Pay award for teachers in 2021

Last reviewed on 12 October 2021
School types: All · School phases: All
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Make sure you know what the teacher pay ranges, and teaching and learning responsibility (TLR) payments for 2021/22 are, as well as how your school needs to apply them. Find the pay ranges in the current STPCD all in one place.

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  1. Pay ranges for 2021/22
  2. One-off award for teachers on low pay

Pay ranges for 2021/22

There are no changes to the main, upper and leading practitioner ranges from 2020.

The minimum pay for an unqualified teacher has increased, but maximum pay has stayed the same.

These ranges are set out on pages 20 to 23 of the 2021 School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document (STPCD).

There are currently no statutory pay points within pay ranges, but you can look at joint union advice, which sets out suggested pay points for 2021/22.

Unqualified, main (MPR), upper (UPR) and leading practitioner pay ranges

Pay range England (excluding London area) Inner London area Outer London area Fringe area
Unqualified teacher range        

Minimum:

Maximum:

£18,419

£28,735

£23,099

£33,410

£21,832

£32,151

£19,613

£29,924
MPR        

Minimum:

Maximum:

£25,714

£36,961

£32,157

£42,624

£29,915

£41,136

£26,948

£38,174
UPR        

Minimum:

Maximum:

£38,690

£41,604

£46,971

£50,935

£42,559

£45,766

£39,864

£42,780
Leading practitioner range        

Minimum:

Maximum:

£42,402

£64,461

£50,415

£72,480

£45,766

£67,828

£43,570

£65,631


Leadership pay ranges

There are no changes to leadership pay ranges from 2020.

Annual salary England (excluding the London area) Inner London area Outer London area Fringe area
Minimum £42,195 £50,167 £45,542 £43,356
Maximum £117,197 £125,098 £120,513 £118,356

Details of the pay ranges for the different headteacher groups are on pages 11 and 12 of the STPCD (linked above).

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