Teaching Assistant Salaries

Level 1 Teaching Assistant

The Teaching Assistant salary scale will obviously depend on which part of the country you currently reside, however most new full time Level 1 Teaching Assistants can expect to earn between £9,000 - £10,500 per annum with an average of £9,574.

If you are given part-time hours your pay will be allocated pro rata and in temporary roles the school or local council may set an hourly rate instead.

Level 2 Teaching Assistant

Again this will be dependent on the area of the country that the school is in, however a report in 2009 showed the average earnings in the UK to be £13,189 - £13,874 per annum with the opportunity to also earn a Special Educational Needs (SEN) allowance of around £1177 per annum (pro rata).

Again if you are given part-time hours this will be pro rata, however it is very rarely a school will offer an hourly rate for Level 2 Assistants.

Level 3 Teaching Assistant

Again this will be dependent on the area of the country that the school is in, however currently in the UK the average earnings are around £17,161 - £19,826 per annum with the opportunity to earn an SEN allowance of up to £1177 per annum (pro rata).

Again if you are given part-time hours this will be pro rata and it is extremely unlikely that you will find a Level 3 Teaching Assistant position paid on an hourly rate.

Level 4 Teaching Assistant

Higher Level Teaching Assistants (HLTAs) should typically be earning in excess of £19,000 per annum plus possible SEN allowances.  Most Level 4 Teaching Assistants would be working full time due to the nature of the job.

Salaries have been taken from the Unison website.  Please find more information on Unison using our useful links page.