Teacher pay ranges
Teacher Pay Ranges, Advisory & Reference Points - Sept 2025
The Government has accepted the School Teachers’ Review Body's (STRB’s) recommendations in full for 2025 which includes the four per cent uplift to all pay points and allowances for both teachers and leaders.
In recent years the STPCD has included advisory pay points for the Unqualified Teacher, Main and the Upper Pay Ranges. However, this does not include advisory pay points for the leadership pay ranges. We have shared the Local Government Association’s discretionary reference points for leadership posts.
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Main Pay Range - advisory reference points 2025/26
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England
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Fringe Area
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Outer London
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Inner London
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Minimum
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M1
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32,916
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34,398
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37,870
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40,317
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M2
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34,823
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36,373
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39,851
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42,234
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M3
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37,101
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38,627
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41,935
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44,238
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M4
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39,556
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41,075
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44,128
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46,339
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M5
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42,057
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43,545
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46,800
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48,952
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Maximum
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M6
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45,352
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46,839
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50,474
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52,300
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Upper Pay Range - advisory reference points 2025/26
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England
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Fringe Area
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Outer London
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Inner London
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Minimum
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U1
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47,472
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48,913
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52,219
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57,632
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U2
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49,232
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50,668
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54,151
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60,464
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Maximum
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U3
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51,048
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52,490
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56,154
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62,496
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Unqualified teachers’ pay range - advisory reference points 2025/26
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England
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Fringe
area
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Outer
London
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Inner
London
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Minimum
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UNQ1
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22,601
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24,066
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26,789
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28,343
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UNQ2
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25,193
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26,656
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29,383
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30,935
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UNQ3
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27,785
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29,248
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31,974
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33,528
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UNQ4
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30,071
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31,532
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34,265
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35,814
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UNQ5
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32,667
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34,126
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36,856
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38,402
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Maximum
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UNQ6
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35,259
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36,718
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39,450
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40,994
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Leading Practitioners pay range – min. and max. pay range 2025/26
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England
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Fringe Area
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Outer London
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Inner London
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Minimum
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52,026
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53,460
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56,154
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61,858
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Maximum
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79,092
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80,528
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83,223
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88,930
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2025/26 Additional Allowance Pay Ranges
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Spine Point
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Minimum
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Maximum
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TLR1
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10,174
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17,216
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TLR2
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3,527
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8,611
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TLR3
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702
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3,478
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SEN
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2,787
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5,497
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2025/26 discretionary pay point structure for TLR1 and TLR2 allowances
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TLR2a
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3,527
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TLR2b
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6,066
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TLR2c
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8,611
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TLR1a
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10,174
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TLR1b
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12,522
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TLR1c
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14,868
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TLR1d
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17,216
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Discretionary Leadership Reference Points 2025/26
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England
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Fringe Area
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Outer London
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Inner London
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1
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51,773
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53,198
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55,881
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61,554
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2
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53,069
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54,496
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57,180
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62,857
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3
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54,394
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55,822
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58,497
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64,187
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4
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55,747
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57,183
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59,859
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65,538
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5
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57,137
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58,573
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61,249
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66,935
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6
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58,569
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60,001
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62,677
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68,361
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7
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60,145
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61,582
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64,259
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69,942
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8
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61,534
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62,962
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65,642
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71,327
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9
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63,070
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64,500
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67,177
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72,858
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10
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64,691
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66,120
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68,799
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74,479
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11
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66,368
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67,796
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70,473
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76,154
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12
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67,898
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69,332
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72,009
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77,691
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13
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69,596
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71,030
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73,708
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79,385
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14
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71,330
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72,763
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75,433
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81,120
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15
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73,105
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74,532
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77,209
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82,888
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16
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75,049
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76,481
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79,157
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84,841
