Compare · public school teachers
Western Australia vs Northern Territory: teacher pay 2026
The Northern Territory pays $9,260 more at the top of the classroom scale. The Northern Territory pays $8,002 more in the first year.
Which pays more?
Top of the classroom scale
NT +$9,260 (7.2%)
Western Australia
Rates since 6 Dec 2025. The Western Australia page
Northern Territory
Rates since 1 Jan 2026. The Northern Territory page
After tax, and the dates
Western Australia
Rates since 6 Dec 2025. The Western Australia page
Northern Territory
Rates since 1 Jan 2026. The Northern Territory page
Every step, side by side
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
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?
Western 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 AustraliaNorthern 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?
Western Australia
No daily rate printed. See the casual pay page.
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
Western Australia
5 payments 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 WA and NT
Moving from WA 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 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
Registering to teach
Western Australia
$95 each year. Source
Northern Territory
More than one fee applies: see the state page.
See sources (8) ▾Hide sources ▴
- Catholic Education Western Australia Limited: SALARY SCHEDULES September 2026 (Catholic Education Western Australia Limited) (as at 18 Sep 2026)
- Fair Work Commission: Catholic Schools (Northern Territory) Collective Enterprise Agreement 2025 (AE530890) (as at 31 Oct 2025)
- 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)
- 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)