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<p>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.</p><p>
</p><p>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%.</p><p> </p><p>The table below sets out the on-costs on teachers’
salaries for the last three years:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Employer contributions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Teachers'
Pension</p></td><td><p>14.1%</p></td><td><p>14.1%</p></td><td><p>16.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National
Insurance</p></td><td><p>7.9%</p></td><td><p>7.9%</p></td><td><p>8.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total
On-Costs</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>22.0%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>22.0%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>25.4%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
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