Below are extracts from the ‘Other Teachers Pay Ranges’, taken from the DfE School teachers’ pay and conditions document. Please liaise with your Finance or HR administrator to determine whether the information held in Bromcom is correct.
Qualified Teachers
Qualified teachers must be paid such salary within the minimum and maximum of the relevant pay ranges set out below as the relevant body determines. Advisory pay points for the teacher pay ranges are set out to help support decisions about pay:
Teacher Pay Ranges – England (excluding the London Area
| Pay Range | Spine Point | September 2026 | September 2025 |
| Teachers Main | M1 (min) | 34,069 | 32,916 |
| M2 | 36,042 | 34,823 | |
| M3 | 38,400 | 37,101 | |
| M4 | 40,941 | 39,556 | |
| M5 | 43,529 | 42,057 | |
| M6 (max) | 46,940 | 45,352 |
| Teachers Upper | U1 (min) | 49,134 | 47,472 |
| U2 | 50,956 | 49,232 | |
| U3 (max) | 52,835 | 51,048 |
Unqualified Teacher Pay Range
An unqualified teacher must be paid such salary within the minimum and maximum of the unqualified teacher pay range set out below as the relevant body determines:
Unqualified Teacher Pay Range – England (excluding the London Area)
| Pay Range | Spine Point | September 2026 | September 2025 |
| Unqualified | U1 (min) | 23,732 | 22,601 |
| U2 | 26,075 | 25,193 | |
| U3 | 28,758 | 27,785 | |
| U4 | 31,124 | 30,071 | |
| U5 | 33,811 | 32,667 | |
| U6 (max) | 36,494 | 35,259 |
Further information including conditions for all teacher pay ranges can can be found in Part 3 Other teachers’ pay ranges of the full school teachers pay and conditions document.
Pay scales and allowances – Support for schools and settings