Department for Education written question – answered at on 7 January 2019.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of people employed by schools that have been paid an annual salary of (a) less than and (b) more than £30,000 in each year since 2010.
The following table provides the numbers of full and part time regular teachers in state funded schools that have been paid an annual salary of less than £30,000 and of £30,000 or above in England (figures from November of each year):
Full time and part time regular teachers, in state funded schools, paid an annual salary of less than £30,000 and of £30,000 or above in England | ||||
Year | Number of teachers earning under £30,000 | Number of teachers earning over £30,000 | Unknown/ misreported | Total number of teachers |
2010 | 112,900 | 360,900 | 17,200 | 490,900 |
2011 | 113,000 | 362,300 | 8,500 | 483,800 |
2012 | 119,700 | 366,700 | 8,200 | 494,700 |
2013 | 112,900 | 354,200 | 33,300 | 500,300 |
2014 | 119,600 | 357,800 | 30,200 | 507,700 |
2015 | 115,900 | 369,000 | 22,900 | 507,800 |
2016 | 108,600 | 372,200 | 28,100 | 508,900 |
2017 | 109,600 | 378,900 | 16,700 | 505,100 |
Source: School Workforce Census.
Figures are head counts rounded to the nearest hundred teachers. Includes teachers of all grades including both leadership and classroom.
An assessment of the number of non-teaching staff broken down by the amount that they are paid is not held by the Department.
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