Unqualified Teacher Pay 2026–27

Estimate UQ1–UQ6 salary and monthly take-home pay by England pay region.

About UQ1–UQ6: these are advisory/reference points within the national unqualified teacher pay range. Your school’s pay policy may use different internal points.
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Adjustments & Deductions

Use the code shown on your payslip. Scottish S-prefixed and W1/M1/X emergency codes are not modelled here.
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If applicable, enter the actual annual TLR you are paid. It will not be pro-rated again by FTE.
For part-time staff, the contribution tier is based on the annual salary rate for the eligible employment rather than the full-time equivalent salary.
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Multiple undergraduate plans are not stacked; the applicable plan with the lowest threshold is used. A Postgraduate Loan can be deducted alongside it.

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See how your unqualified teacher salary could grow over the next 3 years with assumed 2%, 3%, 3.5% or 4% annual awards.

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About This Calculator

Estimate 2026–27 unqualified teacher take-home pay in England using the national unqualified teacher range, advisory reference points, April 2026 tax and NI rules, Teachers’ Pension contribution tiers and student-loan thresholds.

  • UQ1–UQ6 on TeacherPayCalculator are advisory/reference points within the national unqualified teacher pay range.
  • Part-time base salary is pro-rated using your employment percentage.
  • If you receive a TLR, enter the actual annual amount being paid; it is not automatically pro-rated again.
  • Results are annualised estimates and can differ from individual payroll calculations.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. The calculator uses the 2026–27 unqualified teacher pay range and the UQ1–UQ6 advisory reference points used on TeacherPayCalculator across the four England pay regions.

No. The national framework sets the unqualified teacher pay range. UQ1–UQ6 on this site are advisory/reference points that help model salaries within that range; individual school pay policies can differ.

Yes. Choose your region and employment percentage. The selected reference salary is pro-rated to your actual annual salary.

If you receive a qualifying TLR, enter the actual annual amount you are paid. The calculator does not automatically pro-rate that TLR again by your employment percentage.

The contribution tier is selected from the annual salary rate for the eligible employment rather than the full-time equivalent salary.

They are annualised planning estimates. Actual PAYE, National Insurance and student-loan deductions are calculated by payroll each pay period and can differ slightly.