Compare · public school teachers
Victoria vs Tasmania: teacher pay 2026
Victoria pays $11,063 more at the top of the classroom scale. Victoria pays $7,569 more in the first year.
Which pays more?
Top of the classroom scale
VIC +$11,063 (9.0%)
Victoria
Rates since 1 Oct 2026. The Victoria page
Tasmania
Rates since 1 Mar 2026. The Tasmania page
After tax, and the dates
Victoria
Rates since 1 Oct 2026. The Victoria page
Tasmania
Rates since 1 Mar 2026. The Tasmania 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
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?
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 VictoriaTasmania
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?
Tasmania
No daily rate printed. See the casual pay page.
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 mapTasmania
7 payments for country and remote schools, on top of salary.
What each school gets, on the Pay mapMoving between VIC and TAS
Moving from VIC 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 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.
Tasmania
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: Tasmanian Catholic Education Single Enterprise Agreement 2024 (AE528408) (as at 28 Mar 2025)
- Fair Work Commission: Victorian Government Schools Agreement 2026 (AE534356), with the approval decision [2026] FWCA 2836 (as at 16 Oct 2026)
- 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)
- 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)