The following table provides the average salary of full-time regular head and deputy head teachers in maintained sector schools in England and by Government office region. The average salaries are given for March each year from 1996 to 2003, the latest year for which the information is available.
£ 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 20011 20021 20031 England Head 31,040 32,370 33,530 35,020 37,710 40,010 42,380 44,960 Deputy head 27,540 28,640 29,640 30,890 32,160 34,810 36,800 38,950 North East Head 30,080 31,240 32,270 34,040 36,520 38,950 41,250 43,790 Deputy head 26,640 27,570 28,450 29,800 30,970 33,880 35,630 37,780 North West Head 30,250 31,450 32,570 33,850 36,820 39,410 41,640 44,190 Deputy head 26,940 27,980 28,900 30,110 31,370 34,120 36,100 38,100 Yorkshire and the Humber Head 30,020 31,190 32,290 33,500 36,650 39,130 41,490 44,180 Deputy head 26,680 27,740 28,690 29,870 31,130 34,120 35,980 38,170 East Midlands Head 30,470 31,680 32,730 34,080 36,670 38,510 40,810 43,400 Deputy head 27,220 28,200 29,300 30,390 31,650 34,400 36,130 38,120 West Midlands Head 30,950 32,320 33,370 34,930 37,390 40,000 42,060 44,860 Deputy head 27,260 28,330 29,290 30,550 31,790 34,490 36,240 38,440 East of England Head 30,910 32,290 33,360 34,720 37,370 39,460 41,880 44,440 Deputy head 27,370 28,500 29,530 30,640 31,960 34,360 36,340 38,680 London Head 34,910 36,630 38,300 40,170 42,790 45,800 49,010 52,240 Deputy head 30,230 31,400 32,560 33,980 35,390 38,160 40,780 43,300 South East Head 31,610 33,070 34,290 35,810 38,350 40,530 42,750 45,390 Deputy head 27,700 28,840 29,830 31,070 32,370 34,800 36,560 38,770 South West Head 29,830 31,070 32,190 33,570 36,210 38,380 40,390 42,720 Deputy head 27,020 28,210 29,130 30,450 31,640 34,100 35,910 37,960 1 Provisional estimates subject to future revision. Source: Database of Teacher Records (DTR).