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17
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76,772
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78,215
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80,884
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86,566
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18*
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77,924
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79,341
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81,995
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87,619
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18
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78,702
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80,134
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82,816
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88,496
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19
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80,655
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82,084
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84,769
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90,446
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20
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82,654
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84,092
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86,764
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92,447
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21*
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83,860
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85,287
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87,932
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93,556
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21
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84,699
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86,138
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88,812
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94,491
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22
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86,803
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88,237
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90,906
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96,594
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23
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88,951
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90,381
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93,057
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98,737
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24*
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90,255
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91,676
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94,322
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99,951
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24
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91,158
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92,595
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95,267
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100,951
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25
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93,424
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94,854
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97,531
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103,211
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26
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95,735
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97,170
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99,840
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105,521
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27*
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97,136
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98,549
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101,200
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106,823
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27
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98,106
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99,537
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102,213
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107,891
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28
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100,540
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101,967
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104,648
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110,327
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29
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103,030
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104,462
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107,134
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112,823
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30
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105,595
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107,018
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109,699
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115,382
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31*
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107,131
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108,553
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111,202
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116,827
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31
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108,202
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109,637
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112,315
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117,995
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32
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110,892
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112,328
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114,996
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120,678
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33
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113,646
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115,083
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117,758
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123,438
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34
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116,456
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117,891
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120,566
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126,247
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35*
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118,169
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119,590
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122,236
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127,863
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35
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119,350
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120,786
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123,457
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129,141
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36
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122,306
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123,737
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126,409
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132,092
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37
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125,345
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126,780
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129,457
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135,141
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38
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128,447
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129,880
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132,557
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138,235
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39*
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130,274
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131,688
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134,339
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139,965
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39
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131,578
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133,006
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135,683
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141,365
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40
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134,860
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136,299
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138,974
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144,656
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41
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138,230
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139,662
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142,340
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148,028
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42
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141,693
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143,128
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145,798
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151,483
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43*
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143,796
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145,218
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147,866
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153,490
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*These points are the maximum salaries for the eight head teacher group ranges
Please note, points 18*, 21*, 24*, 27*, 31*, 35*, 39* and 43 on the Leadership Pay Range are the salary figures for head teachers at, or moving to, the top of the school group ranges only. These different figures are a legacy of the 2015 STPCD which provided for no uplift to the maxima of the eight head teacher group ranges.
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Annual pay ranges for headteacher groups 2025
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Headteacher Group
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England
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Fringe area
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Outer London
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Inner London
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Group 1
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58,569 - 77,924
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60,001 - 79,341
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62,677 - 81,995
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68,361 - 87,619
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Group 2
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61,534 - 83,860
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62,962 - 85,287
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65,642 - 87,932
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71,327 - 93,556
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Group 3
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66,368 - 90,255
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67,796 - 91,676
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70,473 - 94,322
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76,154 - 99,951
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Group 4
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71,330 - 97,136
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72,763 - 98,549
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75,433 - 101,200
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81,120 - 106,823
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Group 5
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78,702 - 107,131
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80,134 - 108,553
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82,816 - 111,202
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88,496 - 116,827
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Group 6
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84,699 - 118,169
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86,138 - 119,590
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88,812 - 122,236
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94,491 - 127,863
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Group 7
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91,158 - 130,274
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92,595 - 131,688
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95,267 - 134,339
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100,951 - 139,965
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Group 8
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100,540 - 143,796
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101,967 - 145,218
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104,648 - 147,866
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110,327 - 153,490
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How to calculate an hourly rate of pay
The hourly rate of pay is based on the full-time annual salary for the post divided by 52.142 weeks per year, then divided by 37 hours per week (non-teaching staff) or 32.5 hours per week (teaching staff).
The daily rate is based on the full-time annual salary divided by 365 (days per year).
How to calculate pro-rata rate of pay from an annual salary figure
Payment of salary and allowances is pro-rata for part-time employees and is calculated by dividing the full time salary by either 37 or 32.5 (full-time hours) and 52.142 (full-time working weeks) then multiplying by the number of your working hours per week and paid weeks.
You can use our handy pro rata salary calculator to help you.