2024/25 pay award
The Independent Welsh Pay Review Body (IWPRB) has recommended that teachers in Wales should receive a 4.3% pay uplift for the 2024/25 academic year.
However, the award in England was 5.5% and therefore, because the Welsh Government is subject to a ‘No Detriment’ agreement, there will be a 5.5% pay uplift for teachers in Wales.
Please see our Pay Award (Wales) page for further details of the implementation process.
Teachers’ pay scales for Wales
The pay values below are those published in the STPC(W)D and fall short of our demand for an 8% pay increase this year.
Qualified Teachers
Teaching and Learning Responsibilities
Additional Learning Needs Allowances
Unqualified Teachers
Lead Practitioners
Leadership Group
Ranges for Headteachers
Qualified Teachers
| Spine point | 1 Sept 2023 to 31 Aug 2024 | 1 Sept 2024 to 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Main pay scale | ||
| M2 (Minimum) [1] | £30,742 | £32,433 |
| M3 | £33,212 | £35,039 |
| M4 | £35,771 | £37,739 |
| M5 | £38,587 | £40,710 |
| M6 (Maximum) | £42,466 | £44,802 |
| Upper pay scale | ||
| U1 (Minimum) [1] | £44,024 | £46,446 |
| U2 | £45,656 | £48,168 |
| U3 (Maximum) | £47,340 | £49,944 |
Teaching and Learning Responsibilities (TLRs)
| 1 Sept 2023 to 31 Aug 2024 | 1 Sept 2024 to 31 Aug 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Payment 1 (TLR1) | ||
| Minimum Maximum |
£9,436 £15,965 |
£9,955 £16,844 |
| Payment 2 (TLR2) | ||
| Minimum Maximum |
£3,271 £7,986 |
£3,451 £8,426 |
| Payment 3 (TLR) (Fixed term) | ||
| Minimum Maximum |
£650 £3,225 |
£686 £3,403 |
NASUWT recommends that if the relevant body awards TLRs of different annual values to two or more teachers, the minimum difference in the annual value between each award of a TLR1 is £1,500 and between each award of a TLR2 is £1,500.
See our Teaching and Learning Responsibility Payments (Wales) advice page for further guidance.
Additional Learning Needs (ALN) Allowances
| 1 Sept 2023 to 31 Aug 2024 | 1 Sept 2024 to 31 Aug 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| ALN Minimum ALN Maximum |
£2,585 £5,098 |
£2,728 £5,379 |
Unqualified Teachers
| Scale point | 1 Sept 2023 to 31 Aug 2024 | 1 Sept 2024 to 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (Minimum) | £20,674 | £21,812 |
| 2 | £23,078 | £24,348 |
| 3 | £25,482 | £26,884 |
| 4 | £27,885 | £29,419 |
| 5 | £30,292 | £31,959 |
| 6 (Maximum) | £32,696 | £34,495 |
Lead Practitioners
| Spine point | 1 Sept 2023 to 31 Aug 2024 | 1 Sept 2024 to 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | £48,248 | £50,902 |
| 2 | £49,457 | £52,178 |
| 3 | £50,691 | £53,480 |
| 4 | £51,952 | £54,810 |
| 5 | £53,246 | £56,175 |
| 6 | £54,582 | £57,585 |
| 7 | £56,053 | £59,136 |
| 8 | £57,344 | £60,498 |
| 9 | £58,776 | £62,009 |
| 10 | £60,287 | £63,603 |
| 11 | £61,851 | £65,253 |
| 12 | £63,276 | £66,757 |
| 13 | £64,857 | £68,425 |
| 14 | £66,474 | £70,131 |
| 15 | £68,128 | £71,876 |
| 16 | £69,940 | £73,787 |
| 17 | £71,545 | £75,480 |
| 18 | £73,347 | £77,382 |
Leadership Group
| Spine point | 1 Sept 2023 to 31 Aug 2024 | 1 Sept 2024 to 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| L1 [1] | £48,012 | £50,653 |
| L2 | £49,213 | £51,920 |
| L3 | £50,441 | £53,216 |
| L4 | £51,697 | £54,541 |
