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Teaching assistants Salary in Wales
A Teaching assistants in Wales earns a median gross annual pay of £20,853 — that's £386 (2%) below the UK median of £21,239. Real ONS figures (SOC 6112, ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3).
Quick answer
The median salary for a Teaching assistants in Wales is £20,853 gross per year, compared with £21,239 across the UK. A real ONS estimate, April 2025 — ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3.
Wales vs UK median
| Area | Median (annual) |
|---|---|
| Wales | £20,853 |
| United Kingdom | £21,239 |
How Wales ranks for Teaching assistants pay
Regional rank
#7
of 11 ONS regions
vs UK median
−£386
below £21,239 UK median
Out-earns
36%
of ONS regions
At £20,853, a Teaching assistants in Wales sits below by £386 the £21,239 UK median for the role, ranking #7 of 11 UK regions ONS published a Teaching assistants median for. Every figure is a subtraction or sort of the ONS ASHE medians on this page — nothing is modelled.
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Teaching assistants in Wales — frequently asked questions
- How much does a Teaching assistants earn in Wales?
- The median gross annual pay for a Teaching assistants in Wales is £20,853, per the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). The UK-wide median for this occupation is £21,239.
- Is this Wales figure a real ONS number?
- Yes — it is the published regional median gross annual pay for this occupation in the April 2025 ASHE reference period. ONS suppresses small or unreliable regional cells; only unsuppressed regions appear in this cluster, and none are estimated.
- Is a Teaching assistants salary in Wales above the UK average for the role?
- The Wales median of £20,853 is below by £386 the £21,239 UK median for a Teaching assistants, and below by £297 the average of the 11 regions ONS published. Derived by subtracting the ONS medians shown on this page.
- Where does Wales rank for Teaching assistants pay?
- Wales ranks #7 of 11 UK regions ONS published a Teaching assistants median for (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). 6 regions pay more and 4 pay less. Ranking is a straight sort of the published regional medians.
Related
Source: Office for National Statistics — Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), Table 14.7a (occupation 4-digit SOC) + Table 15 (4).7a (region by occupation), Full-Time sheet. Figures are Median gross annual pay (GBP), full-time employees, April 2025 reference period (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). Released 2025-10-23, corrected 2025-12-19. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (OGL v3). No figure is modelled or interpolated.