2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Primary education teaching professionals vs. Secondary education teaching professionals

Two occupations, one country. Gross annual pay for full-time employee jobs, ASHE 2025 (provisional).

Data released ASHE 2025 (provisional) ONS ASHE · SOC 2020 4-digit
Fig. 1 — Side by side

Both distributions, one scale

10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
30k40k50k60k PRIMARY EDUCATION TEACHING PROFESSIONALS £45,939 SECONDARY EDUCATION TEACHING PROFESSIONALS £47,632
Table 1 — The figures

Point by point

Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Secondary education teaching professionals against Primary education teaching professionals.

Primary education teaching professionalsSecondary education teaching professionalsΔ
Employment289,000358,000+23.9%
10th percentile£30,674£32,058+4.5%
25th percentile£37,847£39,059+3.2%
Median£45,939£47,632+3.7%
75th percentile£51,676£54,047+4.6%
90th percentile£60,620£62,402+2.9%
Sources

How this page was made

Wage data
Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 (provisional). Gross annual pay, full-time employee jobs.
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