Teaching assistant salary and take-home pay 2026/27
A typical teaching assistant salary of £21,000 takes home £18,639.60 a year (£1,553.30 a month) after income tax and National Insurance for 2026/27 in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, with no pension or student loan.
- Gross
- £21,000
- Take-home
- £18,639.60
- Monthly
- £1,553.30
- Weekly
- £358.45
- Income Tax
- £1,686.00
- Employee NI
- £674.40
- Effective rate
- 11.2%
- Marginal (IT+NI)
- 28.0%
Take-home at typical salaries
Sources
- Reed — teaching assistant salaries (accessed 2026-08-14)