Teachers: Pay
(asked on 26th April 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what have been the on-costs on teachers’ salaries for the last three years.
The on-costs on teachers’ salaries consist of employer pension contributions and employer National Insurance (NI) contributions. In 2015/16, the total on-costs for a teacher with an average salary are approximately 25.4% of their gross salary.
Employer contributions to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme are the same rate for all teachers regardless of salary and in 2015/16 they increased from 14.1% of teachers’ gross salary to 16.5%.
The table below sets out the on-costs on teachers’ salaries for the last three years:
Employer contributions | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 |
Teachers' Pension | 14.1% | 14.1% | 16.5% |
National Insurance | 7.9% | 7.9% | 8.9% |
Total On-Costs | 22.0% | 22.0% | 25.4% |