Compare · public school teachers
Victoria vs Northern Territory: teacher pay 2026
The Northern Territory pays $3,541 more at the top of the classroom scale. The Northern Territory pays $3,298 more in the first year.
Which pays more?
Top of the classroom scale
NT +$3,541 (2.7%)
Victoria
Rates since 1 Oct 2026. The Victoria page
Northern Territory
Rates since 1 Jan 2026. The Northern Territory page
After tax, and the dates
Victoria
Rates since 1 Oct 2026. The Victoria page
Northern Territory
Rates since 1 Jan 2026. The Northern Territory page
Every step, side by side
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
Northern Territory
CT9 · top
$3,929 a fortnight after tax
$3,929 a fortnight after tax
+$5,648
CT8
$3,787 a fortnight after tax
$3,787 a fortnight after tax
+$4,594
CT7
$3,667 a fortnight after tax
$3,667 a fortnight after tax
+$4,593
CT6
$3,547 a fortnight after tax
$3,547 a fortnight after tax
+$4,595
CT5
$3,428 a fortnight after tax
$3,428 a fortnight after tax
+$7,605
CT4
$3,229 a fortnight after tax
$3,229 a fortnight after tax
+$4,593
CT3
$3,110 a fortnight after tax
$3,110 a fortnight after tax
+$4,592
CT2
$2,990 a fortnight after tax
$2,990 a fortnight after tax
+$4,597
CT1 · first year
$2,870 a fortnight after tax
$2,870 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?
Victoria
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 VictoriaNorthern Territory
4.3% from 1 Jan 2027
Printed in the Northern Territory Public Sector Educators' 2024–2027 Enterprise Agreement (FWC AE526566)
What happens next in Northern TerritoryWhat do relief and casual teachers earn?
Northern Territory
$460.93 to $504.96
a day, Relief teacher Tier 1 to Relief teacher Tier 3, from 1 Jan 2026. Includes a 25% loading. Source
Employer super
Country and remote schools
Victoria
1 payment for country and remote schools, on top of salary.
What each school gets, on the Pay mapNorthern Territory
4 payments for country and remote schools, on top of salary.
What each school gets, on the Pay mapMoving between VIC and NT
Moving from VIC to NT
Start at CT1, up to CT9 · Years counted
Experienced teachers are placed by completed years of service after qualifying. For example, a teacher with one year of experience starts on CT2. A year is 180 teaching days. The salary assessment procedure itself is not published. Source
The Northern Territory rule · Compare every state on Moving states
Moving from NT 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
Registering to teach
Victoria
More than one fee applies: see the state page.
Northern Territory
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 (Northern Territory) Collective Enterprise Agreement 2025 (AE530890) (as at 31 Oct 2025)
- Fair Work Commission: Victorian Government Schools Agreement 2026 (AE534356), with the approval decision [2026] FWCA 2836 (as at 16 Oct 2026)
- NT Department of Education: Northern Territory Teacher Salaries & Allowances (as at 1 Jan 2026)
- NT Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment: Northern Territory Public Sector Educators 2024-2027 Enterprise Agreement (as at 11 Oct 2024)
- 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)