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What will a year of relief teaching pay?
Each state's daily relief rate, from its own agreement. Choose your state and how much you'll work to see a year's pay and what lands in your account. Nothing you choose is stored. Public schools. Every rate links to its source; every result is an estimate with its working.
Example: New South Wales, Casual Teacher 1 (CT1), 3 days a week for 40 weeks. Change it
A year of relief work in New South Wales · an estimate
$57,652before tax
$480.43 a day × 3 days × 40 weeks = $57,652
After tax, in your account
$1,871 a fortnight, $48,818 a yearAn estimate for a full year: 2026–27 income tax, Medicare levy and the low income tax offset for an Australian resident claiming the tax-free threshold. Tax is taken out pay by pay, so a single pay can differ.
An estimate for a full year. Tax is taken out pay by pay, so a single pay can differ.
Casual Teacher 1 (CT1) (Starting rate. The award links CT1, CT2 and CT3 to accreditation (cl 23.7)): $480.43 a day, from 9 Oct 2026. Includes a 5% loading. Source
Your employer also pays 12% super on top: about $6,918 a year.
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Your estimate: school terms are about 10 weeks each.
Each state's relief rates today
| New South Wales | $480.43 to $599.85 a day, from 9 Oct 2026 |
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| Victoria | $487.05 a day, from 28 Oct 2026 |
| Queensland | $515.75 a day, from 1 Sep 2026 |
| Western Australia | $52.67 to $76.30 an hour, from 6 Dec 2025 |
| South Australia | $355.03 to $590.59 a day, from 1 May 2026 |
| Tasmania | $426.57 to $611.97 a day (worked out: salary ÷ 200), from 1 Mar 2026 |
| Australian Capital Territory | $329.00 to $558.00 a day, from 4 Dec 2025 |
| Northern Territory | $460.93 to $504.96 a day, from 1 Jan 2026 |
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