Average (mean and median) full-time equivalent teacher salary by local authority and post
See what variables and values are shown in your table
| Variable | Visibility | Selected values | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Shown in table | All 7 values | Change values |
| Local Authority | Shown in table | All 23 values | Change values |
| Sector | Shown in table | All 8 values | Change values |
| Post | Shown in table | All 9 values | Change values |
| Sex | Shown in table | All 3 values | Change values |
| Data description | Shown in table | All 2 values | Change values |
Table
Standard shorthand is used in this table: [c] = confidential information.
| Data values | Data description | Year | Local Authority | Sector | Post | Sex |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30,488 | Mean (£'s) | 2019/20 | Isle of Anglesey | Primary schools | Teacher main | Male |
| 32,686 | Median (£'s) | 2019/20 | Isle of Anglesey | Primary schools | Teacher main | Male |
| 31,330 | Mean (£'s) | 2019/20 | Isle of Anglesey | Primary schools | Teacher main | Female |
| 30,299 | Median (£'s) | 2019/20 | Isle of Anglesey | Primary schools | Teacher main | Female |
| 31,202 | Mean (£'s) | 2019/20 | Isle of Anglesey | Primary schools | Teacher main | Total |
| 30,299 | Median (£'s) | 2019/20 | Isle of Anglesey | Primary schools | Teacher main | Total |
| 39,779 | Mean (£'s) | 2019/20 | Isle of Anglesey | Primary schools | Teacher upper | Male |
| 40,490 | Median (£'s) | 2019/20 | Isle of Anglesey | Primary schools | Teacher upper | Male |
| 39,733 | Mean (£'s) | 2019/20 | Isle of Anglesey | Primary schools | Teacher upper | Female |
| 40,490 | Median (£'s) | 2019/20 | Isle of Anglesey | Primary schools | Teacher upper | Female |
| 39,738 | Mean (£'s) | 2019/20 | Isle of Anglesey | Primary schools | Teacher upper | Total |
| 40,490 | Median (£'s) | 2019/20 | Isle of Anglesey | Primary schools | Teacher upper | Total |
| 35,928 | Mean (£'s) | 2019/20 | Isle of Anglesey | Primary schools | Classroom teacher | Male |
| 37,654 | Median (£'s) | 2019/20 | Isle of Anglesey | Primary schools | Classroom teacher | Male |
| 36,899 | Mean (£'s) | 2019/20 | Isle of Anglesey | Primary schools | Classroom teacher | Female |
| 39,050 | Median (£'s) | 2019/20 | Isle of Anglesey | Primary schools | Classroom teacher | Female |
| 36,775 | Mean (£'s) | 2019/20 | Isle of Anglesey | Primary schools | Classroom teacher | Total |
| 39,050 | Median (£'s) | 2019/20 | Isle of Anglesey | Primary schools | Classroom teacher | Total |
| 46,657 | Mean (£'s) | 2019/20 | Isle of Anglesey | Primary schools | Other leadership | Male |
| 45,319 | Median (£'s) | 2019/20 | Isle of Anglesey | Primary schools | Other leadership | Male |
| 46,685 | Mean (£'s) | 2019/20 | Isle of Anglesey | Primary schools | Other leadership | Female |
| 46,457 | Median (£'s) | 2019/20 | Isle of Anglesey | Primary schools | Other leadership | Female |
| 46,675 | Mean (£'s) | 2019/20 | Isle of Anglesey | Primary schools | Other leadership | Total |
| 45,888 | Median (£'s) | 2019/20 | Isle of Anglesey | Primary schools | Other leadership | Total |
| 55,717 | Mean (£'s) | 2019/20 | Isle of Anglesey | Primary schools | Headteacher | Male |
Next update expected:July 2027
Updates
- 14th July 2026
Annual update
- 23rd June 2026
This dataset has been updated to improve accessibility and support the ‘create your own table’ functionality.
- 9th December 2025
- Dataset first published.
Main information
- Designation
- Official statistics
- Data provider
- Welsh Government
- Data source
- School Workforce Annual Census (SWAC)
- Time period covered
- September 2019 to August 2026
- Dataset ID
- 2a222df0-308d-4229-9553-084616b486ac
Overview
- Summary of dataset and variables
The data covers different aspects of the school workforce in Wales, using the data collected from the School Workforce Annual Census (SWAC). This dataset shows the average (mean and median) full-time equivalent teacher salary by local authority and post.
- Data collection or calculation
Information relating to pay (including average salary and distribution across pay ranges) are based on information submitted in the SWAC Pay, HR and Absences return. Records from this return were linked to the SWAC School return using the minimum data set to provide a breakdown by school sector (i.e. primary, secondary etc). Where no corresponding record was identified in the SWAC School return their sector has been recorded as ‘Other’.
The teachers’ pay awards for academic years 2022/23 and 2024/25 were not finalised and fully implemented until after the SWAC census dates in November 2022 and 2024 respectively, and so average pay figures published for 2022/23 and 2024/25 did not fully reflect the pay uplifts for those years. As a result, the increase in average teachers’ pay between 2022/23 and 2023/24, and between 2023/24 and 2024/25, will not accurately reflect the full pay award for those years.
- Statistical quality
The information collected from 2019 to 2025 have not undergone a formal final validation period. However, various stages of automated validation and sense-checking are built into the process to ensure a high quality of data to inform policy making. A final validation period is being considered to be introduced for future collections for schools and LAs to review the information they return, and re-submit their data where errors are identified prior to publication.
- Rounding applied
c note code = numbers greater than zero but less than five.
Published by
- Organisation
- Welsh Government
- Contact email
- educationworkforcedata@gov.wales