Compare · public school teachers
Tasmania vs Australian Capital Territory: teacher pay 2026
The ACT's rates are in dispute, so this page doesn't say which pays more.
Which pays more?
Australian Capital Territory: rates in dispute: not ranked. Offer not accepted, dispute continuing
Tasmania
Rates since 1 Mar 2026. The Tasmania page
Australian Capital Territory
Rates since 4 Dec 2025. The Australian Capital Territory page
| Figure | TAS | ACT | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| First year | $85,313 | $91,396 | not compared |
| Top of the classroom scale | $122,393 | $129,106 | not compared |
| Steps to the top | 9 levels | 8 levels | — |
Not compared: the Australian Capital Territory's rates are in dispute. Disputed and proposed rates are never ranked.
Base salary for public school teachers at today's rates, before tax. Differences only where both states' rates are decided.
After tax, and the dates
Tasmania
Rates since 1 Mar 2026. The Tasmania page
Australian Capital Territory
Rates since 4 Dec 2025. The Australian Capital Territory page
Side by side, as usual
What happens next with pay?
Tasmania
3% from 1 Mar 2027
Printed in the Teachers Agreement 2025, Tasmanian Industrial Commission (T15363 of 2026, [2026] TASIC 40)
What happens next in TasmaniaAustralian Capital Territory
Being decided
Offer not accepted, dispute continuing
What happens next in Australian Capital TerritoryEmployer super
Registering to teach
Tasmania
More than one fee applies: see the state page.
Australian Capital Territory
$115 each year. Source
Country and remote schools
Tasmania
7 payments for country and remote schools, on top of salary.
What each school gets, on the Pay mapAustralian Capital Territory
No country or remote allowances on record for Australian Capital Territory public schools.
What each school gets, on the Pay mapMoving between TAS and ACT
Moving from TAS to ACT
Start at Level 1, up to Level 8 · Assessed case by case
Prior experience is recognised in full years, including work outside teaching. The detailed guidelines are not published. Source
The Australian Capital Territory rule · Compare every state on Moving states
Moving from ACT 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
Also shown, not compared
What do relief and casual teachers earn?
Tasmania
No daily rate printed. See the casual pay page.
Australian Capital Territory
$329.00 to $558.00
a day, Permit to Teach casual to Casual teacher rate 2, from 4 Dec 2025. Source
Every step, side by side
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
Australian Capital Territory
Level 8 · top
$3,728 a fortnight after tax
$3,728 a fortnight after tax
+$1,830
Level 7
$3,681 a fortnight after tax
$3,681 a fortnight after tax
+$7,174
Level 6
$3,494 a fortnight after tax
$3,494 a fortnight after tax
+$7,178
Level 5
$3,307 a fortnight after tax
$3,307 a fortnight after tax
+$4,305
Level 4
$3,194 a fortnight after tax
$3,194 a fortnight after tax
+$4,305
Level 3
$3,082 a fortnight after tax
$3,082 a fortnight after tax
+$4,308
Level 2
$2,970 a fortnight after tax
$2,970 a fortnight after tax
+$8,610
Level 1 · first year
$2,746 a fortnight after tax
$2,746 a fortnight after tax
Steps aren't the same length in each state, so compare first year and top rather than step by step.
See sources (12) ▾Hide sources ▴
- ACT Education Directorate: Pay and benefits (as at 4 Dec 2025)
- ACT Government / Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate: ACT Public Sector Education Directorate (Teaching Staff) Enterprise Agreement 2023-2026 (as at 5 Jan 2023)
- ACT Government / Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate: ACT Public Sector Education Directorate (Teaching Staff) Enterprise Agreement 2023-2026 — Annex A (as at 4 Dec 2025)
- ACT Government / Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate: Explanatory Notes: Education Directorate (Teaching Staff) Enterprise Agreement 2023-2026 (issued June 2023)
- Fair Work Commission: NSW and ACT Catholic Systemic Schools Enterprise Agreement 2025 (AE531578) (as at 24 Dec 2025)
- Fair Work Commission: Tasmanian Catholic Education Single Enterprise Agreement 2024 (AE528408) (as at 28 Mar 2025)
- Fair Work Commission: Teachers (Daramalan College, Marist College Canberra, and St Edmund's College, Canberra) Multi-Enterprise Agreement 2025 (AE529321) (as at 18 Jun 2025)
- 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)