Compare · public school teachers
Victoria vs Western Australia: teacher pay 2026
Victoria pays $5,719 more at the top of the classroom scale. Victoria pays $4,704 more in the first year.
Which pays more?
Top of the classroom scale
VIC +$5,719 (4.5%)
Victoria
Rates since 1 Oct 2026. The Victoria page
Western Australia
Rates since 6 Dec 2025. The Western Australia page
After tax, and the dates
Victoria
Rates since 1 Oct 2026. The Victoria page
Western Australia
Rates since 6 Dec 2025. The Western 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
Western Australia
Level 2.9 · top
$3,693 a fortnight after tax
$3,693 a fortnight after tax
+$4,596
Level 2.8
$3,573 a fortnight after tax
$3,573 a fortnight after tax
+$4,273
Level 2.7
$3,462 a fortnight after tax
$3,462 a fortnight after tax
+$4,048
Level 2.6
$3,356 a fortnight after tax
$3,356 a fortnight after tax
+$3,895
Level 2.5
$3,255 a fortnight after tax
$3,255 a fortnight after tax
+$3,750
Level 2.4
$3,157 a fortnight after tax
$3,157 a fortnight after tax
+$3,607
Level 2.3
$3,063 a fortnight after tax
$3,063 a fortnight after tax
+$7,941
Level 2.2
$2,856 a fortnight after tax
$2,856 a fortnight after tax
+$7,449
Level 2.1 · first year
$2,662 a fortnight after tax
$2,662 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 VictoriaWestern Australia
Nothing decided yet
The WA agreement ends 5 Dec 2026. Rises are usually backdated when a new one arrives.
What happens next in Western AustraliaWhat do relief and casual teachers earn?
Western Australia
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 mapWestern Australia
5 payments for country and remote schools, on top of salary.
What each school gets, on the Pay mapMoving between VIC and WA
Moving from VIC to WA
Start at Level 2.1, up to Level 2.9 · Assessed case by case
Experience is assessed after you start, from statements of service. The Department publishes no formula or ceiling. Source
The Western Australia rule · Compare every state on Moving states
Moving from WA 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.
Western Australia
$95 each year. Source
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- Catholic Education Western Australia Limited: SALARY SCHEDULES September 2026 (Catholic Education Western Australia Limited) (as at 18 Sep 2026)
- 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: Victorian Government Schools Agreement 2026 (AE534356), with the approval decision [2026] FWCA 2836 (as at 16 Oct 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)
- WA Department of Treasury and Finance: Superannuation guarantee contributions (page of 8 September 2026) (as at 8 Sep 2026)
- Western Australian Department of Education: Incentives and allowances (Attraction and Retention Initiative, CTP and MTP counts)
- Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission: District Allowance (Government Officers) General Agreement 2010, PSAAG 7/2010, registered 31 August 2010 (as at 31 Aug 2010)
- Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission: School Education Act Employees' (Teachers and Administrators) General Agreement 2023 (2024 WAIRC 00949) (as at 6 Dec 2025)