The Teaching Assistant pay scale for 2023 is usually the same as the pay scale for local government jobs. Teaching Assistant salaries vary depending on the type of school, for example; independent, academy and free schools who don’t follow local authority pay guidelines for teaching assistant jobs.
The starting salary for a Level 1 Teaching Assistant is usually £17,364 in line with the local government pay scale. Level 2 Teaching Assistants can expect to earn between £18,000 to £20,000. Level 3 Teaching Assistants can earn up to £25,000 if they have additional specialisms or SEN responsibilities. Level 4 Teaching Assistants are using Higher Level Teaching Assistants or HLTAs.
The average teaching assistant’s salary is around £12,081 due to term time working and variations in hours.
Three unions, UNISON, GMB and Unite are campaigning for a pay increase for teaching assistants from April 2023. To increase the average Teaching Assistant salary by either £2,000 or the current rate of inflation (which stands at 11% according to the RPI), whichever is higher for each teaching assistant.
Teaching Assistant Pay Scale
Teaching Assistant Pay Scale
The Teaching Assistant pay scale below is pro-rata and for guidance only. There a different pay scales for Teaching Assistants who work in inner London and the rest of the UK.
| New spine point | April 19 - National | April 19- Outer London | April 19 - Inner London |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | £17,364 | £20,103 | £21,231 |
| 2 | £17,711 | £20,466 | £21,612 |
| 3 | £18,065 | £20,835 | £22,002 |
| 4 | £18,426 | £21,210 | £22,398 |
| 5 | £18,795 | £21,591 | £22,800 |
| 6 | £19,171 | £21,981 | £23,211 |
| 7 | £19,554 | £22,377 | £23,628 |
| 8 | £19,945 | £22,779 | £24,054 |
| 9 | £20,344 | £23,187 | £24,486 |
| 10 | £20,751 | £23,607 | £24,927 |
| 11 | £21,166 | £24,030 | £25,377 |
| 12 | £21,589 | £24,462 | £25,833 |
| 13 | £22,021 | £24,903 | £26,298 |
| 14 | £22,462 | £25,353 | £26,772 |
| 15 | £22,911 | £25,809 | £27,255 |
| 16 | £23,369 | £26,274 | £27,744 |
| 17 | £23,836 | £26,745 | £28,245 |
| 18 | £24,313 | £27,228 | £28,752 |
| 19 | £24,799 | £27,717 | £29,271 |
| 20 | £25,295 | £28,215 | £29,796 |
| 21 | £25,801 | £28,725 | £30,333 |
| 22 | £26,317 | £29,241 | £30,879 |
| 23 | £26,999 | £29,766 | £31,434 |
| 24 | £27,905 | £30,213 | £32,001 |
| 25 | £28,785 | £30,708 | £32,577 |
| 26 | £29,636 | £31,548 | £33,162 |
| 27 | £30,507 | £32,430 | £33,759 |
| 28 | £31,371 | £33,291 | £34,128 |
| 29 | £32,029 | £33,945 | £34,986 |
| 30 | £32,878 | £34,794 | £35,637 |
| 31 | £33,799 | £35,724 | £36,486 |
| 32 | £34,788 | £36,711 | £37,413 |
| 33 | £35,934 | £37,842 | £38,403 |
| 34 | £36,876 | £38,799 | £39,543 |
| 35 | £36,876 | £39,774 | £40,491 |
| 36 | £36,876 | £40,728 | £41,466 |
| 37 | £36,876 | £41,706 | £42,432 |
| 38 | £36,876 | £42,681 | £43,404 |
| 39 | £41,675 | £43,590 | £44,373 |
| 40 | £42,683 | £44,607 | £45,288 |
| 41 | £42,683 | £45,585 | £46,293 |
| 42 | £44,632 | £46,560 | £47,274 |
| 43 | £45,591 | £47,511 | £48,252 |