Compare · public school teachers
New South Wales vs Victoria: teacher pay 2026
Victoria pays $34 more at the top of the classroom scale. First-year pay is the same.
Which pays more?
Top of the classroom scale
VIC +$34 (under 0.1%)
New South Wales
Rates since 9 Oct 2026. The New South Wales page
Victoria
Rates since 1 Oct 2026. The Victoria page
After tax, and the dates
New South Wales
Rates since 9 Oct 2026. The New South Wales page
Victoria
Rates since 1 Oct 2026. The Victoria 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
Victoria
Range 2-6 · top
$3,842 a fortnight after tax
$3,842 a fortnight after tax
+$10,047
Range 2-5
$3,580 a fortnight after tax
$3,580 a fortnight after tax
+$4,391
Range 2-4
$3,465 a fortnight after tax
$3,465 a fortnight after tax
+$4,236
Range 2-3
$3,355 a fortnight after tax
$3,355 a fortnight after tax
+$4,085
Range 2-2
$3,249 a fortnight after tax
$3,249 a fortnight after tax
+$3,939
Range 2-1
$3,146 a fortnight after tax
$3,146 a fortnight after tax
+$2,604
Range 1-5
$3,078 a fortnight after tax
$3,078 a fortnight after tax
+$3,033
Range 1-4
$2,999 a fortnight after tax
$2,999 a fortnight after tax
+$2,946
Range 1-3
$2,922 a fortnight after tax
$2,922 a fortnight after tax
+$2,859
Range 1-2
$2,848 a fortnight after tax
$2,848 a fortnight after tax
+$2,434
Range 1-1 · first year
$2,784 a fortnight after tax
$2,784 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 WalesVictoria
4% from 1 Nov 2027
Printed in the Victorian Government Schools Agreement 2026 (AE534356, approved 16 Oct 2026, [2026] FWCA 2836; operates from 23 Oct 2026)
What happens next in VictoriaWhat 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
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 mapVictoria
1 payment for country and remote schools, on top of salary.
What each school gets, on the Pay mapMoving between NSW and VIC
Moving from NSW to VIC
Start at Range 1-1, up to Range 2-6 · Years counted
A teacher starts on subdivision 1-1 plus one subdivision for each full-time year of approved teaching experience, up to 2-6. Teaching in another Australian state counts. Source
Moving from VIC 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
Victoria
More than one fee applies: see the state page.
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- Fair Work Commission: Catholic Education Multi-Enterprise Agreement 2022: Diocese of Ballarat, Diocese of Sandhurst, Archdiocese of Melbourne and Lavalla Catholic College, Traralgon (AE520953) (as at 7 Aug 2023)
- 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: Victorian Government Schools Agreement 2026 (AE534356), with the approval decision [2026] FWCA 2836 (as at 16 Oct 2026)
- 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)
- Victoria Department of Education: Casual Rates of Pay in Victorian Government Schools: casual relief teachers, education support class and language instructors (last updated 17 November 2022) (as at 17 Nov 2022)
- Victoria Department of Education: Casual Rates of Pay in Victorian Government Schools: casual relief teachers, education support class and language instructors (last updated 6 November 2026) (as at 6 Nov 2026)
- Victoria Department of Education: Victorian Government Schools Agreement 2022 (as at 24 Dec 2021)
- Victorian Department of Education: Policy and Advisory Library, Superannuation: General (page of 3 May 2023) (as at 3 May 2023)