Teachers at the top of the pay scale earn more than double the salaries of those starting their careers in England, according to this new OECD report. On average in England, teachers' pay at the top of their salary scales is 152 per cent higher than for those at the start of their careers – at preschool, primary and secondary level.
This is nearly twice the OECD average of 78 to 80 per cent. Statutory salaries of teachers (and school heads) in public educational institutions increase with the level of education they teach. In most OECD countries and economies, they also increase with experience.
In most OECD countries and economies, they also increase with experience.
On average, the statutory salaries of teachers with maximum qualifications at the top of their salary scales are 78 to 80 per cent higher than those of teachers with the minimum qualifications at the start of their career at pre-primary, primary and general lower and upper secondary levels. In England and Scotland, maximum salaries are 152 per cent and 33 per cent higher than minimum salaries at each level of education respectively.
The report analyses the pay gap between teachers with "maximum qualifications" at the top of the salary scale and those with "minimum qualifications", who are just starting out.