Compare · public school teachers
Victoria vs South Australia: teacher pay 2026
Victoria pays $10,220 more at the top of the classroom scale. Victoria pays $7,911 more in the first year.
Which pays more?
Top of the classroom scale
VIC +$10,220 (8.3%)
Victoria
Rates since 1 Oct 2026. The Victoria page
South Australia
Rates since 1 May 2026. The South Australia page
After tax, and the dates
Victoria
Rates since 1 Oct 2026. The Victoria page
South Australia
Rates since 1 May 2026. The South Australia 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
South Australia
Tier 9 · top
$3,575 a fortnight after tax
$3,575 a fortnight after tax
+$6,038
Tier 8
$3,418 a fortnight after tax
$3,418 a fortnight after tax
+$5,929
Tier 7
$3,264 a fortnight after tax
$3,264 a fortnight after tax
+$4,379
Tier 6
$3,149 a fortnight after tax
$3,149 a fortnight after tax
+$4,381
Tier 5
$3,035 a fortnight after tax
$3,035 a fortnight after tax
+$4,396
Tier 4
$2,921 a fortnight after tax
$2,921 a fortnight after tax
+$4,378
Tier 3
$2,807 a fortnight after tax
$2,807 a fortnight after tax
+$4,385
Tier 2
$2,692 a fortnight after tax
$2,692 a fortnight after tax
+$4,379
Tier 1 · first year
$2,578 a fortnight after tax
$2,578 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 VictoriaSouth Australia
Nothing decided yet
The SA agreement ends 25 Mar 2027. Rises are usually backdated when a new one arrives.
What happens next in South AustraliaWhat do relief and casual teachers earn?
South Australia
$355.03 to $590.59
a day, Temporary Relieving Teacher, Special Authority to Temporary Relieving Teacher Tier 9, from 1 May 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 mapSouth Australia
2 payments for country and remote schools, on top of salary.
What each school gets, on the Pay mapMoving between VIC and SA
Moving from VIC to SA
Start at Tier 1, up to Tier 8 · Assessed case by case
Everyone starts on Tier 1, then can apply to be reclassified to a tier between 2 and 8, based on qualifications and length of teaching service. Source
The South Australia rule · Compare every state on Moving states
Moving from SA 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.
South Australia
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: South Australian Catholic Schools Enterprise Agreement 2020 (AE517602) (as at 11 Oct 2022)
- Fair Work Commission: Victorian Government Schools Agreement 2026 (AE534356), with the approval decision [2026] FWCA 2836 (as at 16 Oct 2026)
- SA Department for Education / South Australian Employment Tribunal: South Australian School and Preschool Education Staff Enterprise Agreement 2024 (as at 1 May 2024)
- SA Department for Education: School Teacher Web Rates (as at 8 May 2026)
- Super SA (South Australian Superannuation Board): Understanding your employer obligations (page of 21 September 2026) (as at 21 Sep 2026)
- 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)