| L5 | £52,985 | £55,900 |
| L6 | £54,316 | £57,304 |
| L7 | £55,776 | £58,844 |
| L8 | £57,064 | £60,203 |
| L9 | £58,488 | £61,705 |
| L10 | £59,990 | £63,290 |
| L11 | £61,547 | £64,933 |
| L12 | £62,966 | £66,430 |
| L13 | £64,540 | £68,090 |
| L14 | £66,148 | £69,787 |
| L15 | £67,794 | £71,523 |
| L16 | £69,598 | £73,426 |
| L17 | £71,195 | £75,111 |
| L18 | £72,985 | £77,000 |
| L19 | £74,796 | £78,910 |
| L20 | £76,649 | £80,865 |
| L21 | £78,547 | £82,868 |
| L22 | £80,497 | £84,925 |
| L23 | £82,490 | £87,027 |
| L24 | £84,536 | £89,186 |
| L25 | £86,636 | £91,401 |
| L26 | £88,780 | £93,663 |
| L27 | £90,980 | £95,984 |
| L28 | £93,236 | £98,364 |
| L29 | £95,545 | £100,800 |
| L30 | £97,923 | £103,309 |
| L31 | £100,343 | £105,862 |
| L32 | £102,836 | £108,492 |
| L33 | £105,390 | £111,187 |
| L34 | £107,996 | £113,936 |
| L35 | £110,681 | £116,769 |
| L36 | £113,420 | £119,659 |
| L37 | £116,240 | £122,634 |
| L38 | £119,117 | £125,669 |
| L39 | £122,020 | £128,732 |
| L40 | £125,064 | £131,943 |
| L41 | £128,189 | £135,240 |
| L42 | £131,400 | £138,627 |
| L43 | £133,350 | £140,685 |
Please also see the pay ranges for headteachers below if you are at the top of a headteacher pay range.
Ranges for Headteachers
| Group | Range of spine points | 1 Sept 2023 to 31 Aug 2024 | 1 Sept 2024 to 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L6-L18 | £54,316 - £72,263 | £57,304 - £76,238 |
| 2 | L8-L21 | £57,064 - £77,769 | £60,203 - £82,047 |
| 3 | L11-L24 | £61,547 - £83,699 | £64,933 - £88,303 |
| 4 | L14-L27 | £66,148 - £90,079 | £69,787 - £95,034 |
| 5 | L18-L31 | £72,985 - £99,347 | £77,000 - £104,812 |
| 6 | L21-L35 | £78,547 - £109,585 | £82,868 - £115,613 |
| 7 | L24-L39 | £84,536 - £120,811 | £89,186 - £127,456 |
| 8 | L28-L43 | £93,236 - £133,350 | £98,364 - £140,685 |
The School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) recommended that no pay uplift be applied to the maximum values on the Leadership Group Pay Spine (LGPS) or to maximum values on any of the eight headteacher group pay ranges in 2015.
This restriction was applied to the maximum of each of the eight headteacher group pay ranges only. It does not apply where a head/deputy/assistant headteacher is not earning the maximum on a headteacher group pay range, but is placed on one of the corresponding points on the LGPS - L18, L21, L24, L27, L31, L35 or L39, which have all increased by 1% in each year between 2014 and 2017, by 1.5% in 2018, by 2.75% in both 2019 and 2020, by 1.75% in 2021, by 6.5% in 2022, by 5% in 2023, and by 5.5% in 2024.
The provisional NASUWT salary scales above are entirely consistent with those proposed by the Welsh Government for 2024. They incorporate the 5.5% pay uplift, which has been accepted by the Welsh Government. Once the statutory consultation period concludes on 7 October 2024, NASUWT will inform members of the outcome. Whilst the Union does not expect any of the provisional salary and allowances amounts detailed above to change, we cannot guarantee that changes will not be made during the consultation process.
Footnote
[1] M = main pay range, U = upper pay range, L = leadership pay range. All salaries/allowances are listed as £ per annum.
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