Teacher salary calculator
Pick your state and step to see what you earn a year, a fortnight and a month, what goes to super, roughly what lands in your account, and every rise already written into your agreement. Government school rates for all eight states and territories.
Gross pay now, take-home, and the rises ahead.
VIC 1-1 (graduate), full time
$79,589 a year
- Each fortnight
- $3,061
- Each month
- $6,632
- Super on top (12%)
- $9,551
- Salary plus super
- $89,140
Rate paid from 1 Jul 2025 (VGSA 2022), gross and before tax. The VIC pay scale explained
Estimated take-home pay
$2,446
a fortnight
$63,601
a year
$15,988
tax and Medicare levy
An estimate using the 2026-27 resident tax rates, the low income tax offset and the 2% Medicare levy, with the tax-free threshold claimed. It leaves out HELP repayments, salary packaging, private health cover and any other income, so your payslip will differ.
What is ahead for this step
- 10 Aug 2026once the agreement starts$84,631+6.3% on now, $3,255 a fortnight
- 1 Oct 2026once the agreement starts$92,882+16.7% on now, $3,572 a fortnight
- 1 Nov 2027$96,598+21.4% on now, $3,715 a fortnight
- 1 Nov 2028$100,462+26.2% on now, $3,864 a fortnight
- 1 Nov 2029$105,384+32.4% on now, $4,053 a fortnight
Staff approved the 2026 agreement in September 2026. It starts seven days after the Fair Work Commission approves it, and the August and October 2026 rates are then paid from those dates. Until it starts, the 2022 agreement rates apply.
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Teacher pay in every state and territory
Graduate and top-of-scale classroom teacher pay now, from the current award or agreement in each state. Victoria is shown on the rates paid until its 2026 agreement starts.
| State or territory | Graduate | Top of classroom scale | Full pay scale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Territory | $96,180 | $136,997 | NT pay scale |
| New South Wales | $92,882 | $133,422 | NSW pay scale |
| Australian Capital Territory | $91,396 | $129,106 | ACT pay scale |
| Queensland | $90,164 | $119,357 | QLD pay scale |
| Western Australia | $88,178 | $127,737 | WA pay scale |
| Tasmania | $85,313 | $122,393 | TAS pay scale |
| South Australia | $84,971 | $117,198 | SA pay scale |
| Victoria | $79,589 | $118,063 | VIC pay scale |
For the full picture, including school leader pay, relief teacher rates and where each pay deal is up to, see teacher salaries across Australia in 2026.
How to use the calculator
- Choose your state and the step or level from your payslip. The pay now card shows your gross salary a year, a fortnight and a month, with super on top.
- Part time? Choose Part time and set your days a week. Every figure, including the tax estimate, scales to your fraction of full time.
- What is ahead lists every rise already written into your agreement, with the date it starts and the change on what you earn now.
- Copy link keeps your choices in the address bar, so you can send a colleague exactly what you are looking at.
Frequently asked questions
Where do the salary figures come from?
Each figure is the published rate in the current award or enterprise agreement for government school teachers in that state or territory, as set out in the TeachBuySell teacher salary guides, which link to the official source for each table. The figures were checked on 22 October 2026.
Why does Victoria show two sets of rates?
Victorian staff voted up the Victorian Government Schools Agreement 2026 in September 2026, but it only starts seven days after the Fair Work Commission approves it. Until then teachers are paid the 2022 agreement rates, so the calculator shows your pay now and the pay you move to once the new agreement starts, including the August and October 2026 rates it pays from those dates.
How is take-home pay estimated?
The estimate applies the 2026-27 Australian resident income tax rates, the low income tax offset and the 2% Medicare levy to your gross salary, with the tax-free threshold claimed. It does not include HELP or other study loan repayments, salary packaging, the Medicare levy surcharge or any other income, so treat it as a guide and read your payslip for the exact figure.
Does the salary include superannuation?
No. Teacher pay scales are quoted before super, and super is paid on top. The calculator shows super as a separate line at 12%, or 12.5% in the ACT, and a salary plus super total.
How does part-time pay work?
Part-time teachers are paid the full-time rate for their step multiplied by their fraction of full time. Three days a week is 0.6 of full time, so a teacher on $100,000 full time earns $60,000. Choose Part time and set your days a week to see your own figures, including the smaller tax bill that goes with a lower income.
Which step am I on?
Your step or level is on your payslip and in your employment letter. Graduates usually start on the first classroom step and move up one step a year, subject to each state’s rules. The TeachBuySell salary guide for your state explains how progression works there.
Does this cover Catholic and independent schools?
No. The scales here are for government (public) schools. Catholic and independent schools set their own pay under their own agreements, which often follow the government scale closely but not exactly.