Salary guide
Bursar salary
What bursars are advertised at on live vacancies we hold — we name the nation whenever we publish a figure.
Advertised salary evidence
Insufficient verified salary data
Insufficient verified salary data — we only publish pay figures we can evidence from live public vacancy adverts or official pay scales.
Pay framework: Local-government support-staff pay structures (England and Wales)
Insufficient verified salary data
We do not yet hold enough verified salary evidence to publish a figure here.
Statistics are derived from live public vacancies at the time of the last refresh. They are a snapshot of advertised pay, not a historical earnings series.
How we calculate salary informationFinancial officer of the school. Traditionally used in independent and grammar schools.
What you can do instead
We do not yet hold enough verified salary evidence to publish a bursar pay figure. There is 1 live bursar vacancy you can review directly.
- Open the live bursar vacancies below — many adverts state pay directly.
- Check the Local-government support-staff pay structures (England and Wales), which commonly applies to this role.
- Tell us if you spot a salary that looks wrong so we can review the advert.
Bursar job openings
Schools hiring bursars
Ranked by live vacancy volume. We do not publish employer-level pay figures.
Where bursars are being advertised
Areas with the most live bursar vacancies.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does a bursar earn?
We do not yet hold enough verified salary evidence to publish a bursar figure. Rather than estimate, we show live vacancies so you can see what employers are actually advertising.
Does bursar pay vary by area?
It can, but we only publish area differences where we have enough evidence for that area — we never apply a regional multiplier to invent a local figure.
What pay framework applies to a bursar?
Many maintained schools in England and Wales use support-staff pay structures derived from the NJC national agreement, but grades, points and term-time arrangements are set locally by the employer. Academies, independent schools and private providers may use their own scales.
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