Compare · public school teachers
New South Wales vs Tasmania: teacher pay 2026
New South Wales pays $11,029 more at the top of the classroom scale. New South Wales pays $7,569 more in the first year.
Which pays more?
Top of the classroom scale
NSW +$11,029 (9.0%)
New South Wales
Rates since 9 Oct 2026. The New South Wales page
Tasmania
Rates since 1 Mar 2026. The Tasmania page
After tax, and the dates
New South Wales
Rates since 9 Oct 2026. The New South Wales page
Tasmania
Rates since 1 Mar 2026. The Tasmania page
Every step, side by side
New South Wales
Step 7 · top
$3,841 a fortnight after tax
$3,841 a fortnight after tax
+$8,726
Step 6
$3,613 a fortnight after tax
$3,613 a fortnight after tax
+$8,724
Step 5
$3,386 a fortnight after tax
$3,386 a fortnight after tax
+$7,551
Step 4
$3,189 a fortnight after tax
$3,189 a fortnight after tax
+$4,265
Step 3
$3,078 a fortnight after tax
$3,078 a fortnight after tax
+$4,267
Step 2
$2,967 a fortnight after tax
$2,967 a fortnight after tax
+$7,007
Step 1 · first year
$2,784 a fortnight after tax
$2,784 a fortnight after tax
Tasmania
Level 13 · top
$3,553 a fortnight after tax
$3,553 a fortnight after tax
+$2,404
Level 12
$3,491 a fortnight after tax
$3,491 a fortnight after tax
+$5,682
Level 11
$3,343 a fortnight after tax
$3,343 a fortnight after tax
+$5,020
Level 10
$3,212 a fortnight after tax
$3,212 a fortnight after tax
+$5,237
Level 9
$3,075 a fortnight after tax
$3,075 a fortnight after tax
+$5,040
Level 8
$2,944 a fortnight after tax
$2,944 a fortnight after tax
+$4,802
Level 7
$2,819 a fortnight after tax
$2,819 a fortnight after tax
+$4,557
Level 6
$2,700 a fortnight after tax
$2,700 a fortnight after tax
+$4,338
Level 5 · first year
$2,587 a fortnight after tax
$2,587 a fortnight after tax
Steps aren't the same length in each state, so compare first year and top rather than step by step.
More, state by state
What happens next with pay?
New South Wales
Nothing decided yet
The NSW award ends 8 Oct 2027. Rises are usually backdated when a new one arrives.
What happens next in New South WalesTasmania
3% from 1 Mar 2027
Printed in the Teachers Agreement 2025, Tasmanian Industrial Commission (T15363 of 2026, [2026] TASIC 40)
What happens next in TasmaniaWhat do relief and casual teachers earn?
New South Wales
$480.43 to $599.85
a day, Casual Teacher 1 (CT1) to Casual Teacher 3 (CT3), from 9 Oct 2026. Includes a 5% loading. Source
Tasmania
No daily rate printed. See the casual pay page.
Employer super
Country and remote schools
New South Wales
6 payments for country and remote schools, on top of salary.
What each school gets, on the Pay mapTasmania
7 payments for country and remote schools, on top of salary.
What each school gets, on the Pay mapMoving between NSW and TAS
Moving from NSW to TAS
Start at Level 5, up to Level 13 · Assessed case by case
Teachers are placed by their qualifications and previous relevant experience, and the employer can start a teacher above the entry level when these justify it. Source
Moving from TAS to NSW
Start at Step 3, up to Step 7 · Salary matched
Teaching in another state counts in whole terms of 50 days each, and overseas teaching in full years (203 days). Teachers with Proficient accreditation can also ask for salary matching: NSW matches their base salary from the past five years, at the next step up if it falls between two steps. There is no time limit to apply, but applying within six months of starting gets back pay to the first day. Source
The New South Wales rule · Compare every state on Moving states
Registering to teach
New South Wales
$100 each year. Source
Tasmania
More than one fee applies: see the state page.
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- Fair Work Commission: Catholic Schools Broken Bay Enterprise Agreement 2024 (AE527705) (as at 29 Jan 2025)
- Fair Work Commission: Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese Limited - Schools Enterprise Agreement 2025 (AE531390) (as at 11 Dec 2025)
- Fair Work Commission: NSW and ACT Catholic Systemic Schools Enterprise Agreement 2025 (AE531578) (as at 24 Dec 2025)
- Fair Work Commission: NSW Catholic Independent Schools (Teachers-Model A) Multi-Enterprise Agreement 2025 (AE533287) (as at 9 Jul 2026)
- Fair Work Commission: Tasmanian Catholic Education Single Enterprise Agreement 2024 (AE528408) (as at 28 Mar 2025)
- NSW Department of Education / Industrial Relations Commission of NSW: Crown Employees (Teachers in Schools and Related Employees) Salaries and Conditions Award 2024 (as at 9 Oct 2025)
- NSW Department of Education: Rural and remote incentives, policy PD-2024-0483-06 (effective 6 September 2024, reviewed 30 July 2026) (as at 6 Sep 2024)
- NSW Department of Education: Salary of a teacher (as at 28 May 2026)
- NSW Parliamentary Counsel's Office: Aware Super Regulation 2023 (NSW), 2023 No 464, cl 5: employer contribution percentages under s 8(2A) of the Aware Super Act 1992 (as at 25 Aug 2023)
- TAS Department for Education, Children and Young People: DECYP Salary Scales (as at 10 Jul 2026)
- Tasmanian Industrial Commission: Hard-to-Staff Schools Teacher Incentive Pilot Program Agreement 2024 (T15182 of 2024), filed 17 December 2024, scan (as at 17 Dec 2024)
- Tasmanian Industrial Commission: Teachers Agreement 2025 (T15363 of 2026), registered 21 July 2026, Schedule 1 Isolated Schools, scan (as at 21 Jul 2026)
- Tasmanian Industrial Commission: Teaching Service (Tasmanian Public Sector) Award S197, Order No 5 of 2026 (consolidated) (as at 1 Mar 2022)
- Tasmanian Legislation, Office of Parliamentary Counsel: Public Sector Superannuation Reform Act 2016 (Tas), ss 21(3) and 51(3) (as at 28 Sep 2026)