According to the some of the latest statistics, the average teaching salary in the UK is £23,000, however, when you’ve worked in the industry for over 10 years as a teacher, this reaches around £28,700. With the average salary in the UK being £27,600, it’s a wonder why so many people are drawn to teaching. If you think long and hard about the training you need to go through to become a teacher as well as the hard work you have to put in each and every day, then it’s difficult to see what the hype is all about. This is why it’s so true that to become a teacher, you have to have a passion for teaching and a love of pupils. It’s the same for nurses in the UK. They’re paid very badly compared to non-specialist roles in the UK, but to be successful as a nurse or a teacher it can’t be about the money, it’ has to be about your passion, love and level of care for the individual you’re helping.