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.
£ 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