71 job titles, sorted by UK median salary.
In the UK, the 14 education occupations with ONS data have median pay ranging from £4,263 (School Midday and Crossing Patrol Occupations) to £70,977 (Head Teachers and Principals); the average of those medians is about £34,856.
In the US, the 65 occupations with BLS data range from $36,780 (Higher Level Teaching Assistants) to $128,500 (Law Teachers, Postsecondary), averaging about $76,572.
These are unweighted averages of the occupation medians listed below, not official category-wide figures, and UK and US figures are never converted or combined.
| Job title | UK median | US median |
|---|
| Law Teachers, Postsecondary (US) |
— |
$128,500 |
| Economics Teachers, Postsecondary (US) |
— |
$123,920 |
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary (US) |
— |
$109,270 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary (US) |
— |
$107,310 |
| Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary (US) |
— |
$103,170 |
| Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary (US) |
— |
$101,420 |
| Physics Teachers, Postsecondary (US) |
— |
$100,310 |
| Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary (US) |
— |
$99,650 |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary (US) |
— |
$99,080 |
| Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary (US) |
— |
$98,700 |
| Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary (US) |
— |
$98,070 |
| Geography Teachers, Postsecondary (US) |
— |
$97,590 |
| Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary (US) |
— |
$96,980 |
| Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary (US) |
— |
$96,870 |
| Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary (US) |
— |
$94,980 |
| Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary (US) |
— |
$93,250 |
| Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary (US) |
— |
$85,020 |
| Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary (US) |
— |
$84,620 |
| Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary (US) |
— |
$84,290 |
| History Teachers, Postsecondary (US) |
— |
$83,820 |
| Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary (US) |
— |
$80,340 |
| Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary (US) |
— |
$80,340 |
| Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary (US) |
— |
$80,260 |
| Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary (US) |
— |
$80,250 |
| Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary (US) |
— |
$79,940 |
| Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary (US) |
— |
$79,350 |
| English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary (US) |
— |
$78,760 |
| Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary (US) |
— |
$78,620 |
| Communications Teachers, Postsecondary (US) |
— |
$78,580 |
| Postsecondary Teachers, All Other (US) |
— |
$77,640 |
| Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary (US) |
— |
$77,570 |
| Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary (US) |
— |
$77,270 |
| Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary (US) |
— |
$76,590 |
| Special Education Teachers, All Other (US) |
— |
$76,580 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary (US) |
— |
$75,870 |
| Education Teachers, Postsecondary (US) |
— |
$75,350 |
| Special Education Teachers, Secondary School (US) |
— |
$74,260 |
| Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other (US) |
— |
$72,990 |
| Head Teachers and Principals |
£70,977 |
$105,870 |
| Librarians and Media Collections Specialists (US) |
— |
$68,270 |
| Special Education Teachers, Middle School (US) |
— |
$66,810 |
| Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School (US) |
— |
$66,270 |
| Teachers and Instructors, All Other (US) |
— |
$66,140 |
| Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School (US) |
— |
$65,120 |
| Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School (US) |
— |
$65,030 |
| Special Education Teachers, Preschool (US) |
— |
$64,830 |
| Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education (US) |
— |
$64,370 |
| Curators (US) |
— |
$63,420 |
| Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education (US) |
— |
$62,680 |
| Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English As a Second Language Instructors (US) |
— |
$61,540 |
| Farm and Home Management Educators (US) |
— |
$60,220 |
| Museum Technicians and Conservators (US) |
— |
$51,440 |
| Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other (US) |
— |
$50,890 |
| Self-Enrichment Teachers (US) |
— |
$46,800 |
| Higher Education Teaching Professionals |
£46,494 |
— |
| Education Managers |
£45,043 |
— |
| Library Technicians (US) |
— |
$44,580 |
| Secondary Education Teaching Professionals |
£44,246 |
$72,040 |
| Tutors (US) |
— |
$43,350 |
| Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary (US) |
— |
$42,910 |
| Primary Education Teaching Professionals |
£42,031 |
$63,970 |
| Substitute Teachers, Short-Term (US) |
— |
$41,670 |
| Education Advisers and School Inspectors |
£41,535 |
$77,440 |
| Special Needs Education Teaching Professionals |
£40,363 |
— |
| Further Education Teaching Professionals |
£38,642 |
$63,820 |
| Other Educational Professionals N.E.C. |
£35,079 |
— |
| School Secretaries |
£22,155 |
— |
| Higher Level Teaching Assistants |
£22,050 |
$36,780 |
| Teaching Assistants |
£18,024 |
$36,780 |
| Educational Support Assistants |
£17,086 |
$36,780 |
| School Midday and Crossing Patrol Occupations |
£4,263 |
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Figures are gross annual pay before tax, for reference only. Sources: ONS ASHE 2025 (provisional), BLS OES May 2025.
Data: ONS ASHE Table 14/15, 2025 provisional · BLS OES, May 2025 · Page built 2026-10-25