	23,800	29,600
London	24,500	31,900	24,800	32,400	25,200	31,900	25,000	31,800	26,200	32,600	26,000	32,300
South East	22,700	29,500	22,200	28,900	23,300	29,600	22,900	29,100	24,200	30,000	23,800	29,600
South West	22,700	29,600	22,200	28,900	23,300	29,600	22,900	29,100	24,200	30,100	23,800	29,600
Wales	22,600	29,500	22,200	28,900	23,200	29,500	22,900	29,100	24,100	29,900	23,800	29,600
England and Wales	22,900	29,800	22,200	29,000	23,500	29,900	22,900	29,100	24,400	30,400	23,800	29,600

£
	2000	2001	2002
	Mean	Median	Mean	Median	Mean	Median
Government office region	Cash terms	Real terms	Cash terms	Real terms	Cash terms	Real terms	Cash terms	Real terms	Cash terms	Real terms	Cash terms	Real terms
North East	25,000	30,400	24,600	30,000	26,900	32,300	27,000	32,400	28,200	33,200	28,500	33,500
North West	25,200	30,700	24,600	30,000	27,100	32,600	27,400	33,000	28,400	33,400	28,500	33,500
Yorkshire and the Humber	25,100	30,600	24,600	30,000	27,000	32,500	27,000	32,400	28,400	33,400	28,500	33,500
East Midlands	25,200	30,700	24,600	30,000	27,100	32,600	27,300	32,900	28,300	33,300	28,500	33,500
West Midlands	25,100	30,700	24,600	30,000	27,000	32,500	27,000	32,400	28,300	33,400	28,500	33,500
East of England	25,200	30,800	24,600	30,000	27,100	32,600	27,000	32,400	28,600	33,700	28,500	33,500
London	27,200	33,200	26,900	32,800	29,100	35,000	28,700	34,600	31,400	37,000	31,000	36,400
South East	25,100	30,600	24,600	30,000	26,800	32,300	26,600	32,000	28,200	33,200	28,000	32,900
South West	25,100	30,600	24,600	30,000	26,900	32,400	27,400	33,000	28,100	33,100	28,500	33,500
Wales	25,100	30,600	24,600	30,000	27,100	32,600	27,400	33,000	28,400	33,400	28,500	33,500
England and Wales	25,400	31,000	24,600	30,000	27,200	32,800	27,400	33,000	28,700	33,800	28,500	33,500

£
	2003	2004	2005
	Mean	Median	Mean	Median	Mean	Median
Government office region	Cash terms	Real terms	Cash terms	Real terms	Cash terms	Real terms	Cash terms	Real terms	Cash terms	Real terms	Cash terms	Real terms
North East	29,800	34,000	29,500	33,600	31,200	34,600	31,400	34,800	32,400	35,000	32,100	34,700
North West	30,100	34,300	30,500	34,800	31,300	34,800	31,400	34,800	32,500	35,100	32,300	34,900
Yorkshire and the Humber	30,100	34,300	30,100	34,300	31,300	34,700	31,400	34,800	32,400	34,900	32,100	34,700
East Midlands	30,100	34,400	30,500	34,800	31,100	34,500	31,400	34,800	32,100	34,600	32,100	34,700
West Midlands	30,200	34,400	30,500	34,800	31,300	34,700	31,400	34,800	32,400	35,000	32,700	35,300
East of England	30,400	34,700	30,500	34,800	31,500	34,900	31,400	34,800	32,600	35,200	32,200	34,700
London	33,300	37,900	32,800	37,400	35,300	39,100	34,400	38,100	36,300	39,200	35,500	38,400
South East	30,000	34,200	29,500	33,600	31,200	34,600	31,100	34,500	32,300	34,900	32,100	34,700
South West	29,800	34,000	29,500	33,600	31,000	34,300	31,400	34,800	32,000	34,600	32,100	34,700
Wales	30,100	34,400	30,500	34,800	31,300	34,700	31,400	34,800	32,700	35,300	32,800	35,400
England and Wales	30,500	34,700	30,500	34,800	31,700	35,200	31,400	34,800	32,900	35,500	32,700	35,300

£
	2006	20074	20084
	Mean	Median	Mean	Median	Mean	Median
Government office region	Cash terms	Real terms	Cash terms	Real terms	Cash terms	Real terms	Cash terms	Real terms	Cash terms	Real terms	Cash terms	Real terms
North East	33,500	35,400	33,100	35,100	34,700	35,700	34,600	35,600	35,600	35,600	35,400	35,400
North West	33,600	35,600	33,200	35,200	34,700	35,700	33,900	34,900	35,600	35,600	35,400	35,400
Yorkshire and the Humber	33,300	35,300	33,100	35,100	34,400	35,400	33,900	34,900	35,200	35,200	34,300	34,300
East Midlands	33,200	35,200	33,100	35,100	34,200	35,200	33,400	34,400	35,100	35,100	34,300	34,300
West Midlands	33,300	35,300	33,100	35,100	34,400	35,400	34,400	35,400	35,500	35,500	35,300	35,300
East of England	33,600	35,600	33,100	35,100	34,500	35,500	33,900	34,900	35,400	35,400	34,900	34,900
London	37,500	39,700	36,300	38,500	38,600	39,700	37,400	38,500	39,700	39,700	38,500	38,500
South East	33,300	35,300	32,900	34,800	34,300	35,300	33,500	34,400	35,100	35,100	34,300	34,300
South West	33,200	35,200	33,100	35,100	34,300	35,300	33,900	34,900	35,200	35,200	34,300	34,300
Wales	33,700	35,700	33,700	35,700	34,700	35,700	34,400	35,400	35,700	35,700	35,200	35,200
England and Wales	33,900	35,900	33,500	35,500	35,000	36,000	34,400	35,400	35,900	35,900	35,400	35,400
¹ Teachers of all grades including school leadership.
² Excludes CTCs and academies
³ Real terms figures calculated at 2007-08 prices using 4 January 2010 GDP deflators.
4 Provisional.
Note:
Figures are rounded to the nearest £100
Source:
Database of Teacher Records

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

507 c738-42W; 318692

Session

2009-10

Subjects

Pay Teachers

Contains statistics

Yes

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