Teacher pay in Wales

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    • Overview

    In this article, we outline the teacher pay scales for 2022/2023 in Wales. For teacher pay scales in England please see the following article.

    We’ve also published another article which provides a background of the Welsh education system for context.

    In response to the recommendations in the IWPRB’s Fourth Report and a final agreement in April 2023, an increase of 6.5% was applied to all statutory scale points and allowances. All pay uplifts were backdated to 1st September 2022.

    Teacher pay in Wales

    The statutory requirements for teachers’ pay and conditions for maintained schools in Wales are set out in the revised School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions (Wales) Document which was amended in April 2023 to reflect a 6.5% increase in pay and a one off, non-consolidated lump sum. The previous increase in pay had been 5% without a lump sum.

    The Education Act 2002 (“the Act”) gives the Welsh Ministers power to issue guidance on pay and conditions matters, to which those concerned must have regard.

    It should be noted that Independent schools in Wales can set their own pay scales.

    Main Pay Range
    M1 Removed
    M2 £29,278
    M3 £31,630
    M4 £34,067
    M5 £36,749
    M6 a Removed
    M6 (b) £40,443

     

    Upper Pay Range
    U1 £41,927
    U2 £43,481
    U3 £45,085

     

    Unqualified
    Min 1 £19,689
    2 £21,979
    3 £24,268
    4 £26,557
    5 £28,849
    Max 6 £31,139

     

    Leading practitioners
    Min £45,950
    Max £69,854

     

    Allowance ranges
    TLR1 (min) £8,986
    TLR1 (max) £15,204
    TLR2 (min) £3,115
    TL2 (max) £7,605
    TLR3 (min) £619
    TLR3 (max) £3,071
    ALN (min) £2,461
    ALN (max) £4,855

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