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Salary Checker for teachers and coaches

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Salary Checker is simple tool to discover what the average rate of pay is for teachers, coaches and other aquatics professionals.

If you are seeking to become a swimming instructor, teacher or coach, Salary Checker will give you an idea of the average hourly rate paid across all employers.

Already employed? Then find out if you are getting your market value either as a qualified or entry level employee.

At the top you will find the average hourly rate by job role across all employers. Below that we have broken them down by employer type.

Please note Salary Checker should only be used as a general guide to average hourly rates.

  • Salary Checker is based on a survey of over 3,000 IoS members in late 2015.

All employer average

Teacher (level 2)£14.89
Coach£14.46
Swim co-ordinator£13.73
Assistant coach£12.30
Assistant (level 1)£9.74

Aquatics clubs

Swim co-ordinator£15.78
Other£14.46
Teacher (level 2)£14.35
Coach£14.04
Assistant coach£11.46
Teacher (level 1)£7.78

Charity owned swim schools

Teacher (level 2)£13.50
Coach£11.25
Swim co-ordinator£10.42
Teacher (level 1)£10.00
Other£8.75

Educational facility owned swim school

Coach£21.92
Other£16.75
Teacher (level 2)£16.42
Teacher (level 1)£14.50
Swim co-ordinator£14.33
Assistant coach£13.75

Leisure trust owned swim school

Teacher (level 2)£13.39
Other£13.25
Coach£12.68
Swim co-ordinator£11.85
Assistant coach£8.75
Teacher (level 1)£8.75

Local authority owned swim school

Assistant coach£16.25
Teacher (level 2)£13.13
Coach£12.57
Other£12.50
Swim co-ordinator£11.08
Teacher (level 1)£9.32

Privately owned swim school

Other£18.90
Assistant coach£17.50
Teacher (level 2)£17.30
Swim co-ordinator£15.91
Coach£15.39
Teacher (level 1)£10.20
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